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FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator Costa
DATE: February 17, 1987
County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Senate Bill 351 (Robbins)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of SB 351 by Senator Alan Robbins
which would alter the manner in which fines for violations of
laws requiring the operator of a motor vehicle to provide proof
of financial responsibility are calculated for purposes of
forwarding the fine revenue to the State.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, the county must forward the State $10 for each
alleged violation of the law requiring the operator of a motor
vehicle to provide proof of financial responsibility. However, '
most such violations are dismissed when the operator of the motor
vehicle presents proof of insurance. Under current law,
therefore, the county must forward the State $10 for each such
citation even though the charge is dismissed and the county
collects nothing.
In response to a request from this County, Senator, Alan Robbins
has introduced SB 351 which would alter current law ' to provide
that the county would send the State $10 only upon conviction of
the charges, or upon forfeiture of bail, meaning the county would
have the fine or forfeiture money in hand from which to pay the
State their $10.
This issue is one of the Board' s 1987 legislative priorities and
thus SB 351 deserves the Board' s support.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD CO(((MMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): / Y*10,
ACTION OF BOARD ON _ February 24, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: _ ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED FEB ? 4 1987
Clerk-Administrators, Muni Courts PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Senator Alan Robbins SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Jackson/Barish & Associates
BY Off/ ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83