California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §11504: When an imprisonment has been imposed for a violation of this division, and before the termination of the sentence, the defendant is released by the vacation of the sentence of imprisonment and the im

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This statute addresses accounting procedures when a court replaces an imprisonment sentence with a fine or forfeiture, requiring the fine or forfeiture be recorded as if originally imposed.

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When an imprisonment has been imposed for a violation of this division, and before the termination of the sentence, the defendant is released by the vacation of the sentence of imprisonment and the imposition of a fine or forfeiture instead, the fine or forfeiture shall be recorded and accounted for in the same manner as though it had been imposed in the first instance.

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