Title
Adopt an ordinance repealing Chapter 2.93 of the Monterey County Code to rescind authority to collect fees for probation services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance repealing Chapter 2.93 of the Monterey County Code to rescind authority to collect fees for probation services.
SUMMARY
In recent years, several legislative changes have taken place as part of the broader trend in the state of California of reducing or eliminating criminal justice fees. On July 13th, 2021, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) rescinded Article XVIII of the Monterey County Fee Resolution, as collection of fees from juvenile and adult offenders is no longer applicable or pursued. On that date, the BOS also introduced, waived the reading, and set today's date to adopt the proposed ordinance repealing Chapter 2.93 of the Monterey County Code to rescind authority to collect fees for probation services.
DISCUSSION:
On July 13th, the Board approved the termination of fees for sealing juvenile records and adopted a resolution rescinding Article XVIII of the Monterey County Fee Resolution related to fees collected by the Probation Department, reflecting the elimination of all existing fees for Probation services, including juvenile record sealing.
On the same date, the Board of Supervisors introduced, waived the reading, and set today's date to adopt the proposed ordinance repealing Chapter 2.93 of the Monterey County Code to rescind authority to collect fees for probation services. Chapter 2.93 currently authorizes the collection of fees to recover the reasonable costs of probation services provided by the Monterey County Probation Department and is no longer necessary in light of the changes in state law.
The ordinance will take effect on the thirty-first day following adoption, although the Probation Department has already ceased collecting fees per state law and per the rescission of Article XVIII of the Monterey County Fee Re...
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