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Findings and Recommendations
3 findings
Vehicle release fees across the County for violations of Vehicle Code sections 12500 and 14601 vary from $11 in unincorporated areas, to $300 in Thousand Oaks. The average (mean) vehicle release fee for the County is $137.79.
No recommendations for this finding
Six cities (Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Santa Paula, and Simi Valley) and the Sheriff (unincorporated County areas) do not identify any additional tasks or any extra hours required to process the impoundment of a DUI vehicle versus the cost of other types of impoundments. This transfers extra costs from the DUI violator to the general public.
No recommendations for this finding
There is no standardized list of allowable categories of impound costs used to calculate the vehicle release fees across the County. Some cities base fees on costs that occur after a traffic stop transitions to the impound process. This cost basis also includes the vehicle release paperwork. Other cities and the Sheriff collect fees based only on the cost of paperwork generated at the end of the impound process. This disparity in the services included in the fee allocations for violations of Vehicle Code sections 12500, 14601, and 23152 is a major factor in the fee variations.
No recommendations for this finding
No Responses Found
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