Of Proceedings After The Commencement Of The Trial And Before Judgment — California Penal Code — Trial Court Sentencing — Initial Sentencing — Collection of data on criminal cases relating to disposition according to race and ethnicity of defendant Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The Judicial Council shall collect data on criminal cases statewide relating to the disposition of those cases according to the race and ethnicity of the defendant, and report annually thereon to the Legislature beginning no later than January 1, 1999. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate funds to the Judicial Council for this purpose. Ca. Pen. Code § 1170.45