Penalties
Cal. GOV § 76000.5
California Statutes
(a)
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, for purposes of supporting emergency medical services pursuant to
Chapter 2.5 (commencing with
Section 1797.98a) of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code, in addition to the penalties set forth in
Section 76000, the county board of supervisors may elect to levy an additional penalty in the amount of two dollars ($2) for every ten dollars ($10), or part of ten dollars ($10), upon every fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for all criminal offenses, including violations of Division 9 (commencing with
Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code relating to the control of alcoholic beverages, and all offenses involving a violation of the Vehicle Code or a local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code. This penalty shall be collected together with and in the same manner as the amounts established by
Section of the Penal Code.
(2) This additional penalty does not apply to the following: (
A) A restitution fine. (
B) A penalty authorized by
Section of the Penal Code or this chapter. (
C) A parking offense subject to
Article 3 (commencing with
Section 40200) of
Chapter of Division of the Vehicle Code. (
D) The state surcharge authorized by
Section 1465.7 of the Penal Code. (
b) Funds shall be collected pursuant to subdivision (
a) only if the county board of supervisors provides that the increased penalties do not offset or reduce the funding of other programs from other sources, but that these additional revenues result in increased funding to those programs. (
c) Moneys collected pursuant to subdivision (
a) shall be taken from fines and forfeitures deposited with the county treasurer prior to any division pursuant to
Section of the Penal Code. (
d) Funds collected pursuant to this
section shall be deposited into the Maddy Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fund established pursuant to
Section 1797.98a of the Health and Safety Code. (
e) This
section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2027.