REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 16, 2025
FROM
JASON ANDERSON, District Attorney
SUBJECT
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Trust Account with Wells Fargo Government and Institutional Banking for the District Attorney's Office
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Authorize the District Attorney to establish a trust bank account as a temporary holding account for funds confiscated from defendants or suspects in association with a crime, and monies paid by defendants such as fines, penalties, cost recovery restitution or remediation, and which will be distributed upon Court order as a result of criminal prosecution or civil litigation.
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to execute the documents required to establish the Trust Account on behalf of the District Attorney with Wells Fargo Government and Institutional Banking.
(Presenter: Michael Fermin, Chief Assistant District Attorney, 382-3662)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Trust Account will temporarily hold monies in trust that have been confiscated as a result of a crime or received upon Court order from criminal prosecution or civil litigation, to be distributed pursuant to Superior Court judgments. The request to establish the trust account has no impact on the District Attorney's (Department) 2025-26 budget as these monies are temporarily held in trust and will not become part of the San Bernardino County's (County) treasury pool.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department is the public prosecutor and has the mandated responsibility to prosecute crimes committed within the County, including city jurisdictions, pursuant to Government Code 26500. The Department also provide...
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