AB 1869 / AB 199 — Discharged criminal-justice fees
Discharge of 23 categories of criminal-justice administrative fees (probation supervision, public defender, drug testing, etc.) — debts incurred 2021+ are uncollectible
What it does
AB 1869 (effective July 1, 2021) eliminated 23 categories of criminal-justice administrative fees prospectively, and AB 199 (2021) extended that to discharge the unpaid balances. Counties may NOT continue collecting on those fee balances — though restitution to victims and court-imposed fines remain owed.
Eligibility
Anyone with a Solano County (or any California county) criminal-justice administrative-fee balance accrued before July 1, 2021. Applies automatically — no application required — but holders of stale collection notices may need to write to the collecting county/probation agency to confirm balance is zero.
Issued by
California Legislature — administered by county probation, sheriff, and superior court collection units
Processing time
Debt discharge was automatic effective July 1, 2021. Removing a stale debt from a credit report or franchise tax board (FTB) intercept may take 60-90 days of follow-up correspondence.
Audience
People with prior criminal-justice administrative-fee debt in California
Official form / portal
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1869Local contact (Solano County)
Solano County Probation — Collections Unit
Solano County Probation, Fairfield, CA
(707) 784-6500
Write or call the Solano Probation collections unit to request confirmation that pre-July-2021 fee balances are discharged. If you've received a collection notice for a discharged fee, refer to Debt Free Justice CA's letter templates.
Find on the resource map (1 place) →Sources
- 1.California AB 1869 (2020) bill textaccessed 2026-05-27
- 2.Debt Free Justice California — AB 1869 implementation guideaccessed 2026-05-27
Research compiled by Guardians of Solano. Verify current eligibility and program details with the issuing agency before filing — programs change.