Welfare overpayments, court ordered fines, restitution, probation costs, and attorney fees are just a few of the types of delinquent accounts that are subject to tax intercept. When an account is identified as eligible for a tax refund intercept, a notice of intent to intercept is mailed by the Franchise Tax Board to each of the responsible persons. If the account is then paid in full or satisfactory repayment arrangements are made prior to the tax intercept, the account can be deleted from the intercept list. To protect against having your tax refund intercepted, it is important to pay your account in full or keep your account current by sending your full payment each month. When a minor is ordered by the Superior Court-Juvenile Division to pay a fine, penalty assessment, or restitution, the order is generally made payable to Revenue and Recovery and a bill will be sent to the minor at the residence address identified by the court.
Minors are responsible for the repayment of their court ordered obligations.
When the Court appoints an attorney to represent the parent or minor in a case, the parent or guardian is liable for the cost of any legal services provided for themselves, and is equally liable with the other parent or guardian for the cost of legal services provided for the minor. As the parent or guardian of a minor child, you are liable for the costs related to the placement of that child by the Superior Court in any County facility. You must provide our office with a copy of the court order relinquishing your parental rights. The pre-sentence investigation fee is the cost for the Probation Department's investigation of a case prior to the sentencing hearing. I thought the Public Defender was free.