What is California violation 1214.1(A)?

Answer 1

California CODES

PENAL CODE

1214.1. (a) In addition to any other penalty in infraction,

misdemeanor, or felony cases, the court may impose a civil assessment

of up to three hundred dollars ($300) against any defendant who

fails, after notice and without good cause, to appear in court for

any proceeding authorized by law or who fails to pay all or any

portion of a fine ordered by the court or to pay an installment of

bail as agreed to under Section 40510.5 of the Vehicle Code. This

assessment shall be deposited in the Trial Court Trust Fund, as

provided in Section 68085.1 of the Government Code.

(b) The assessment shall not become effective until at least 10

calendar days after the court mails a warning notice to the defendant

by first-class mail to the address shown on the notice to appear or

to the defendant's last known address. If the defendant appears

within the time specified in the notice and shows good cause for the

failure to appear or for the failure to pay a fine or installment of

bail, the court shall vacate the assessment.

(c) If a civil assessment is imposed under this section, no bench

warrant or warrant of arrest shall be issued with respect to the

failure to appear at the proceeding for which the assessment is

imposed or the failure to pay the fine or installment of bail. An

outstanding, unserved bench warrant or warrant of arrest for a

failure to appear or for a failure to pay a fine or installment of

bail shall be recalled prior to the subsequent imposition of a civil

assessment.

(d) The assessment imposed under subdivision (a) shall be subject

to the due process requirements governing defense and collection of

civil money judgments generally.

(e) Each court and county shall maintain the collection program

that was in effect on July 1, 2005, unless otherwise agreed to by the

court and county. If a court and a county do not agree on a plan for

the collection of civil assessments imposed pursuant to this

section, or any other collections under Section 1463.010, after the

implementation of Sections 68085.6 and 68085.7 of the Government

Code, the court or the county may request arbitration by a third

party mutually agreed upon by the Administrative Director of the

Courts and the California State Association of Counties.

From: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html