ARTICLE 14.5. Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund [18857. - 18857.3.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 14.5.

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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18857. Section 18857.

(a) An individual may designate on the tax return that a contribution in excess of the personal income tax liability, if any, be made to the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, which is established by Section 18857.1. That designation is to be used as a voluntary contribution on the tax return. (b) The contributions shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on a joint return. (c) A designation shall be made for any taxable year on the original return for that taxable year and once made is irrevocable. If payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the taxpayer’s account, do not exceed the taxpayer’s liability, the return shall be treated as though no designation has been made. (d) The Franchise Tax Board shall revise the form of the return to include a space labeled the “Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation permitted. The form shall also include in the instructions information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used to fund the Crisis Intervention Team program that trains peace officers to assist, and engage safely with, persons living with mental illness. (e) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a). (f) Notwithstanding any other law, a voluntary contribution designation for the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall not be added on the return until another voluntary contribution designation is removed or space is available, whichever occurs first.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18857.1. Section 18857.1.

There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18857. The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by taxpayers in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that taxpayers have designated pursuant to Section 18857 to be transferred to the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18857 for payment into that fund.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18857.2. Section 18857.2.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money transferred to the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows: (1) To the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the Department of the California Highway Patrol for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the Department of the California Highway Patrol in connection with their duties under this article. (2) (A) To the Department of the California Highway Patrol for disbursement to the National Alliance on Mental Illness California to fund the Crisis Intervention Team program that trains peace officers to assist, and engage safely with, persons living with mental illness. (B) The National Alliance on Mental Illness California shall not use more than 5 percent of the moneys received pursuant to this article for administrative purposes. (b) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall report on its internet website information provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness on the process for awarding money, the amount of money spent on administration, and an itemization of how program funds were awarded.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18857.3. Section 18857.3.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain in effect only until January 1 of the seventh taxable year following the first appearance of the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund on the personal income tax return, and is repealed as of December 1 of that year. (b) (1) By September 1 of the second calendar year and each subsequent calendar year that the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund appears on the tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year. The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year. (2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article shall be inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year, and shall be repealed on December 1 of that year. (3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026