2021 - LA Court

1 2021. BAIL SCHEDULE. for INFRACTIONS and MISDEMEANORS. SUPERIOR Court OF CALIFORNIA. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Copies or interim amendments can be obtained at TABLE OF CONTENTS. STATE CODES. GENERAL PROVISIONS _____1. UNIFORM BAIL CODES _____1. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE _____3. FISH AND GAME CODE _____3. HARBORS AND NAVIGATION CODE _____ 7. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE _____8. PENAL CODE _____ 11. PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE _____ 24. VEHICLE CODE _____ 25. General Information _____ 25. Division 11 (Rules of the Road) _____ 32. Overweight Charts _____ 38. Speed Violations Bail Chart _____ 39.

2 W ELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE _____ 40. CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS _____41. LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE. UNLISTED MISDEMEANORS AND INFRACTIONS_____ 50. ANIMALS _____ 50. BEACHES _____ 50. FIRE CODE _____ 51. HARBORS _____ 51. PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS _____ 54. PYRAMID LAKE _____ 56. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC _____ 57. MISCELLANEOUS SECTIONS _____ 59. FOOTNOTES 60. BAIL SCHEDULE FOR INFRACTIONS AND MISDEMEANORS. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Uniform Bail Codes The following state codes have a single bail amount for all misdemeanor offenses within that code: CODE UNIFORM BAIL.

3 Civil Code $250. Code of Civil Procedure $250. Education Code $250. Election Code $250. Financial Code $250. Food and Agricultural Code $500. Government Code $250. Insurance Code $250. Labor Code $250. Public Utilities Code $1,000. Revenue and Taxation Code $250. Streets and Highways Code $100. Unemployment Insurance Code $250. Unlisted Misdemeanors For all offenses chargeable as straight misdemeanors under state statutes or municipal or agency ordinances, for which there is no uniform bail and which are not otherwise provided for in this schedule, including unlisted subdivisions, the bail is $500, except that if the minimum fine for the offense (not including any penalty assessments) is greater than $500, then the bail is the amount of the minimum fine.

4 For all offenses chargeable either as a felony or a misdemeanor ("wobblers") for which there is no uniform bail and which are not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the bail is $750 (not including any penalty assessments), except that if the minimum fine is greater than $750, then the bail is the amount of the minimum fine. All violations of County ordinances constituting misdemeanors for which no provision is made in this schedule shall have bail of $250. All misdemeanor violations of the California Code of Regulations for which no provision is made shall have bail of $125, except that if the minimum fine for the offense (not including any penalty assessments) is greater than $125, then the bail is the amount of the minimum fine.

5 Unlisted Infractions For all violations of state statutes, provisions of the California Code of Regulations or county, municipal and agency ordinances constituting infractions, which are not otherwise provided for in this schedule or in any other bail schedule approved by the Los Angeles Superior Court , including unlisted subdivisions, the bail is $35, except that if the minimum fine is greater than $35, the bail shall be the amount of the minimum fine. FOOTNOTES ARE AT END OF DOCUMENT 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS (continued). Use of this Bail Schedule The purpose of this bail schedule is to fix an amount upon which a person who is arrested without a warrant may be released from custody prior to appearance in Court .

6 At and after the defendant's first appearance, pursuant to Penal Code section 1269b(b), the amount of bail, if any is allowed, shall lie with the sound discretion of the judicial officer before whom the defendant appeared, and may be greater or less than the amount set forth in this schedule, subject to the provisions of Penal Code section 1275. This schedule may also be used by a magistrate in fixing bail pursuant to Penal Code section 815a at the time an arrest warrant is issued, the amount of which lies with the sound discretion of the magistrate. When a defendant is booked for or charged with two or more misdemeanor offenses, bail shall be the amount computed under this schedule for the charge having the highest bail except where the offenses are committed against separate victims or on separate dates.

7 Penalties and Assessments "P." designates the state penalty, county penalty or any additional penalty required by law. When an offense listed in this schedule requires a Court appearance ("Ct."), the assessment shall not be added to the bail amount. Upon conviction, however, the assessment shall be added to the fine imposed. An additional penalty of $29 shall be levied upon every $10, or part of $10, upon every fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed by and collected by the Court for criminal offenses. The additional penalty is calculated as follows: State penalty required by PC 1464.

8 $10. County penalty required by GC 76000(e) .. $ 7. State Court construction penalty required by GC 70372(a).. $ 5. DNA Identification Fund penalty required by GC and $ 5. Emergency medical services penalty required by GC .. $ 2. Penal Code 1464(b) provides that in the case of multiple offenses, the amount of "additional penalties" is to be determined by the total base bail or fine for all offenses cited, and if the fine or base bail is suspended in whole or part, the "additional penalties" shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of suspension. In addition to the penalty calculated above, Penal Code (a) requires imposition on criminal offenses of a state surcharge equal to 20 percent of the base fine used to calculate the state penalty assessment as specified in Penal Code 1464(a).

9 Penal Code requires imposition of an additional assessment of $40 for Court operations on every conviction for a criminal offense, including a traffic offense, except parking offenses as defined in Penal Code 1463(i). Government Code 70373 requires the imposition of a conviction assessment, on every conviction for a criminal offense, including a traffic offense, in the amount of $30 for each misdemeanor and $35 for each infraction. For additional penalties and fees relating to Vehicle Code violations see page 25. Abbreviations "Ct." designates " Court appearance.

10 ". "I" designates "infraction.". "M" designates "misdemeanor.". "P." designates "penalty." See above for further information on penalties. Footnotes Footnotes are at the end of the document. Unless otherwise specified, a footnote applies to every bail indicated for a section. 2. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE. Bail on all misdemeanor violations of the Business and Professions Code is $250 with the following exceptions: SECTION DESCRIPTION BAIL (IN P. DOLLARS). M 3660(a,b) License Required to Claim to Be or Practice as a Naturopathic 1,500 + Ct. Doctor 1. I 13660 Failure to Follow Refueling Service Policy for Disabled Drivers 100, 200, 500 + P.