Section 23649 Of Article 6. Alcohol Assessment From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11.5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 6.
23649
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition
to any other fine or penalty assessment, there shall be levied an
assessment of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) upon every
fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for
a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 in any judicial district that
participates in a county alcohol and drug problem assessment program.
An assessment of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) shall be
imposed and collected by the courts from each person convicted of a
violation of Section 23103, as specified in Section 23103.5, who is
ordered to participate in a county alcohol and drug problem
assessment program pursuant to Section 23647.
(b) The court shall determine if the defendant has the ability to
pay the assessment. If the court determines that the defendant has
the ability to pay the assessment then the court may set the amount
to be reimbursed and order the defendant to pay that sum to the
county in the manner that the court determines is 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.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 1463 or 1464 of the Penal Code or any
other provision of law, all moneys collected pursuant to this section
shall be deposited in a special account in the county treasury and
shall be used exclusively by the county alcohol program administrator
or the administrator's designee to pay for the costs of developing,
implementing, operating, maintaining, and evaluating alcohol and drug
problem assessment programs.
(d) On January 15 of each year, the treasurer of each county that
administers an alcohol and drug problem assessment program shall
determine those moneys in the special account that were not expended
during the preceding fiscal year, and shall transfer those moneys to
the general fund of the county.
(e) Any moneys remaining in the special account, if and when the
alcohol and drug problem assessment program is terminated, shall be
transferred to the general fund of the county.
(f) The county treasurer shall annually transfer an amount of
money equal to the county's administrative cost incurred pursuant to
this section, as he or she shall determine, from the special account
to the general fund of the county.