Section 42008.5 Of Article 1. Public Offenses From California Vehicle Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) A county may establish a one-time amnesty program for
fines and bail that have been delinquent for not less than six months
as of the date upon which the program commences and were imposed for
an infraction or misdemeanor violation of this code, except parking
violations of this code and violations of Section 23103, 23104,
23105, 23152, or 23153.
(b) A person owing a fine or bail that is eligible for amnesty
under the program may pay to the superior or juvenile court the
amount scheduled by the court, that shall be accepted by the court in
full satisfaction of the delinquent fine or bail and shall be either
of the following:
(1) Seventy percent of the total fine or bail.
(2) The amount of one hundred dollars ($100) for an infraction or
five hundred dollars ($500) for a misdemeanor.
(c) The amnesty program shall be implemented by the courts of the
county on a one-time basis and conducted in accordance with Judicial
Council guidelines for a period of not less than 120 days. The
program shall operate not longer than six months from the date the
court initiates the program.
(d) No criminal action shall be brought against a person for a
delinquent fine or bail paid under the amnesty program and no other
additional penalties, except as provided in Section 1214.1 of the
Penal Code, shall be assessed for the late payment of the fine or
bail made under the amnesty program.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 1463 of the Penal Code, the total
amount of funds collected by the courts pursuant to the amnesty
program shall be deposited in the county treasury until 150 percent
of the cost of operating the program, excluding capital expenditures,
have been so deposited. Thereafter, 37 percent of the amount of the
delinquent fines and bail deposited in the county treasury shall be
distributed by the county pursuant to Section 1464 of the Penal Code,
26 percent of the amount deposited shall be distributed by the
county pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 76100) of
Chapter 12 of Title 8 of the Government Code, and the remaining 37
percent of the amount deposited shall be retained by the county.
(f) The deposit of fines and bails in the county treasury as
described in subdivision (e) is limited to the amnesty program
described in this section, and it is the intent of the Legislature
that it shall not be considered a precedent with respect to affecting
programs that receive funding pursuant to Section 1463 of the Penal
Code.
(g) Each county participating in the program shall file, not later
than six months after the termination of the program, a written
report with the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and the Senate
Committee on Judiciary. The report shall summarize the amount of
money collected, operating costs of the program, distribution of
funds collected, and when possible, how the funds were expended.