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RESOLUTION NO. 62- 10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION IN RE RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTIES
FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PRISONERS WHO FORMERLY
HAVE BEEN CARED FOR AT CITY E~.'ENSE; AND IN
RE A REVIEW OF SHARED FINES UNDER SECTION
1463 OF TH'B PENAL CODE IN RELATION TO
VIOLATION OF CITY ORDINANCES THAT PROVIDE
FOR PENALTIES RATHER THAN FINES.
WHEREAS, the Legislature in 1961 enacted legislation
which makes it a violation of State law to be drunk in a public
place; and
WHEREAS, the effect of the legislation is to change
the basic responsbility of counties and cities for the
maintenance of jails; and
Wf~REAS, the counties of California will now have
the responsibility for the maintenance of larger numbers of
additional prisoners who would normally have been cared for
at cities' expense; and
WHEREAS, cities have been and now are enacting
ordinances providing penalties rather than fines for the
violation of parking regulations, which in effect circumvent
Section 1463 of the Penal Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California, as
follows:
1. That the Legislature be required to re-examine
shared revenues between cities and counties in connection with
fines and forfeitures in relation to prisoners and parking meter
violations and alcoholic beverage license fees for the purpose
of providing a larger share to the counties in light of these
newly changed conditions.
2. That the Municipal Court Judges and Justice
Court Judges be requested, through their respective associations,
to restore the status quo in the matter by sentencing persons
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convicted of being drunk in a public place within cities to
city jails, until the problem created by the 1961 legislation
is re-examined by the Legislature.
The foregoing Resolution was introduced by Supervisor
pMrde who moved its adoption, seconded by Supervisor
Steine~eer , and said Resolution was passed this 15th day of
January, 1962, on roll call by the following vote:
AXES : Supervisors G31es~ Pittrnan~ Fryde~ Steinegger and
Chairn~n Alldredge
NOES : ~ None
ABSENT: None
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Chairman"of the lard of Supervisors,
County of Butte, State of California
ATTEST:
JESSIE ROGERS,
Butte County Clerk and ex-officio
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By
Dep t Clerk
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