Vehicle Code section 42240

On and after January 1, 2022, the unpaid balance of any court-imposed costs pursuant to Section 40508.5 and subdivision (g) of Section 40510.5, as those sections read on December 31, 2021, shall be unenforceable and uncollectible and any portion of a judgment imposing those costs shall be vacated.

Source: Section 42240, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=42240. (updated Sep. 23, 2021; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_42240

Original Source: Section 42240, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=42240. (last accessed May 12, 2025).