California Government Code

§ 27755

GOV § 27755Div. 2 · Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 15

Statute text

(a)At any hearing required by law to determine a person’s ability to pay court-related costs, such person shall have the right to be heard in person and to be represented by counsel, to present witnesses and other evidence, to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses, to have the evidence against him or her disclosed to him or her, and to have a written statement of the findings of the court. A defendant represented by counsel appointed by the court in the criminal proceedings shall be entitled to such representation at any hearing held pursuant to this section. If the court determines that such person has the ability to pay all or a part of the costs, the court may set the amount to be reimbursed and order him or her to pay that sum to the county in the manner in which the court believes reasonable and compatible with his or her financial ability. Failure of any such person who is not in custody to appear after proper notice for his or her financial evaluation before a county financial evaluation officer, or for this hearing, is a sufficient basis for an order directing the person to pay the full cost of his or her court-related costs as determined by the court. Proper notice to the person shall contain all of the following:

(1)That he or she has a right to a statement of such cost as soon as it is available.

(2)The person’s procedural rights under this section.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1485, Sec. 2.