To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Supplemental Budget for Budget Unit 235 for the Recording of Satisfactions of Abstracts of Judgment on Behalf of Families as a Result of Senate Bill 1290 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached supplemental budget for budget unit 235.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
3782 Probation Trust Fund
DISCUSSION:
Senate Bill 190, since Jan. 1, 2018, prohibits the imposition of financial liability on the parents or guardians of a minor who has been adjudged a ward of the juvenile court for certain county-assessed or court-ordered costs, such as transportation to a juvenile facility, legal assistance, and home supervision. Existing law, since Jan. 1, 2018, does not require minors who are required to submit to drug and substance abuse testing to pay for the costs associated with testing. Finally, existing law, since Jan. 1, 2018, only requires adults over 21 years of age to pay an administrative fee associated with a home detention program.
In January 2021, a bill intended to clean up existing law took effect; Senate Bill 1290. This bill vacated certain county-assessed or court-ordered costs imposed before Jan. 1, 2018, for the parents or guardians of wards in specified circumstances, minors who were ordered to participate in drug and substance abuse testing, and adults who were 21 years of age and under at the time of their home detention. In vacating these fees, the Humboldt County Probation Department had the obligation to cease collection efforts and satisfy all existing Abstracts of Judgment for these debts. This resulted in 260 Satisfactions of Abstracts of Judgment being processed and notarized by the Probation Department, all of which will require recording with the County Recorder's Office in order for them to take effect.
Upon contact with the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder's Office, Probation staff...
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