California Government Code

§ 71386

GOV § 71386 Effective Jul 19, 2005Title 8 · Ch. 6 · Art. 10

Statute text

(a)Each superior court shall adopt a written policy, consistent with rules adopted by, or trial court financial policies and procedures authorized by, the Judicial Council under subdivision (a) of Section 77206, governing the acceptance of checks and money orders in payment of any fees, fines, or bail deposits. The policy shall permit clerks to accept checks and money orders under conditions that tend to assure their validity.

(b)A court shall accept a personal check, bank cashier’s check, or money order for payment of any fee or fine, or for a deposit of bail for any offense that is not declared to be a felony, provided the check or money order meets the criteria established in subdivision (a). However, no court shall be required to accept a check in excess of three hundred dollars ($300) from a defendant in custody as a deposit of bail for any alleged violation of the Penal Code.

(c)The acceptance of a check pursuant to this section constitutes payment of the obligation owed to the payee public agency to the extent of the amount of the check as of the date of acceptance.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 123. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.