Section 76104.1.  


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  • (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, and notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of supporting emergency medical services pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797.98a) of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code, in Santa Barbara County, a penalty in the amount of five dollars ($5) for every ten dollars ($10), or part of ten dollars ($10), shall be imposed on every fine, penalty, or forfeiture collected for all criminal offenses. This penalty assessment shall not apply to offenses involving a violation of the Vehicle Code, except for violations of Sections 23103.5, 23136, 23140, 23152, and 23153. This penalty assessment shall be collected together with and in the same manner as the amount established by Section 1464 of the Penal Code.

    (2) The penalty imposed by this section does not apply to the following:

    (A) Any restitution fine.

    (B) Any penalty authorized by Section 1464 of the Penal Code or this chapter.

    (C) Any parking offense subject to Article 3 (commencing with Section 40200) of Chapter 1 of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code.

    (D) The state surcharge authorized by Section 1465.7 of the Penal Code.

    (b) The moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be held by the county treasurer in the same manner, and shall be payable for the same purposes, described in subdivision (e) of Section 76104.

    (c) This section shall be implemented only if the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors adopts a resolution stating that implementation of this section is necessary to the county for purposes of providing payment for emergency medical services.

    (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2014, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2014, deletes or extends that date.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 268, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2012. Repealed as of January 1, 2014, by its own provisions.)