BILL NUMBER: AB 1657	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 27, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 14, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 22, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wieckowski

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2012

   An act to add Section 104338.5 to the Health and Safety Code, and
to add Section 1463.29 to the Penal Code, relating to traffic
offenses.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1657, Wieckowski. Traffic offenses: additional penalty: spinal
cord injury research.
   Existing law requires that all fines and forfeitures imposed and
collected for crimes other than parking offenses resulting from a
filing in a court be deposited with the county treasurer, to be
distributed monthly, as required by law. Existing law authorizes the
University of California to establish a spinal cord injury research
fund, independent of the State Treasury, to accept public and private
funds for spinal cord injury research programs and grants.
   This bill would impose an additional penalty of $1 to be imposed
upon every conviction for a violation of state or local traffic laws,
except for offenses relating to parking. The bill would require the
penalty to be deposited with the county treasurer who would, on a
semiannual basis, transfer the moneys to the State Treasury for
deposit into the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Penalty Fund, which
the bill would establish. Because the bill would require the county
treasurer to perform additional duties, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program. The bill would also provide that, prior
to the transfer of funds to the State Treasurer, the county
treasurer is required to withhold a sufficient amount necessary to
reimburse the county and the courts for their actual, reasonable, and
necessary costs associated with administering these provisions. If
those amounts are withheld, the bill would authorize the county to
send an accounting report detailing its costs to the Regents of the
University of California.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 104338.5 is added to the Health and Safety
Code, to read:
   104338.5.  The Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Penalty Fund
is hereby established in the State Treasury to receive moneys
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1463.29 of the Penal Code.
Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be
expended by the Regents of the University of California for the
purposes of implementing this chapter.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1463.29 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   1463.29.  (a)  Subject to subdivision (b), an additional penalty
in an amount equal to one dollar ($1) shall be imposed upon every
conviction for a violation of any provision of Division 11
(commencing with Section 21000) of the Vehicle Code, or a violation
of any local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code, except
offenses relating to parking as defined in subdivision (i) of Section
1463.
   (b) Penalties imposed and collected pursuant to this section shall
be deposited with the county treasurer who shall transfer the moneys
on March 15 and October 15 of each year to the State Treasury for
deposit in the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Penalty Fund
established pursuant to Section 104338.5 of the Health and Safety
Code. Prior to the transfer of funds to the State Treasurer, the
county treasurer shall withhold a sufficient amount necessary to
reimburse the county and the courts for their actual, reasonable, and
necessary costs associated with administering this section. To the
extent moneys are withheld by the county treasurer, an accounting
report detailing these costs may be sent by the county to the Regents
of the University of California.
  SEC. 3.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a
local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.