Section 1463.28.
Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 1463.28.
in effect(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each option county, as defined by Section 77004 of the Government Code, which has adopted the resolution specified in subdivision (b), that portion of fines and forfeitures, whether collected by the courts or by other processing agencies, which are attributable to an increase in the bail amounts adopted subsequent to the resolution pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1269b which would otherwise be divided between the county and cities within the county shall be deposited into the
county general fund up to the annual limit listed in subdivision (b) for that county. Fine and forfeiture increments which exceed the specified annual limit shall be divided between the county and the cities within the county as otherwise provided by law. The scheduled bail amounts in such a county may exceed the bail amounts established by the Judicial Council pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1269b.
(b)
The counties which may adopt a resolution directing that future increments in fines and forfeitures as specified in subdivision (a) be deposited in the county general fund and the annual limit applicable to those counties is as follows:
County
Annual Limit
Alpine
$
300,000
Amador
200,000
Butte
900,000
Calaveras
300,000
Contra Costa
100,000
Del Norte
200,000
Fresno
700,000
Humboldt
200,000
Kings
300,000
Lake
400,000
Lassen
200,000
Los Angeles
15,000,000
Madera
600,000
Mariposa
200,000
Mendocino
600,000
Modoc
200,000
Mono
200,000
Plumas
200,000
San Benito
300,000
San Diego
5,200,000
San Joaquin
1,000,000
Santa Clara
3,200,000
Sierra
300,000
Stanislaus
1,900,000
Sutter
800,000
Trinity
200,000
Tulare
2,000,000
Tuolumne
400,000
Yolo
700,000
Yuba
900,000
(c)
Except as provided in Sections 40200.3 and 40200.4 of the Vehicle Code, this section does not apply to the collection of parking penalties.
References
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 77004.
referencesCal. Vehicle Code - VEH § 40200.3.
referencesCal. Vehicle Code - VEH § 40200.4.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 1269b.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026