Each salaried officer of a county shall charge and collect for the use of his or her county and pay into the county treasury on or before the fifth day of each month the fees allowed by law in all cases, except those or a percentage of them allowed him or her, and those which are a charge against the county. No salaried officer who collects fees pursuant to this section shall be required to accept coin in payment of those fees.
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Section § 24350
This law requires salaried county officers to collect fees for their county and deposit them into the county treasury by the fifth day of each month. These fees are the ones allowed by law, except for the ones officers are permitted to keep or those that the county pays. Additionally, officers don't have to accept coins as payment for these fees.
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Section § 24351
County officers must place any trust money they handle into the county treasury as soon as they receive a certificate from the auditor. This money can only be taken out with a warrant from the county auditor, based on a request by the officer who deposited it.
Unless otherwise specifically provided for by law, each officer of a county shall on the certificate of the auditor immediately deposit in the county treasury all trust money coming into the officer’s possession officially. Trust money so deposited shall be withdrawn only on a warrant issued by the county auditor drawn upon requisition of the officer depositing the money.
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Section § 24351.5
This law requires local child support agencies to deposit support payments into special accounts as directed by the Department of Child Support Services. This is to ensure that child support payments are processed quickly, in line with federal deadlines.
Upon implementation of the State Disbursement Unit pursuant to Section 17309 of the Family Code, and notwithstanding Section 24351, the local child support agency shall deposit support payments paid to that office to an account in a manner as specified by the Department of Child Support Services to permit the processing of child support payments within the timeframes set forth in federal law.
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Section § 24352
This law mandates that any officer who is allowed to collect fees must maintain a detailed monthly record of all types of fees and fines they collect or are responsible for. These records must be kept in a way that follows the Controller's guidelines and must be available for the public to view during regular office hours.
Each officer authorized to receive fees pursuant to this title shall keep, in accordance with the guidelines of the Controller, a monthly record of all fees or compensation and fines of whatever nature, kind, or description, collected or chargeable. The record shall be open to public inspection during office hours.
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Section § 24353
County officers who collect money must ensure any funds they handle are deposited into the county treasury promptly. They must report details about fees, fines, and forfeitures within 35 days after the month of collection. They don't have to accept coins as payment. If an officer fails to follow these rules and it results in a financial penalty, the responsible county department must reimburse the penalty to the county's general fund. With the treasurer's approval, officers can directly deposit funds into the treasury's active account.
Each officer of a county authorized to collect money shall pay into the county treasury all money collected by him or her, or under his or her control, that is payable into the treasury in a timely manner, and shall remit fee, fine, and forfeiture data within 35 days after the end of the month in which they are collected to the county auditor and treasurer in the form they require. No officer who collects money as described in this section shall be required to accept payment in coin. If the county auditor finds that an officer of the county has failed to comply with the requirements for payment of moneys pursuant to this section or Section 68101, which directly results in the assessment of a financial penalty pursuant to Section 68085, the county department that failed
to comply shall reimburse the county general fund in an amount equal to the actual penalty. With the approval of the treasurer as provided in Section 27080.1, each depositing officer may deposit directly into the treasurer’s active account all money payable into the county treasury.
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Section § 24355.2
This law allows county boards of supervisors in California to use a mechanized system for reporting information over a standard four-week period. They can also establish ordinances for totaling fees as needed, following guidelines set by another law (Section 24352).
In counties using a mechanized management reporting system in reporting information for a uniform four-week period, the board of supervisors by ordinance may provide for the totaling of fees as required by Section 24352.
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Section § 24356
This law section states that the auditor must keep specific forms in their office and can get rid of them after five years, as outlined by another law (Section 26907).
The auditor shall file in his or her office the forms required by this chapter, and may dispose of them after five years in accordance with Section 26907.
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