(a)

(1) To assist in funding court operations, an assessment of forty dollars ($40) shall be imposed on every conviction for a criminal offense, including a traffic offense, except parking offenses as defined in subdivision (

i) of

Section 1463, involving a violation of a

section of the Vehicle Code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “conviction” includes the dismissal of a traffic violation on the condition that the defendant attend a court-ordered traffic violator school, as authorized by Sections and of the Vehicle Code. This court operations assessment shall be deposited in accordance with subdivision (d), and may not be included with the fee calculated and distributed pursuant to

Section of the Vehicle Code. (

b) This assessment shall be in addition to the state penalty assessed pursuant to

Section and may not be included in the base fine to calculate the state penalty assessment as specified in subdivision (

a) of

Section 1464. The penalties authorized by

Chapter 12 (commencing with

Section 76000) of Title of the Government Code, and the state surcharge authorized by

Section 1465.7, do not apply to this assessment. (

c) When bail is deposited for an offense to which this

section applies, and for which a court appearance is not necessary, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the assessment prescribed by this section. (

d) Notwithstanding any other law, the assessments collected pursuant to subdivision (

a) shall all be deposited in a special account in the county treasury and transmitted therefrom monthly to the Controller for deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund. The assessments collected pursuant to this

section shall not be subject to subdivision (

e) of

Section 1203.1d, but shall be disbursed under subdivision (

b) of

Section 1203.1d. (

e) The Judicial Council shall provide for the administration of this section.