§ 26505 District Attorney Financial Liability

• •If a district attorney doesn't hand over money they collected for the county, they can be held responsible.
• •The county treasurer can sue the district attorney to get the money back, plus extra money (50% more) as a penalty.
• •The county treasurer doesn’t need permission from the board of supervisors to start this lawsuit.
• •The county will pay for the lawyer fees and other costs to get the money back.

A district attorney collects $10,000 in fines for the county but keeps the money instead of giving it to the county.

The county treasurer can sue the district attorney to get the $10,000 back, plus an extra $5,000 (50% of the original amount) as a penalty. The county will also cover the costs of the lawyer and other expenses to make this happen.