California has court surcharges for all traffic violations as well. Failure to pay is handled simply; You cannot renew your license if a county abstract still reflects any unpaid fine. A portion of all fines collected in municipal court under the CA state DMV Vehicle Code goes automatically to the state and not to the municipality issuing the original infraction; or misdemeanor or felony if drunk or reckless driving...as with no hands on the helm! Ever solicitous, if a municipality fails to match its previous years' contribution to state coffers, the matter is closely looked into by the state.
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