Pen. Code, § 1214.2 · Chapter 2. The Execution
Pen. Code, § 1214.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if a defendant is ordered to pay a fine as a condition of probation, the order to pay a fine may be enforced during the term of probation in the same manner as is provided for the enforcement of money judgments.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), an order to pay a fine as a condition of probation may also be enforced as follows:
(1) With respect to a willful failure to pay during the term of probation, in the same manner as a violation of the terms and conditions of probation.
(2) If any balance remains unpaid at the end of the term of probation, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.
(c) If an order to pay a fine as a condition of probation is stayed, a writ of execution shall not issue until the stay is lifted.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 454, Sec. 1. Effective September 9, 1987.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1214.2.
- Text hash
- sha256 bfe30b9efd8abbfcba87f7bb1e6a8db3ef1592f96ddca9f4ff938da3e520b133
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.