BILL NUMBER: AB 190	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wieckowski

                        JANUARY 26, 2011

   An act to add Section 1463.29 to the Penal Code, relating to
fines.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 190, as introduced, Wieckowski. Vehicle Code violation:
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 $3 to be levied
upon every fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed and collected by any
court on all offenses involving a violation of state or local traffic
laws, as specified, except for offenses relating to parking. The
bill would require the penalty to be deposited with the county
treasurer and distributed each month for transfer to the spinal cord
injury research fund created within the University of California.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 1463.29 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   1463.29.  (a)  An additional penalty in an amount equal to three
dollars ($3) shall be levied upon every fine, penalty, or forfeiture
imposed and collected by any court on all offenses involving 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) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the additional penalty
pursuant to this section shall not be imposed or collected within a
city, county, or city and county if a city council or county board of
supervisors adopts an ordinance that expressly provides that the
additional penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be
imposed for offenses committed within the jurisdiction of that city,
county, or city and county.
   (c) Penalties imposed and collected pursuant to this section shall
be deposited with the county treasurer and distributed each month in
accordance with Section 1463.001 for transfer to the spinal cord
injury research fund created within the University of California
pursuant to Section 104335 of the Health and Safety Code.