Pen. Code, § 1202.51 · Chapter 1. The Judgment
Pen. Code, § 1202.51
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
In any case in which a defendant is convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 372, 373a, 374.3, 374.4, 374.7, or 374.8, the court shall order the defendant to pay a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) if the conviction is for an infraction or two hundred dollars ($200) if the conviction is for a misdemeanor, in addition to any other penalty or fine imposed. If the court determines that the defendant has the ability to pay all or part of the fine, the court shall set the amount to be paid and order the defendant to pay that sum to the city or, if not within a city, the county, where the violation occurred, to be used for the city’s or county’s illegal dumping enforcement program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no state or county penalty, assessment, fee, or surcharge shall be imposed on the fine ordered under this section.
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History
Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 394, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 372Printed as Section 372, 373a, 374.3, 374.4, 374.7, or 374.8
- Pen. Code, § 373aPrinted as Section 372, 373a, 374.3, 374.4, 374.7, or 374.8
- Pen. Code, § 374.3Printed as Section 372, 373a, 374.3, 374.4, 374.7, or 374.8
- Pen. Code, § 374.4Printed as Section 372, 373a, 374.3, 374.4, 374.7, or 374.8
- Pen. Code, § 374.7Printed as Section 372, 373a, 374.3, 374.4, 374.7, or 374.8
- Pen. Code, § 374.8Printed as Section 372, 373a, 374.3, 374.4, 374.7, or 374.8
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