Section 68645.4.
68645.4. (a) A court may offer trials by declaration through an online tool for all infractions for which a personal appearance is not required. If a court offers online trials pursuant to this section, all of the following shall apply, notwithstanding Section 40902 of the Vehicle Code: (1) A defendant shall elect to have an online trial […]
Section 68645.5.
68645.5. (a) No later than February 1, 2022, and annually until February 1, 2025, the Judicial Council shall provide to the Legislature a report including the following information from participating courts that have adopted online ability-to-pay determinations for infraction violations: (1) Total number of infraction filings. (2) Total number of ability-to-pay requests made through: (A) The online tool. (B) Other […]
Section 68645.7.
68645.7. (a) On or before January 10 of each year, the Department of Finance, in consultation with the Judicial Council, shall estimate the level of funding needed to backfill the judicial branch for the amount reduced based upon the ability-to-pay determinations granted to defendants pursuant to this article. The estimate shall be developed by the Department […]
Section 68645.
68645. The Judicial Council shall develop an online tool for adjudicating infraction violations, including ability-to-pay determinations. The Judicial Council shall implement the tool on a phased schedule and shall make this tool available statewide on or before June 30, 2024. A defendant, a designee of the defendant, or the defendant’s attorney, may, upon certification, access […]
Section 68645.1.
68645.1. For all infraction violations for which a personal appearance is not required, a court may allow defendants to agree to forfeit bail, plead guilty or nolo contendere, request an ability-to-pay determination, or otherwise adjudicate matters through the use of technology. (a) The date that the defendant agrees to forfeit bail, plead guilty, or plead nolo […]
Section 68645.15.
68645.15. A defendant’s request for an ability-to-pay determination through the online tool shall not impact their eligibility to attend traffic violator school pursuant to Section 42005 of the Vehicle Code. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 191, Sec. 1. (SB 1096) Effective January 1, 2023.)
Section 68645.2.
68645.2. (a) By June 30, 2024, every court shall offer online ability-to-pay determinations using the tool developed by the Judicial Council. The following shall apply to ability-to-pay determinations made pursuant to this article: (1) The defendant has the burden of establishing the inability to pay. Courts shall establish criteria for the determination of an inability to pay, […]
Section 68645.3.
68645.3. (a) A court may allow the online tool to electronically verify through encrypted transmittal whether the defendant receives public benefits, defined as any of the public benefits listed in subdivision (a) of Section 68632, by accessing a statewide, county, or other political subdivision of the state database, including the State Department of Social Services. (b) The […]