SECTIONS 24350-24356 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 24350-24356

24350. Each salaried officer of a county or judicial district shall
charge and collect for the use of his or her county and pay into the
county treasury on or before the fifth day of each month the fees
allowed by law in all cases, except those or a percentage of them
allowed him or her, and those which are a charge against the county.
No salaried officer who collects fees pursuant to this section shall
be required to accept coin in payment of those fees.

24351. Unless otherwise specifically provided for by law, each
officer of a county or judicial district shall on the certificate of
the auditor immediately deposit in the county treasury all trust
money coming into his possession officially. Trust money so deposited
shall be withdrawn only on a warrant issued by the county auditor
drawn upon an order of the court into which the money was paid, or
upon requisition of the officer depositing the money where no court
proceedings are had.

24351.5. Upon implementation of the State Disbursement Unit
pursuant to Section 17309 of the Family Code, and notwithstanding
Section 24351, the local child support agency shall deposit support
payments paid to that office to an account in a manner as specified
by the Department of Child Support Services to permit the processing
of child support payments within the timeframes set forth in federal
law.

24352. Each officer authorized to receive fees pursuant to this
title shall keep, in accordance with the guidelines of the
Controller, a monthly record of all fees or compensation and fines of
whatever nature, kind, or description, collected or chargeable. The
record shall be open to public inspection during office hours.

24353. Each officer of a county or of a superior court authorized
to collect money shall pay into the county treasury all money
collected by him or her, or under his or her control, that is payable
into the treasury in a timely manner, and shall remit fee, fine, and
forfeiture data within 35 days after the end of the month in which
they are collected to the county auditor and treasurer in the form
they require. No officer who collects money as described in this
section shall be required to accept payment in coin. If the county
auditor finds that an officer of the county or an officer of the
court has failed to comply with the requirements for payment of
moneys pursuant to this section or Section 68101, which directly
results in the assessment of a financial penalty pursuant to Section
68085, the county department or superior court that failed to comply
shall reimburse the county general fund in an amount equal to the
actual penalty. With the approval of the treasurer as provided in
Section 27080.1, each depositing officer may deposit directly into
the treasurer's active account all money payable into the county
treasury. On and after January 1, 2006, this section does not apply
to money collected under Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 70600)
of Title 8 or fees and fines to which Section 68085.1 applies.

24355.2. In counties using a mechanized management reporting system
in reporting information for a uniform four-week period, the board
of supervisors by ordinance may provide for the totaling of fees as
required by Section 24352.

24356. The auditor shall file in his or her office the forms
required by this chapter, and may dispose of them after five years in
accordance with Section 26907.