California Government Code

§ 13332.18

GOV § 13332.18 Effective Jun 27, 2019Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, and except as specified in subdivision (b), revenues derived from the assessment of fines and penalties by any state agency shall not be expended unless the Legislature specifically provides authority for the expenditure of these funds in the annual Budget Act or other legislation. A fine or penalty is a charge imposed by an agency or department for wrongdoing, in excess of the cost of investigating, processing, or prosecuting the conduct for which the charge is assessed, or the cost of collecting it. A charge reasonably related to a service provided by a department or agency is not a fine or penalty for purposes of this section.

(b)This section does not apply to the following:

(1)Any governmental cost fund if the use of revenues subject to this section that are deposited in that fund for General Fund purposes is prohibited by the California Constitution or the United States Constitution.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 25, Sec. 25. (SB 94) Effective June 27, 2019.