(a) All fines and forfeitures of bail imposed for a violation of this division and collected in any felony case after the indictment or the legal commitment by a magistrate, or at or after the sentencing hearing, shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which the court is held.

(b) All fines and forfeitures of bail imposed for violation of this division and collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail, together with money deposited as bail, in any misdemeanor or infraction case, or in any felony case at the preliminary hearing or at another proceeding before the legal commitment by a magistrate, shall be deposited with the county treasurer of the county in which the court is situated and the money deposited shall be distributed and disposed of pursuant to § 1463 of the Penal Code.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 25762

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.

(c) For purposes of this section, a case in which both a felony and a misdemeanor were charged shall be treated as a felony case.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 1. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)

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