Public transportation agencies: administrative penalties.

Existing law authorizes certain transit operators to adopt and enforce an ordinance to impose and enforce civil administrative penalties for fare evasion or passenger misconduct, other than by minors, on or in a transit facility or vehicle in lieu of the criminal penalties otherwise applicable, with specified administrative adjudication procedures for the imposition and enforcement of the administrative penalties, including an initial review and opportunity for a subsequent administrative hearing. This bill would extend the application of these provisions to all public transportation agencies, as defined. The bill would require the penalties collected by a public transportation agency to be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the citation is administered. The bill would make conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 640 of the Penal Code and Section 99580 of the Public Utilities Code proposed by AB 2247 that would become operative if this bill and AB 2247 are enacted, and this bill is chaptered last.