California Bureau of Investigation

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California Bureau of Investigation
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Abbreviation	CBI or BI
Motto	Liberty and Justice Under Law
Agency overview
Formed	January 1, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-01-01)
Preceding agencies	California Rangers California Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation Bureau of Investigation and Intelligence
Annual budget	$233 million (Division of Law Enforcement)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	California, U.S.
CBI Regional & Field Offices throughout CA
Operational structure
Headquarters	Sacramento, California
Division Chief responsible	John Marsh, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement
Agency executive	Stephen Woolery, Director, Bureau of Investigation
Parent agency	California Department of Justice Division of Law Enforcement
Website
oag.ca.gov/bi

The California Bureau of Investigation (CBI or BI) is California's statewide criminal investigative bureau under the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ), in the Division of Law Enforcement (DLE), administered by the Office of the State Attorney General that provides expert investigative services to assist local, state, tribal, and federal agencies in major criminal investigations ranging across the state.