Criminal fines: state surcharge.
Summary
Existing law imposes various penalties and assessments upon fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed on defendants and collected by the courts for criminal offenses. Those charges include a state surcharge of 20% levied on the base fine, as specified. Existing law requires the full amount of that surcharge to be transmitted from the clerk of the court to the State Treasury and deposited in the General Fund. This bill would repeal the 20% state surcharge.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2020
Last action Feb 6, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam C. Gray
DDemocratic
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