California Government Code 76104 – (a) For purposes of supporting emergency medical services …
(a) For purposes of supporting emergency medical services pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797.98a) of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the board of supervisors of any county which established in the county treasury an Emergency Medical Services Fund prior to June 1, 1991, shall continue that fund using penalty revenues pursuant to Section 76000 as specified in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the board of supervisors prior to June 1, 1991, to create that fund. Except as provided in subdivision (d), the amount deposited in that fund shall be at and shall not exceed the corresponding amount for the 1990-91 fiscal year, plus a percentage representing the growth, if any, in the fines and forfeitures collected in comparison with the 1990-91 fiscal year, not to exceed 10 percent per fiscal year.
(b) For any county which established an Emergency Medical Services Fund prior to June 1, 1991, and for which that fund has not received deposits for 12 full months of collections of the penalty, the 1990-91 fiscal year shall be computed by projecting actual collection experience to produce an estimated annual amount.
Terms Used In California Government Code 76104
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(c) The board of supervisors of a county that has not established an Emergency Medical Services Fund prior to July 1, 1991, may set aside up to 28 percent of the total revenue from the penalty established pursuant to Section 76000 in the county treasury for purposes of supporting emergency medical services pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797.98a) of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in complying with this section, a county shall not be required to contribute an amount in excess of the receipts of the penalty assessment authorized for this purpose.
(e) The fund moneys shall be held by the county treasurer separate from any funds subject to transfer or division pursuant to § 1463 of the Penal Code. The moneys of the Emergency Medical Services Fund shall be payable only for the purposes specified in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797.98a) of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 674, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)