Robert M. Hertzberg
- Democratic
Author
Existing law authorizes the court, in addition to any other penalty in an infraction, misdemeanor, or felony case, to impose a civil assessment of up to $300 against any defendant who fails, after notice and without good cause, to appear in court for any proceeding authorized by law, or who fails to pay all or any portion of a fine ordered by the court or to pay an installment of bail, as specified. Existing law provides that the assessment shall not become effective until at least 10 calendar days after the court mails a warning notice to the defendant, and requires the court, if the defendant appears within the time specified in the notice and shows good cause for the failure to appear or for the failure to pay a fine or installment of bail, to vacate the assessment. This bill would instead provide that the assessment would not become effective until at least 20 calendar days after the court mails a warning notice to the defendant. The bill would provide that payment of bail, fines, penalties, fees, or a civil assessment is not required in order for the court to vacate the assessment at the time the person makes an appearance, as specified. The bill would also provide that payment of a civil assessment is not required to schedule a court hearing on a pending underlying charge. Existing law requires a county to establish an amnesty program for fines and bail initially due on or before January 1, 2013, for Vehicle Code infractions to be conducted in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Judicial Council. Existing law requires the program to accept payments from October 1, 2015, to March 31, 2017, inclusive. Eligibility criteria for the program include, among other things, that the person is not currently making payments to a comprehensive collection program for fines or bail already due, as specified. This bill would revise that criterion to make a person eligible for the program if he or she has not made any payments after September 30, 2015, to a comprehensive collection program for fines or bail already due. The bill would authorize the Judicial Council to consider, adopt, or develop recommendations for an appropriate mechanism to allow reinstatement of the driving privileges of a person who otherwise meets the criteria for amnesty but who has violations in more than one county. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 385, Statutes of 2015.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
Urgency clause adopted.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2750.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3031.) Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Ordered to second reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 1254.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1153.) (May 28).
Set for hearing May 28.
May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 18.
May 11 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing May 11.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 822.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 28.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB405 | HTML |
| 02/25/15 - Introduced | |
| 04/06/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/01/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/24/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/07/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/17/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/27/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/04/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/15/15 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/15 - Chaptered |
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