Is a booking fee for a criminal defendant a "criminal justice administration fee"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Munoz, H040873 (Cal. App. 2016):
Government Code sections 29550 through 29550.2 authorize a kind of " 'user' fee" (People v. Rivera (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 705, 711) called a "criminal justice administration fee" for criminal defendants who are booked into county jail. The necessity for and amount of the booking fee depends on the nature of the arresting agency. (People v. McCullough (2013) 56 Cal.4th 589, 592 (McCullough).)
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