Hello everyone!
As you probably know, with the passage of AB 233, revenues
from traffic school fees, once retained by counties, are now remitted to
cities. Our County (Santa Barbara) allocates these revenues with our
municipal court fines, and has advised us that the distribution is to our
general fund. However, they have not been clear as to whether these funds
are, therefore, unrestricted or whether they carry the same legal
restrictions as other traffic safety revenues we receive from the County.
We are wondering how other agencies are treating these
revenues, and whether anyone knows definitively whether these funds are in
fact unrestricted.
Thanks in advance for your help!
