The law (AB1662) reads:
"Any city that does not pay booking or processing fees to a county or
any city that contracts with a county for the payment of those fees
shall be ineligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section."
I interpret this to mean 1) reimbursements are for payments to counties
only, and 2) payments that are included under a contract are not
eligible. So just having a contract for police service doesn't
necessarily exclude you. The question is, does the contract require the
payment of the fees or have the fees been imposed subsequent to the
contract (ie. triggered by the state law enabling such charges)? If the
later is the case, it sounds to me like you're eligible. Check the
contract and call the Controller ASAP.
For more info, see the League AB1662 FAQ sheet at
http://www.cacities.org/memserv/features/BookingFeeFAQ/ab1662faq.htm
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Chris Taub wrote:
> I would like any input from you folks regarding the Booking Fee issue. In
> the 1999 State Legislative Wrap-Up Bulletin, AB 1662 was discussed. The
> paragraph contained the following: "Cities that pay other cities to book
> prisoners will not see relief from this measure. Nor will cities that
> contract with the county sheriff to provide police services which include
> booking of municipal arrestees." My City Manager has questioned this issue.
> We contract for Law Enforcement with the San Diego County Sheriff's
> Department. Our city is charged separately for booking fees. I believe that
> makes us eligible to receive the reimbursement, and in fact, we did receive
> our payment in early December. I was asked, however, to verify that we are
> eligible to continue to receive the ongoing relief - it's obviously
> important to future budgets!
> Thank you,
> Christine Taub
> City of Lemon Grove
> (619)464-6934
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
