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Originally Posted by kdracer73

I have been bored at work today and have been doing some research on penalty assessment. It looks like a way for them to raise money, period. Most tickets have a " penalty assesment " attached. One site listed it this way:
It is an amount which is added to all fines and for bail for infractions and low grade misdemeanor offenses. It is charged pursuant to Government Code Section 76000 and Penal Code Section 1464 of the State of California. According to the law, the amount of the Penalty Assessment is $17.00 for every $10.00 or portion thereof of the fine or bail.

Example:
If one is fined $25.00, the Penalty Assessment charge will be $51.00 (3 X $17.00), plus the original fine of $25.00, plus any other assessment.
For every $17.00 of assessment collected, the money is allocated as follows:
$10.00 State Penalty Fund (1464 PC)
$7.00 County Penalty Fund (76000 GC)
The Penalty Assessment amount is subject to change by the legislature.





It has nothing to do with how you act.

OMG, I was just doin the same thing. I was looking over my case info, and it reads that my exhaust is dismissed under proof of correction, but the smog inspection says plead GUILTY! I don't think he counted that it was corrected!!! I think that basicaly he assumed I was just saying yah it doesn't pass so i'm going to pay the fine.

What website did you find that on? i've found stuff for SACRAMENTO county but not orange county...

I think I can still knock the fee down talking to the right judge! ( the guy that i saw last was a stand in commissioner)