San Bernardino — Dismissing Assessments Ordered Under VC40508(b) and PC1214.1 When Paid thru Revenue Recovery

Source: https://sanbernardino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/forms-filing/dismissingassessmentsorderedundervc40508bandpc12141whenpaidthrurevenuerecovery.pdf

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ao nD \o 10 ie 12 1B 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street, Eleventh Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415-0302 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO IN RE: DISMISSING ASSESSMENTS ORDERED UNDER VC 40508(b) AND PC 1214.1 WHEN PAID THROUGH REVENUE RECOVERY GENERAL ORDER #G026-023 GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE eee Ee A person willfully failing to pay bail in installments as agreed to under Vehicle Code Section 40510.5 or a lawfully imposed fine for a violation of a provision of the Vehicle Code or a local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code within the time authorized by the court and without lawful excuse having been presented to the court on or before the date the bail or fine is due is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the full payment of the bail or fine after that time. If a person fails to make an installment payment according to an agreement made under Vehicle Code Section 40510.5(a), the court may charge a failure to appear or pay under Vehicle Code Section 40508 and it may impose a civil assessment as provided in Penal Code Section 1214.1, or it may issue an arrest warrant for a failure to appear. GENERAL ORDER: DISMISSING ASSESSMENTS ORDERED UNDER VC 40508(b) AND PC1214.1 WHEN PAID THROUGH REVENUE RECOVERY -1-

This blanket order applies to all traffic cases in which the court assessed a failure to appear or pay fine under Vehicle Code Section 40508(b) and/or a civil assessment under Penal Code Section 1214.1. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that in all traffic cases where the court confirms that a person paid a balance due in full through Revenue Recovery, any fines or civil assessments imposed by the court under Vehicle Code Section 40508(b) and/or Penal Code Section 1214.1 shall be dismissed and the case closed. This applies only to those fines or civil assessments imposed under Vehicle Code Section 40508(b) and/or Penal Code section 1214.1 which were not included in the balance that was paid in full through Revenue Recovery This order is effective January 1, 2026, and supersedes all previous general orders entitled Dismissing Assessments Ordered under VC 40508(b) and PC 1241.1 when Paid Through Revenue Recovery (formerly Central Collections), issued by previous Presiding Judges. This order shall remain in effect until December 31, 2027. Dated this 18 day of January, 2026. Rod Cortez ~ Presiding Judge of the Superior Court GENERAL ORDER: DISMISSING ASSESSMENTS ORDERED UNDER VC 40508(b) AND PC1214.1 WHEN PAID THROUGH REVENUE RECOVERY -2-