| Proposition and Summary |
Passed |
Citation |
66 |
Elected county assessor.
1988 Cal. Res. 1
SCA 35 |
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Art XI §§ 1, 4 |
| Presently, the State Constitution requires the offices of district attorney and sheriff to be elective in both charter and noncharter counties. This measure amends the Constitution to provide the office of assessor shall also be an elective office in charter and noncharter counties. |
67 |
Second degree murder of peace officer. Minimum term.
1987 Cal. Stat. 1006
SB 402 |
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Penal §§ 190, 2930 |
| Existing law enacted by initiative provides second degree murder penalty is 15 years to life in prison. Minimum term is reduced by good behavior credits, but not by parole. This measure increases the minimum prison term for second degree murder to 25 years in cases where the murderer knew or should have known the victim was a specified peace officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties. Person guilty of second degree murder under such circumstances must serve a minimum of 25 years without reduction. |
68 |
Campaign spending limits act of 1986. Legislative campaigns. Spending & contribution limits. Partial public funding.
Initiative statute |
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Gov't. §§ 85100 - 776 |
| Limits political contributions to state legislative candidates per election to $1,000 from each person, $2,500 for each organization, and $5,000 from each "small contributor" political committee, as defined. Establishes Campaign Reform Fund to which individuals may designate up to $3 annually from income taxes. Provides legislative candidates who receive specified threshold contributions from other sources, and meet additional requirements, may receive with limitation matching campaign funds from Campaign Reform Fund. Establishes campaign expenditure limits for candidates accepting funds from Campaign Reform Fund. Provides civil and criminal penalties for violations. |
69 |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - AIDS.
Initiative statute (Larouche) |
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Extend application of public health codes for communicable diseases to include AIDS. |
| Declares that AIDS is an infectious, contagious and communicable disease and that the condition of being a carrier of the HTLV-III virus or other AIDS-causing viral agent is an infectious, contagious and communicable condition. Requires each be placed on the list of reportable diseases and conditions maintained by the Department of Health Services. Provides each is subject to quarantine and isolation statutes and regulations. Provides that Health Services Department personnel and all health officers shall fulfill the duties and obligations set forth in specified statutory provisions to preserve the public health from AIDS. |
70 |
Wildlife, coastal, and park land conservation bond act.
Initiative statute |
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Pub. Res. §§ 5900 et seq.; Fish & Game §§ 2700 et seq. |
| Authorizes a general obligation bond issue of $776,000,000 to provide funds for acquisition, development, rehabilitation, protection or restoration of park, wildlife, coastal and natural lands in California including lands supporting unique or endangered plants or animals. Funds from bond sales would be administered primarily by or through California Department of Parks and Recreation, Wildlife Conservation Board and State Coastal Conservancy with funds made available to other state and local agencies and nonprofit organizations. Contains provisions in event other conservation bond acts are enacted. |
71 |
Appropriations limit adjustment.
(Government Spending Limitation and Accountability Act)
Initiative constitutional amendment |
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Art XIIIB |
| Constitution limits tax revenues, tate and local governments annually appropriate for expenditure: allows "cost of living" and "population" changes. "Cost of living" defined as lesser of change in U.S. Consumer Price Index or per capita income; measure redefines as greater of change in California Consumer Price Index or per capital personal income. "State population" redefined: includes increases in K-12 or community college average daily attendance greater than state population growth. Local government "population" redefined: includes increases in residents and persons employed. Specifies motor vehicle and fuel taxes are fees excluded from appropriations limit. |
72 |
Emergency reserve. Dedication of certain taxes to transportation. Appropriation limit change.
(Paul Gann spending limit improvement & enforcement act of 1988)
Initiative constitutional amendment |
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Art XIII, XIX |
| Requires three percent of total state General Fund budget be included in reserve for emergencies and economic uncertainties. Provides net revenues derived from state sales and use taxes on motor vehicle fuels be used only for public streets, highways and mass transit guideways. (Three-year phase-in) Requires two-thirds vote of Legislature or majority vote of voters before taxes on motor vehicle fuels may be raised. Reserve and fuel tax revenues excluded from appropriation limit. Prohibits Legislature from lowering local sales tax rates in effect January 1, 1987. |
73 |
Campaign funding. Contribution limits. Prohibition of public funding.
(Campaign contribution limits without taxpayer financing amendments to the political reform act)
Initiative statute |
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Gov't. §§ 85100 - 400 |
| Limits annual political contributions to a candidate for public office to $1,000 from each person, $2,500 from each political committee, and $5,000 from a political party and each "broad based political committee," as defined. Permits stricter local limits. Limits gifts and honoraria to elected officials to $1,000 from each single source per year. Prohibits transfer of funds between candidates or their controlled committees. Prohibits sending newsletters or other mass mailings, as defined, at public expense. Prohibits public officials using and candidates accepting public funds for purpose of seeking elective office. |
74 |
Deddeh transportation bond act.
1988 Cal. Stat. 24
SB 140 |
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Sts. & High. §§ 2700 - 21 |
| Bond issue of $1,000,000,000 to provide funds for capital improvements for local streets and roads, state highways and exclusive public mass transit guideways. |
75 |
School facilities bond act of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 25
AB 48 |
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Educ. §§ 17697.10 - .90 |
| Bond issue of $800,000,000 to provide capital outlay for construction or improvement of public schools. |
76 |
Veterans bond act of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 26
AB 69 |
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Mil. & Vet. §§ 988.085 - .097 |
| Bond issue of $510,000,000 to provide farm and home aid for California veterans. |
77 |
California earthquake safety & housing rehabilitation bond act of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 27
AB 2032 |
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Gov't. §§ 8878.15 - .35 |
| Bond issue of $150,000,000 to provide funds for a California Earthquake Safety and Housing Rehabilitation Program |
| Proposition and Summary |
Passed |
Citation |
78 |
Higher education facilities bond act of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 44
SB 703 |
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Educ. §§ 67330 - 43 |
| Bond issue of $600,000,000 to provide funds for the construction or improvement of facilities of California's public higher education institutions, including the University of California's nine campuses, the California State University's 19 campuses, the 70 districts of the California community colleges and the California Maritime Academy. The use of funds authorized under this act includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the construction or improvement of classrooms, laboratories and libraries and the implementation of earthquake and other health or safety improvements. |
79 |
1988 school facilities bond act.
1988 Cal. Stat. 42
SB 22 |
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Educ. §§ 17698 - .96 |
| Bond issue of $800,000,000 to provide capital outlay for construction or improvement of public schools. |
80 |
New prison construction bond of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 43
SB 468 |
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Penal §§ 7400 - 14 |
| Bond issue of $817,000,000 to provide urgently needed funds to relieve overcrowding in the state's prisons, county jails and Youth Authority facilities through new construction. |
81 |
California safe drinking water bond law of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 45
AB 1439 |
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Water §§ 14000 - 14040 |
| Bond issue of $75,000,000 to provide funds for improvement of domestic water systems to meet minimum drinking standards. |
82 |
Water conservation bond law of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 46
AB 1715 |
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Water §§ 12879 et seq. |
| Bond issue of $60,000,000 to provide funds for a local water projects assistance program, water conservation programs and groundwater recharge facilities. |
83 |
Clean water & reclamation bond law of 1988.
1988 Cal Stat. 47
SB 997 |
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Water §§ 14050 - 75 |
| Bond issue of $65,000,000 to provide funds for water pollution control and water reclamation projects and makes changes in the Water Conservation and Water Quality Bond Law of 1986 relating to loans and the Clean Water Bond Law of 1984 relating to accounts, funding for specified purposes, loans and compliance with federal requirements. |
84 |
Housing & homeless bond act of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 48
SB 1693 |
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Health & Safety §§ 53150 - 78 |
| Bond issue of $300,000,000 to provide funds for a housing program that includes: (1) emergency shelters and transitional housing for homeless families and individuals, (2) new rental housing for families and individuals including rental housing which meets the special needs of the elderly, disabled and farmworkers, (3) rehabilitation and preservation of older homes and rental housing and (4) home purchase assistance for first-time homebuyers. |
85 |
Library construction & renovation bond act of 1988.
1988 Cal Stat. 49
SB 181 |
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Educ. §§ 19950 et seq. |
| Bond issue of $75,000,000 to provide funds for a library construction and renovation program. |
86 |
County correctional facility capital expenditure & youth facility bond act of 1988.
1988 Cal. Stat. 264
SB 1664 |
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Penal §§ 4496-.48 |
| Bond issue of $500,000,000 to provide funds for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling, replacement and deferred maintenance of county correctional facilities and county juvenile facilities and to provide funds for youth centers and youth shelters. |
87 |
Property tax revenues. Redevelopment agencies.
1988 Cal. Res. 54
ACA 56 |
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Art XVI § 16 |
| Presently, if a taxing agency increases the tax rate for revenue to repay its bonded indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property, a portion of the revenues raised for this purpose is allocated to redevelopment agencies having property affected by the rate increase. The revenues received by the redevelopment agency don't have to be applied to repayment of the bonded indebtedness. This measure authorizes the Legislature to require all revenues produced by the rate increase go to the taxing agency for purpose of the repayment of its bonded indebtedness. |
88 |
Deposit of public moneys.
1988 Cal. Res. 59
ACA 63 |
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Art XI § 11 |
| Currently, the State Constitution authorizes the Legislature to provide for the deposit of public moneys in any bank, savings and loan association or in any credit union in California. This measure amends the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature to provide for the deposit of public moneys in any federally insured industrial loan company in California. |
89 |
Governor's parole review.
1988 Cal. Res. 63
SCA 9 |
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Art V § 8 |
| Provides that no decision of the parole authority which grants, denies, revokes or suspends the parole of a person sentenced to an indeterminate term upon conviction of murder shall become effective for a period of 30 days. Permits Governor to review the decision during this period subject to statutory procedures. States that the Governor may only affirm, modify or reverse a parole authority decision on the basis of the same factors which the parole authority may consider. Requires Governor to report to the Legislature the pertinent facts and reasons for each parole action. |
90 |
Assessed valuation. Replacement dwellings.
1988 Cal. Res. 64
ACA 1 |
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Art XIIIA § 2 |
| Currently, homeowners over the age of 55 may, under certain conditions, transfer the current assessed value of their home to a replacement dwelling of equal or lesser value located in the same county. This authorizes the Legislature to permit the transfer of assessed valuation to replacement dwellings located in different counties if the county of the replacement dwelling adopts an ordinance participating in the program. Applies to replacement dwellings acquired on or after a county ordinance is adopted, but not before November 9, 1988. Contains provisions concerning the effective date of amendments. |
91 |
Justice courts. Eligibility.
1988 Res. ch. 65
ACA 12 |
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Art VI § 1, 15, 15.5 |
| Amends the State Constitution to provide that justice courts are courts of record and that a person is ineligible to be a justice court judge unless the person has been a member of the State Bar or served as a judge of a court of record in California for five years immediately preceding selection. Makes changes operative on January 1, 1990. Exempts justice court judges who held office on January 1, 1988, from the 5-year membership or service requirement. Makes exemption operative only until January 1, 1995. |
92 |
Commission on judicial performance.
1988 Cal. Res. 67
SCA 6 |
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Art VI §§ 8,18 |
| Specifies the powers which the Commission on Judicial Performance may exercise if, after conducting a preliminary investigation, it determines that formal disciplinary proceedings should be instituted against a judge. Such powers would permit public hearings on charges of moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption, and require public hearing at request of judge charged absent good cause for confidentiality. Shortens the term of specified members of the commission from 4 to 2 years in order to provide for staggered terms. Prohibits members from serving more than two 4-year terms. |
93 |
Veterans' property tax exemption.
1988 Cal. Res. 68
SCA 16 |
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Art XIII § 3 |
| Under existing law, the State Constitution exempts up to $1,000 of the assessed value of real property from the property tax if the owner is an honorably discharged member of the armed forces, or the parent or unmarried spouse of a deceased veteran. This measure deletes the additional requirement that the veteran must have been a California resident upon entry into the armed forces or on November 3, 1964. |
94 |
Judges.
1988 Cal. Res. 70
ACA 17 |
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Art VI § 17 |
| Permits judges of courts of record to accept part-time teaching positions that are outside the normal hours of their judicial position and do not interfere with the regular performance of their judicial duties. Prohibits judicial officer from earning retirement service credit from a public teaching position while holding judicial office. |
95 |
Housing and nutrition assistance act. Hunger & homeless funding.
Initiative statute |
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Gov't. §§ 8699 et seq.; Health & Safety § 31000; Penal § 19e |
| Creates public corporation to disburse funds to counties, other political subdivisions of the state and nonprofit organizations pursuant to countywide plans, to provide emergency and transitional services for hungry and homeless persons and for low-income housing as specified. Funding to come from new fines for the violation of existing laws and regulations relating to housing and food preparation and bonds secured by the revenue from these fines. Includes other provisions. |
96 |
Communicable disease tests.
Initiative statute |
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Health & Safety §§ 199.95 et seq. |
| Requires courts in criminal and juvenile cases, upon finding of probably cause to believe bodily fluids were possibly transferred, to order persons charged with certain sex offenses or certain assaults on peace officers, firefighters or emergency medical-personnel, to provide specimens of blood for testing for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-related conditions and other communicable diseases. Provides notification to specified persons of test results. Requires medical personnel in correctional facilities to report inmate exposure to such diseases and notice to personnel who come in contact with such inmates. Provides confidentiality of information reported. |
97 |
California occupational safety & health restoration act. State occupational safety & health plan.
Initiative statute |
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Labor §§ 50.7, 6303.5 |
| Federal law permits states to enforce occupational safety and health standards in private sector employment pursuant to federally approved state plan. California has had such a state plan and has occupational safety laws regulating private and public employment. In 1987, the Governor took action to withdraw the plan and to reduce its funding. This measure requires funds to be budgeted for the state plan and requires steps be taken to prevent withdrawal of federal approval of the plan or, if withdrawn, to require submission of new plan. Other changes are made. |
98 |
Classroom instructional improvement & accountability act. School funding.
Initiative constitutional amendment & statute |
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Art XIIB, XVI |
| Amends State Constitution by establishing a minimum level of state funding for school and community college districts; transferring to such districts, within limits, state revenues in excess of state's appropriations limit; and exempting excess funds from appropriations limit. Adds provisions to Education Code requiring excess funds to be used solely for instructional improvement and accountability and requiring schools to report student achievement, dropout rates, expenditures per student, progress toward reducing class size and teaching loads, classroom discipline, curriculum, quality of teaching and other matters. Contains other provisions. |
99 |
Tobacco tax & health protection act of 1988. Cigarette & tobacco tax. Benefit fund.
Initiative constitutional amendment & statute |
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Art XIII B; Rev. & Tax. §§ 30121 - 30 |
| Imposes additional tax upon cigarette distributors of one and one-fourth cents for each cigarette distributed. Imposes tax upon distributors of other tobacco products which is equivalent to combined rate of tax imposed on cigarettes. Directs State Board of Equalization to determine this tax annually. Places moneys raised in special account which can only be used for: treatment, research of tobacco-related diseases, school and community health education programs about tobacco, fire prevention and environmental conservation and damage restoration programs. Declares revenues not subject to appropriations limit. |
100 |
Insurance reform & consumer protection act of 1988. Insurance rates, regulation.
Initiative statute |
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Civil § 3333.6; Bus. & Prof. §§ 6146.6, 16704, Fin. §§ 772, 780 - 1, Gov't. §§ 12620 - 27; Ins. §§ 750 - 761, 790.031, 1643, 1850 - 3, 10198 - .12, 11629.601 - .607, 12907, 13600, 13700 |
| Provides minimum 20 percent reduction in certain rates for good drivers from January 1, 1988, levels. Requires companies insure any good driver in counties where company sells automobile insurance. Requires ongoing minimum 20 percent good-driver differential. Funds automobile insurance fraud investigations, prosecutions. Provides consumers comparative automobile insurance prices. Applies laws prohibiting discrimination, price-fixing, and unfair practices to insurance companies. Requires hearing, Insurance Commissioner approval for automobile, other property/casualty, health insurance rate changes. Establishes Insurance Consumer Advocate. Increases enforcement, penalties for fraudulent health insurance sales to seniors. Cancels conflicting provisions of Propositions 101, 106 and 106 including attorney contingent fee limits and prohibits future laws setting attorney fees unless approved by voters or Legislature. Authorizes insurance activities by banks. |
101 |
Auto accidents claims & insurance rates.
Initiative statute |
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Bus. & Prof. §§ 6146.6 et seq.; Civil § 3333.6; CCP § 425.14; Ins. § 1852.5 |
| Reduces bodily injury, uninsured motorist rates to 50 percent of October 31, 1988, or October 31, 1987, level, whichever is lower, adjusted for medical inflation. Limits motor vehicle accident recovery for noneconomic losses such as pain and suffering to 25 percent of economic losses, as defined. Prohibits attorney contingent fees greater than 25 percent of economic losses, as defined. Limitations not applicable to survival, wrongful death actions or actions involving serious and permanent injuries and/or disfigurement. Provisions expire December 31, 1992. |
102 |
California physicians for logical AIDS response public health act of 1988. Reporting exposure to AIDS Virus.
Initiative statute |
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Health & Safety §§ 199.20 - .29; Penal §§ 268, 647f, 1202.1 |
| Requires doctors, blood banks and others to report patients and blood donors, whom they reasonably believe to have been infected by or tested positive for AIDS virus, to local health officers. Restricts confidential testing. Requires reporting by persons infected or tested positive. Directs local health officers to notify reported person's spouse, sexual partners and others possibly exposed. Repeals prohibition on use of AIDS virus tests for employment or insurability. Creates felony for persons with knowledge of infection or positive test to donate blood. Modifies fines and penalties for unauthorized disclosure of AIDS virus test result. |
103 |
Insurance rates, regulation, commissioner.
Initiative statute |
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Ins. §§ 1643, 1850 - 1857.5, 1861.01 - .14, 12900, 12979; Rev. & Tax. §§ 12202.1 |
| Requires minimum 20-percent rate reduction from November 8, 1987, levels, for automobile and other property/casualty insurance. Freezes rates until November 8, 1989, unless insurance company is substantially threatened with insolvency. Thereafter requires every insurer offer any eligible person a good-driver policy with 20-percent differential. Requires public hearing and approval by elected Insurance Commissioner for automobile, other property/casualty insurance rate changes. Requires automobile premiums be determined by driving record. Prohibits discrimination, price-fixing, unfair practices by insurance companies. Requires commissioner provide comparative pricing information. Authorizes insurance activities by banks. |
104 |
Insurance cost control act of 1988. Automobile & other insurance.
Initiative statute |
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Ins. §§ 12001-21 |
| Establishes no-fault insurance for automobile accident injuries, covering medical expenses, lost wages, funeral expenses. Accident victim may recover from responsible party only for injuries beyond no-fault limits. Prohibits recovery for noneconomic injuries except cases of serious and permanent injuries and specified crimes. Reduces rates for certain coverages 20 percent for two-years. Cancels Propositions 100, 101, 103. Restricts future insurance regulation legislation. Requires arbitration of disputes over insurers' claims practices, limits damage awards against insurers. Prohibits agents and brokers from discounting. Increases Insurance Commissioner's power to prosecute fraudulent claims. Limits plaintiffs' attorney contingency fees in motor vehicle accident cases. |
105 |
Public's right to know act. Disclosures to consumers, voters, investors.
Initiative statute |
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Gov't. §§ 66799 - .4, 84501 - 9, 12261-69; Ins. §§ 10195.1 - .8, Health & Safety §§ 1599.85 - .89 |
| Measure requires, as specified, the following disclosures: (1) advertisers' warnings regarding disposal of toxic household products with exceptions; (2) notices regarding coverage limits and insurance offeror's identity on insurance policies to supplement Medicare: (3) disclosures in nursing home contracts and advertisements regarding access to State Ombudsman and facility violation information; (4) disclosures by initiative and referendum campaign committees as to contributors; and (5) disclosures by corporations selling stocks in state whether or not they are doing business in South Africa or with any person or group located there. Provides fines for violations. |
106 |
Lawyers fair fee act. Attorney fees limit for tort claims.
Initiative statute |
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Bus. & Prof. § 6146.1 |
| Measure places limit on amount of a contingency fee an attorney may collect for representing a plaintiff in connection with a tort claim. The fee may be no more than 25 percent of first $50,000 recovered, no more than 15 percent of next $50,000 recovered, and no more than 10 percent of amount recovered above $100,000. The court may review the fee and reduce it below the stated limits if it is not reasonable and fair. Defines amount recovered to calculate fee limitations. |