76000.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for each parking offense for which a parking penalty, fine, or forfeiture is imposed, an added penalty of three dollars ($3) shall be imposed in addition to the penalty, fine, or forfeiture set by the city, district, or other issuing agency.
(b) For each parking offense for which a penalty or fine is collected in the courts of the county, the county treasurer shall transmit the penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Treasurer for deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund established by Section 68085. These moneys shall be taken from the penalties, fines, and forfeitures deposited with the county treasurer prior to any division pursuant to Section 1463.009 of the Penal Code. The judges of the county shall increase the bail schedule amounts as appropriate for parking offenses to reflect the added penalty provided for by subdivision (a).
(c) In those cities, districts, or other issuing agencies that elect to accept parking penalties, and otherwise process parking offenses pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 40200) of Chapter 1 of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code, that city, district, or issuing agency shall collect the added penalty imposed by this section. Each agency that elects to process parking offenses shall pay to the Treasurer for deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund three dollars ($3) for each civil parking penalty collected on each offense. Those payments to the Treasurer shall be made monthly.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 70, Sec. 1. (AB 2038) Effective January 1, 2021.)