Criminal fees.

Summary

The bill repeals the state’s authority to assess many fees that are tied to arrests, prosecutions or convictions, and it voids any existing judgments for those fees. It also lets state and local agencies accept personal checks for fees while banning extra charges for bounced checks on criminal‑court debt. The changes aim to protect low‑income and disproportionately impacted Californians from debt that can trap them in poverty.

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