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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
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DATE*. May 1, 1986
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SUBJECT: Legislation: Senate Bill 1592
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of SB 1592 by Senator Robbins.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, for each alleged violation of the statutes
which require the operator of a motor vehicle to provide proof of
financial responsibility, $10 must be transmitted to the State.
Senator Robbins has introduced SB 1592 which would, instead,
require $10 to be submitted to the State only upon conviction, or
upon forfeiture of bail for failure to provide proof of financial
responsibility.
The Clerk-Administrator of the Walnut Creek-Danville Municipal
Court notes that the majority of the citations issued for failure
to provide proof of financial responsibility are dismissed when
an individual. demonstrates that he does, in fact, have insurance.
While the enforcement of this statute has been suspended by the
Supreme Court pending the Court's review of the constitutionality
of the statute, it appears likely that the Legislature will
refine the requirement to meet the Court' s constitutional
requirements.
During the five and one-half months the statute was being
enforced during 1985, there were some 12,825 citations issued.
Therefore, $.128 ,250 was transmitted to the State. If we assume
that even 500 of these citations are dismissed, the savings to
the County would amount to at least $10,000 a month, or
approximately $120,000 annually.
The Clerk-Administrator of the Walnut Creek-Danville Municipal
Court recommends that the Board strongly support SB 1592 because
of the fiscal impact on the County under the existing statutory
provisions. This office concurs with that recommendation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACMNENT; YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON may U, 197b APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X 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.
County Administrator
CC'. Roy Chiesa, WC-Danville Muni Ct. ATTESTED
Senator Alan Robbins PHIL BATCHELWOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Kathy Snodgrass, Jackson/Barlsh, SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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