California Court of Appeal

Remanding a case for the recalculation of criminal laboratory analysis and drug program fees in the case of a man who had a surcharge imposed on the costs because the trial court characterized them as fines rather than fees and, despite a split in decisions relating to this interpretation, the court chose to adopt the reasoning that results in these costs as nonpunitive and therefore not eligible for penalty assessment.

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• Published 2017/09/22

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