Is a defendant required to pay a probation fee as a condition of probation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Reid, C083899 (Cal. App. 2019):
revenue for court operations." (People v. Kim (2011) 193 Cal.App.4th 836, 842.) While the fees are mandatory and defendant must pay them, they may not be imposed as a condition of probation. (Id. at pp. 842-843.) We order that the fees be deleted from defendant's conditions of probation.
Having found no other arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we otherwise affirm.
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