The O.C. Supervisors approve the discharge of juvenile fees incurred prior to 1/1/18

Santa Ana, Calif. (July 14, 2020) – At today’s Orange County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, the Board gave approval for the Probation Department to cease collection of juvenile fees previously incurred prior to the January 1, 2018 implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 190. As of June 17, 2020, the outstanding balance of those fees was $18.5 million for Orange County. The annual revenue from the fees included in the FY 2020-21 Budget was estimated to be $925,000.

Orange County is the latest to voluntarily eliminate debt incurred under the laws that pre-dated SB 190. The Board’s action aligns Orange County with statewide practices and provides financial relief to youth and their families.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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