Cal. Gov. Code § 71380
Uniform Accounting System for Courts
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2011
The Controller shall establish, supervise, and as necessary revise a uniform accounting system, including a system of audit, to the end that all fines, penalties, forfeitures, and fees assessed by courts, and their collection and appropriate disbursement, shall be properly and uniformly accounted for. The accounting system shall apply to superior courts, together with probation offices, central collection bureaus and any other agencies having a role in this process.
The Controller shall establish, supervise, and maintain trial court revenue distribution guidelines, including a program to audit the accuracy of distributions as provided by law, to ensure that all fines, penalties, forfeitures, and fees assessed by courts, and their collection and appropriate disbursement, shall be properly accounted for and distributed. The trial court revenue distribution guidelines shall apply to superior courts, counties, including counties’ probation departments, central collection bureaus, and any other agencies or entities having a role in this process.
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