Criminal Justice Policy Program at Harvard Law School
50-State Criminal Justice Debt Reform Builder Bringing transparency to areas of significant legal complexity.
50-State Criminal Justice Debt Reform Builder Bringing transparency to areas of significant legal complexity.
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Statute
Cal. Pen. Code § 1463.007(b)-(c)
State
California
Statutory language
(b) Once debt becomes delinquent, it continues to be delinquent and may be subject to collection by a comprehensive collection program . . . .
(c) For the purposes of this section, a “comprehensive collection program” is a separate and distinct revenue collection activity that meets each of the following criteria: ... (4) The program engages in at least five of the following activities: ... (D) Contracts with one or more private debt collectors to collect delinquent debt.
Who may collect
All courts
Clerk
Coroner
County
Court
Department of Motor Vehicles
District attorney
Law enforcement
Local jurisdiction
Municipal court
Municipality/municipal agency
Other
Private actors
Prosecutor
State courts
State/statewide agency
Supervision agency
Traffic court