§ 1735 Juvenile Fine Payment Confinement

Welfare and Institutions Code·California

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•If a person under 21 gets fined and can't pay, the court can reduce the fine or let them go without paying.
•If they still don't pay, the court can send them to a special place (not a regular jail) for a short time.
•The place they go must be approved by the Authority.

Example

A 20-year-old gets a fine for speeding but doesn't have the money to pay.

The court can lower the fine or even cancel it. If the person still doesn't pay, they might have to stay in a special place for young people for a little while instead of going to jail.

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§ 1735 Juvenile Fine Payment Confinement

If the court sentences a person under 21 years of age at the time of his apprehension to the payment of a fine and the fine is not paid, the court may either remit the fine in whole or in part, or commit him to confinement for a length of time permitted by the statutes relating to imprisonment for failure to pay fines. But such confinement may be only in a place approved by the Authority. (Amended by Stats. 1944, 3rd [1st] Ex. Sess., Ch. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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imprisonment sentence fine authority

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California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 1735.

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