California Bail Bonds Law: Fines

The California Bail Bonds law: The following Bail Fines laws are taken from Title 10, Article 2 of the California Code of Regulations, the California Insurance Code (sections relevant to the undertaking of bail) and the California Penal Code as related to bail. Tonya Page Bail Bonds is not responsible for omissions or errors, for further clarification please visit my online privacy policy statement.

Fines and costs; application of deposit to cover

Penal                      1297

1297. When money has been deposited, a receipt shall be issued in the name of the depositor. If the money remains on deposit at the time of a judgment for the payment of a fine, the clerk shall, under the direction of the court, if the defendant be the depositor, apply the money in satisfaction thereof, and after satisfying restitution to the victim or the Restitution Fund, fines, and costs, shall refund the surplus, if any, to the defendant. If the person to whom the receipt for the deposit was issued was not the defendant, the deposit after judgment shall be returned to that person within 10 days after the person claims it by submitting the receipt, and, if a claim is not made within 10 days of the exoneration of bail, the clerk shall immediately notify the depositor of the exoneration of bail.

Fines for violations of codes

Insurance              1814

1814. The violation of any foregoing provision of this chapter, or of any rule of the commissioner made pursuant thereto, is a public offense, punishable by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in the state prison, or in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Fines; forfeitures; deposited; county treasurer

Penal                      1463.01

1463.010. The enforcement of court orders is recognized as an important element of collections efforts. The prompt, efficient, and effective collection of court-ordered fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments ensures the appropriate respect for court orders. To provide for this prompt, efficient, and effective collection: (a) The Judicial Council shall adopt guidelines for a comprehensive program concerning the collection of moneys owed for fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments imposed by court order after considering the recommendations of the collaborative court-county working group established pursuant to subdivision (b). As part of its guidelines, the Judicial Council may establish standard agreements for entities to provide collection services. As part of its guidelines, the Judicial Council shall include provisions that promote competition by and between entities in providing collection services to courts and counties. The Judicial Council may delegate to the Administrative Director of the Courts the implementation of the aspects of this program to be carried out at the state level. (b) The Judicial Council shall establish a collaborative court-county working group on collections. The California State Association of Counties shall appoint eight members of the working group. The Judicial Council shall appoint four court executives, two judges, and two employees of the Administrative Office of the Courts as members of the working group, and shall designate a chair of the working group. The working group shall, among other activities, survey courts and counties regarding current collection efforts and evaluate a variety of methods to enhance future collections, including, but not limited to, referring accounts to private agencies for collection, develop a strategy for court and county cooperation in collection plan discussions, consult with groups other than courts and counties that are affected by collection programs, and evaluate and make recommendations to the Judicial Council concerning current and future collection methods. (c) The courts and counties shall maintain the collection program which was in place on January 1, 1996, unless otherwise agreed to by the court and county. The program may wholly or partially be staffed and operated within the court itself, may be wholly or partially staffed and operated by the county, or may be wholly or partially contracted with a third party. In carrying out this collection program, each superior court and county shall develop a cooperative plan to implement the Judicial Council guidelines. In the event that a court and a county are unwilling or unable to enter into a cooperative plan pursuant to this section, the court or the county may request the continuation of negotiations with mediation assistance as mutually agreed upon and provided by the Administrative Director of the Courts and the California Association of Counties. (d) Each superior court and county shall jointly report to the Judicial Council, as provided by the Judicial Council and not more than once a year, on the effectiveness of the cooperative superior court and county collection program. The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature, as appropriate, on the effectiveness of the program. (e) The Judicial Council may, when the efficiency and effectiveness of the collection process may be improved, facilitate a joint collection program between superior courts, between counties, or between superior courts and counties. (f) The Judicial Council may establish, by court rule, a program providing for the suspension and nonrenewal of a business and professional license if the holder of the license has unpaid fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments imposed upon them under a court order. The Judicial Council may provide that some or all of the superior courts or counties participate in the program. Any program established by the Judicial Council shall ensure that the licensee receives adequate and appropriate notice of the proposed suspension or nonrenewal of his or her license and has an opportunity to contest the suspension or nonrenewal. The opportunity to contest may not require a court hearing. (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council, after consultation with the Franchise Tax Board with respect to collections under Section 19280 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, may provide for an amnesty program involving the collection of outstanding fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments, applicable either statewide or within one or more counties. The amnesty program shall provide that some or all of the interest or collections costs imposed on outstanding fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments may be waived if the remaining amounts due are paid within the amnesty period.

Fines; forfeitures; distribution of funds

Penal                      1463

1463. All fines and forfeitures imposed and collected for crimes shall be distributed in accordance with Section 1463.001. The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this chapter: (a) “Arrest” means any law enforcement action, including issuance of a notice to appear or notice of violation, which results in a criminal charge. (b) “City” includes any city, city and county, district, including any enterprise special district, community service district, or community service area engaged in police protection activities as reported to the Controller for inclusion in the 1989-90 edition of the Financial Transactions Report Concerning Special Districts under the heading of Police Protection and Public Safety, authority, or other local agency (other than a county) which employs persons authorized to make arrests or to issue notices to appear or notices of violation which may be filed in court. (c) “City arrest” means an arrest by an employee of a city, or by a California Highway Patrol officer within the limits of a city. (d) “County” means the county in which the arrest took place. (e) “County arrest” means an arrest by a California Highway Patrol officer outside the limits of a city, or any arrest by a county officer or by any other state officer. (f) “Court” means the superior court or a juvenile forum established under Section 257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, in which the case arising from the arrest is filed. (g) “Division of moneys” means an allocation of base fine proceeds between agencies as required by statute, including, but not limited to, Sections 1463.003, 1463.9, 1463.23, and 1463.26 of this code, Sections 13001, 13002, and 13003 of the Fish and Game Code, and Section 11502 of the Health and Safety Code. (h) “Offense” means any infraction, misdemeanor, or felony, and any act by a juvenile leading to an order to pay a financial sanction by reason of the act being defined as an infraction, misdemeanor, or felony, whether defined in this or any other code, except any parking offense as defined in subdivision (i). (i) “Parking offense” means any offense charged pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 40200) of Chapter 1 of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code, including registration and equipment offenses included on a notice of parking violation. (j) “Penalty allocation” means the deposit of a specified part of moneys to offset designated processing costs, as provided by Section 1463.16 of this code and by Section 68090.8 of the Government Code. (k) “Total parking penalty” means the total sum to be collected for a parking offense, whether as fine, forfeiture of bail, or payment of penalty to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It may include the following components: (1) The base parking penalty as established pursuant to Section 40203.5 of the Vehicle Code. (2) The DMV fees added upon the placement of a hold pursuant to Section 40220 of the Vehicle Code. (3) The surcharges required by Section 76000 of the Government Code. (4) The notice penalty added to the base parking penalty when a notice of delinquent parking violations is given. (l) “Total fine or forfeiture” means the total sum to be collected upon a conviction, or the total amount of bail forfeited or deposited as cash bail subject to forfeiture. It may include, but is not limited to, the following components as specified for the particular offense: (1) The “base fine” upon which the state penalty and additional county penalty is calculated. (2) The “county penalty” required by Section 76000 of the Government Code. (3) The “service charge” permitted by Section 853.7 of the Penal Code and Section 40508.5 of the Vehicle Code. (4) The “special penalty” dedicated for blood alcohol analysis, alcohol program services, traumatic brain injury research, and similar purposes. (5) The “state penalty” required by Section 1464.

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Updated: 03/03/2010