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2024 California Rules of Court

Rule 10.105. Allocation of new fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue

(a) Allocation

The Judicial Council must annually allocate 80 percent of the amount of fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue deposited in the Trial Court Improvement Fund under Government Code section 77205(a) that exceeds the amount of fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue deposited in the Trial Court Improvement Fund in fiscal year 2002-2003 to one or more of the following:

(1)  To the trial courts in the counties from which the increased amount is attributable;

(2)  To other trial courts to support trial court operations; or

(3)  For retention in the Trial Court Improvement Fund.

(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)

(b) Methodology

The Judicial Council staff must recommend a methodology for the allocation and must recommend an allocation based on this methodology. On approval of a methodology by the Judicial Council, Judicial Council staff must issue a Finance Memo stating the methodology adopted by the Judicial Council.

(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2016; previously amended effective January 1, 2007.)

Rule 10.105 amended effective January 1, 2016; adopted as rule 6.105 effective December 10, 2004; previously amended and renumbered as rule 10.105 effective January 1, 2007.

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