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Cal. Penal Code § 1214.2
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 2: The Execution, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1214.2
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if a defendant is ordered to pay a fine as a condition of probation, the order to pay a fine may be enforced during the term of probation in the same manner as is provided for the enforcement of money judgments. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), an order to pay a fine as a condition of probation may also be enforced as follows: (1) With respect to a willful failure to pay during the term of probation, in the same manner as a violation of the terms and conditions of probation. (2) If any balance remains unpaid at the end of the term of probation, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action. (c) If an order to pay a fine as a condition of probation is stayed, a writ of execution shall not issue until the stay is lifted.
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