Penal Code section 1214.2

(a)

Except as provided in subdivision (c), if a defendant is ordered to pay a fine as a condition of probation, the order to pay a fine may be enforced during the term of probation in the same manner as is provided for the enforcement of money judgments.

(b)

Except as provided in subdivision (c), an order to pay a fine as a condition of probation may also be enforced as follows:

(1)

With respect to a willful failure to pay during the term of probation, in the same manner as a violation of the terms and conditions of probation.

(2)

If any balance remains unpaid at the end of the term of probation, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.

(c)

If an order to pay a fine as a condition of probation is stayed, a writ of execution shall not issue until the stay is lifted.

Source: Section 1214.2, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1214.­2.­ (updated Sep. 9, 1987; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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