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Cal. Penal Code § 1465.9 (2026)

Proceedings in Misdemeanor and Infraction Cases

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(a)The balance of any court-imposed costs pursuant to Section 987.4, subdivision (a) of Section 987.5, Sections 987.8, 1203, 1203.1e, 1203.016, 1203.018, 1203.1b, 1208.2, 1210.15, 1463.07, 3010.8, 4024.2, and 6266, as those sections read on June 30, 2021, shall be unenforceable and uncollectible and any portion of a judgment imposing those costs shall be vacated.

(b)On and after January 1, 2022, the balance of any court-imposed costs pursuant to Section 1001.15, 1001.16, 1001.90, 1202.4, 1203.1, 1203.1ab, 1203.1c, 1203.1m, 1203.4a, 1203.9, 1205, 1214.5, 2085.5, 2085.6, or 2085.7, as those sections read on December 31, 2021, shall be unenforceable and uncollectible and any portion of a judgment imposing those costs shall be vacated.

(c)On and after July 1, 2022, the balance of any court-imposed civil assessments pursuant to Section 1214.1 imposed prior to that date shall be unenforceable and uncollectible and any portion of a judgment imposing those assessments shall be vacated.

(d)Upon the expiration of 10 years after the date of imposition of a restitution fine pursuant to Section 1202.4, the balance, including any collection fees, shall be unenforceable and uncollectible and any portion of a judgment imposing those fines shall be vacated.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (28 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: People v. Cervantes CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022).
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People v. Cervantes CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “(a); Pen. Code, § 1465.9, subd. (a).) We also agree that the matter must be remanded for resentencing so the court may consider exercising its discretion to strike the section 12022.”
People v. Norton CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “7 Penal Code section 1465.9, subdivision (a), provides: “The balance of any court- imposed costs pursuant to Section 987.”
(PC) Hamilton v. Wong (E.D. Cal. 2024). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff argues California Penal Code section 1465.9 has 24 | been amended to render court-imposed costs “unenforceable and uncollectible.”
People v. Hattan CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Probation Report Fees Effective July 1, 2021, Penal Code section 1465.9 repealed certain statutorily required criminal conviction fees, including fees for the cost of preparing a probation report and monthly probation supervision fees (provided for by former Penal Code section…”
People v. Allen CA4/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “The Legislature also enacted laws that rendered uncollectible imposed but unpaid probation and booking fees as of July 1, 2021, and require the court to vacate those fee orders as to any unpaid balances remaining on July 1, 2021 (Pen. Code, § 1465.9, subd. (a); Gov. Code, §…”
People v. Wall CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Penal Code section 1465.9 and Government Code section 6111 provide that the enumerated fees, fines, and costs may not be collected after July 1, 2021.”
People v. Tuiono CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, § 1465.9, subd. (b); Stats 2020, ch.”
People v. Hillard CA4/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “” (Pen. Code, § 1465.9, subd. (d); Stats. 2024, ch.”
People v. Benson CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “; Pen. Code, § 1465.9, subds. (a), (b) [operative July 1, 2021]; Gov.”
People v. Reddy CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “(a); Pen. Code, § 1465.9.) Because the new provisions state in plain language the legislative intent to extend the ameliorative changes in the law to relieve the burden of any debt that remains unpaid on and after July 1, 2021, Reddy is entitled to have the fees vacated to the…”
People v. Smith CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “(Pen. Code, § 1465.9, subd. (a).) As so modified, the judgment is affirmed.”
People v. Yasaroglu CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “” (Pen. Code, § 1465.9, subd. (a); Gov. Code, § 6111, subd.”
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