California Penal Code 1463.18 – (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1463, moneys which …
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1463, moneys which are collected for a conviction of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 of the Vehicle Code and which are required to be deposited with the county treasurer pursuant to Section 1463 shall be allocated as follows:
(1) The first twenty dollars ($20) of any amount collected for a conviction shall be transferred to the Restitution Fund. This amount shall be aggregated by the county treasurer and transferred to the State Treasury once per month for deposit in the Restitution Fund.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 1463.18
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- County: means the county in which the arrest took place. See California Penal Code 1463
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See California Penal Code 7
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
(2) The balance of the amount collected, if any, shall be deposited by the county treasurer pursuant to Section 1463.
(b) The amount transferred to the Restitution Fund pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any amount of any additional fine or assessment imposed pursuant to Sections 1202.4 and 1203.04, as operative on or before August 3, 1995, or Section 13967, as operative on or before September 28, 1994, of the Government Code. The amount deposited to the Restitution Fund pursuant to this section shall be used for the purpose of indemnification of victims pursuant to § 13965 of the Government Code, with priority given to victims of alcohol-related traffic offenses.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1077, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1997.)