Section 23645 Of Article 6. Alcohol Assessment From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11.5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 6.
23645
. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), any
person convicted of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 shall, in
addition to any other fine, assessment, or imprisonment imposed
pursuant to law, pay an alcohol abuse education and prevention
penalty assessment in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) for
deposit and distribution pursuant to Section 1463.25 of the Penal
Code.
(b) The payment of the penalty assessment under this section shall
be ordered upon conviction of a person of a violation of Section
23152 or 23153 irrespective of any other proceeding and, if probation
is granted, the payment of the penalty assessment shall also be
ordered as a condition of probation, except in unusual cases that are
subject to subdivision (d) of Section 1464 of the Penal Code.
(c) The court shall determine if the defendant has the ability to
pay a penalty assessment. If the court determines that the defendant
has the ability to pay a penalty assessment, the court may set the
amount to be paid and order the defendant to pay that sum to the
county in the manner in which the court believes reasonable and
compatible with the defendant's financial ability. In making a
determination of whether a defendant has the ability to pay, the
court shall take into account the amount of any fine imposed upon the
defendant and any amount the defendant has been ordered to pay in
restitution. If the court determines that the defendant does not have
the ability to pay a penalty assessment, the defendant shall not be
required to pay a penalty assessment.
(d) Five percent of the funds allocated to primary prevention
programs to the school and the communities pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 11802 of the Health and Safety Code shall be used to
conduct an annual evaluation. The annual evaluation shall be
conducted by the office of the county superintendent of schools in
counties where the program is operating in a single county or in the
office of the county superintendent of schools in the county
designated as the lead county in counties where the program is
operating as a consortium of counties. The evaluation shall contain
the following:
(1) A needs assessment evaluation that provides specific data
regarding the problem to be resolved.
(2) A written report of the planning process outlining the
deliberations, considerations, and conclusions following a review of
the needs assessment.
(3) An end of fiscal year accountability evaluation that will
indicate the program's continuing ability to reach appropriate
program beneficiaries, deliver the appropriate benefits, and use
funds appropriately.
(4) An impact evaluation charged with the task of assessing the
effectiveness of the program. Guidelines for the evaluation report
format and the timeliness for the submission of the report shall be
developed by the State Department of Education. Each county shall
submit an evaluation report annually to the State Department of
Education and the State Department of Education shall write and
submit a report to the Legislature and Governor.