Section 1465.8 Of Chapter 1. Proceedings In Misdemeanor And Infraction Cases From California Penal Code >> Title 11. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
1465.8
. (a) (1) To assist in funding court operations, an
assessment of forty dollars ($40) shall be imposed on every
conviction for a criminal offense, including a traffic offense,
except parking offenses as defined in subdivision (i) of Section
1463, involving a violation of a section of the Vehicle Code or any
local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "conviction" includes the
dismissal of a traffic violation on the condition that the defendant
attend a court-ordered traffic violator school, as authorized by
Sections 41501 and 42005 of the Vehicle Code. This court operations
assessment shall be deposited in accordance with subdivision (d), and
may not be included with the fee calculated and distributed pursuant
to Section 42007 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) This assessment shall be in addition to the state penalty
assessed pursuant to Section 1464 and may not be included in the base
fine to calculate the state penalty assessment as specified in
subdivision (a) of Section 1464. The penalties authorized by Chapter
12 (commencing with Section 76000) of Title 8 of the Government Code,
and the state surcharge authorized by Section 1465.7, do not apply
to this assessment.
(c) When bail is deposited for an offense to which this section
applies, and for which a court appearance is not necessary, the
person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to
include the assessment prescribed by this section.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the assessments collected
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall all be deposited in a special
account in the county treasury and transmitted therefrom monthly to
the Controller for deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund. The
assessments collected pursuant to this section shall not be subject
to subdivision (e) of Section 1203.1d, but shall be disbursed under
subdivision (b) of Section 1203.1d.
(e) The Judicial Council shall provide for the administration of
this section.