Penal Code section 13022

Each sheriff and chief of police shall annually furnish the Department of Justice, in the manner prescribed by the Attorney General, a report of all justifiable homicides committed in his or her jurisdiction. In cases where both a sheriff and chief of police would be required to report a justifiable homicide under this section, only the chief of police shall report the homicide.

Source: Section 13022, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=13022. (updated Jan. 1, 2005; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_13022

Original Source: Section 13022, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=13022. (last accessed May 12, 2025).