Section 17604.
Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 17604.
in effect(a)
All motor vehicle license fee revenues collected in the 1991–92 fiscal year that are deposited to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund shall be credited to the Vehicle License Fee Account of that fund.
(b)
(1)
For the 1992–93 fiscal year through the 2014–15 fiscal year, inclusive, from vehicle license fee proceeds from revenues deposited to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund, the Controller shall make monthly deposits to the Vehicle License Fee Account of the Local Revenue Fund until the deposits equal the amounts that were allocated to counties, cities, and cities and counties in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this chapter from the Vehicle License Fee Account in the Local Revenue Fund and the Vehicle License Fee Account and the
Vehicle License Fee Growth Account in the Local Revenue Fund.
(2)
Any excess vehicle fee revenues deposited into the Local Revenue Fund pursuant to Section 11001.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be deposited in the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account of the Local Revenue Fund.
(3)
The Controller shall calculate the difference between the total amount of vehicle license fee proceeds deposited to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11001.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and deposited into the Vehicle License Fee Account for the period of July 16, 2009, to July 15, 2010, inclusive, and the amount deposited for the period of July 16, 2010, to July 15, 2011, inclusive.
(4)
Of vehicle license fee proceeds deposited to the Vehicle License Fee Account after
July 15, 2011, an amount equal to the difference calculated in paragraph (3) shall be deemed to have been deposited during the period of July 16, 2010, to July 15, 2011, inclusive, and allocated to cities, counties, and a city and county as if those proceeds had been received during the 2010–11 fiscal year.
(c)
(1)
On or before the 27th day of each month, the Controller shall allocate to each county, city, or city and county, the amounts deposited and remaining unexpended and unreserved on the 15th day of the month in the Vehicle License Fee Account of the Local Revenue Fund, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)
For the 1991–92 fiscal year, allocations shall be made in accordance with the following schedule:
Jurisdiction
Allocation
Percentage
Alameda
4.5046
Alpine
0.0137
Amador
0.1512
Butte
0.8131
Calaveras
0.1367
Colusa
0.1195
Contra Costa
2.2386
Del Norte
0.1340
El Dorado
0.5228
Fresno
2.3531
Glenn
0.1391
Humboldt
0.8929
Imperial
0.8237
Inyo
0.1869
Kern
1.6362
Kings
0.4084
Lake
0.1752
Lassen
0.1525
Los Angeles
37.2606
Madera
0.3656
Marin
1.0785
Mariposa
0.0815
Mendocino
0.2586
Merced
0.4094
Modoc
0.0923
Mono
0.1342
Monterey
0.8975
Napa
0.4466
Nevada
0.2734
Orange
5.4304
Placer
0.2806
Plumas
0.1145
Riverside
2.7867
Sacramento
2.7497
San Benito
0.1701
San Bernardino
2.4709
San Diego
4.7771
San Francisco
7.1450
San Joaquin
1.0810
San Luis Obispo
0.4811
San Mateo
1.5937
Santa Barbara
0.9418
Santa Clara
3.6238
Santa Cruz
0.6714
Shasta
0.6732
Sierra
0.0340
Siskiyou
0.2246
Solano
0.9377
Sonoma
1.6687
Stanislaus
1.0509
Sutter
0.4460
Tehama
0.2986
Trinity
0.1388
Tulare
0.7485
Tuolumne
0.2357
Ventura
1.3658
Yolo
0.3522
Yuba
0.3076
Berkeley
0.0692
Long Beach
0.2918
Pasadena
0.1385
(3)
For the 1992–93, 1993–94, and 1994–95 fiscal years and fiscal years thereafter, allocations shall be made in the same amounts as were distributed from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account in the prior fiscal year.
(4)
For the 1995–96 fiscal year, allocations shall be made in the same amounts as distributed in the 1994–95 fiscal year from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account after adjusting the allocation amounts by the amounts specified for the following counties:
Alpine
$(11,296)
Amador
25,417
Calaveras
49,892
Del Norte
39,537
Glenn
(12,238)
Lassen
17,886
Mariposa
(6,950)
Modoc
(29,182)
Mono
(6,950)
San Benito
20,710
Sierra
(39,537)
Trinity
(48,009)
(5)
(A)
For the 1996–97 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter, allocations shall be made in the same amounts as were distributed from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account in the prior fiscal year.
(B)
Initial proceeds deposited in the Vehicle License Fee Account in the 2003–04 fiscal year in the amount that would otherwise have been transferred pursuant to former Section 10754 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the period June 20, 2003, to July 15, 2003, inclusive, shall be deemed to have been deposited during the period June 16, 2003, to July 15, 2003, inclusive, and allocated to cities, counties, and a city and county during the 2002–03 fiscal year.
(d)
The Controller shall make monthly allocations
from the amount deposited in the Vehicle License Collection Account of the Local Revenue Fund to each county in accordance with a schedule to be developed by the State Department of Health Care Services in consultation with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, which is compatible with the intent of the Legislature expressed in the act adding this subdivision.
(e)
For the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years, before making the monthly allocations in accordance with paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) and subdivision (d), and pursuant to a schedule provided by the Department of Finance, the Controller shall adjust the monthly distributions from the Vehicle License Fee Account to reflect an equal exchange of sales and use tax funds from the Social Services Subaccount to the Health Subaccount, as required by subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 17600.15, and of Vehicle License Fee funds from the Health Account to the Social
Services Account. Adjustments made to the Vehicle License Fee distributions pursuant to this subdivision shall not be used in calculating future year allocations to the Vehicle License Fee Account.
(f)
For the 2015–16 fiscal year, of the vehicle license fee proceeds from revenues deposited to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund, the Controller shall make the following monthly deposits:
(1)
To the Social Services Subaccount of the Vehicle License Fee Account, until the deposits equal the total amount that was allocated to the social services accounts of the local health and welfare trust funds in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this chapter from the Vehicle License Fee Account.
(2)
To the Health Subaccount of the Vehicle License Fee Account, until the deposits equal the total amount that was allocated to the health
accounts of the local health and welfare trust funds in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this chapter from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account.
(3)
To the County Medical Services Program Subaccount of the Vehicle License Fee Account, until the deposits equal the total amount that was allocated to the County Medical Services Program in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this chapter from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account.
(4)
To the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount until the deposits equal the amounts that were deposited in the prior fiscal year from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account.
(5)
To the Mental Health Subaccount of the Vehicle License Fee Account until the deposits
equal the amounts that were allocated to counties’, cities’, and cities and counties’ CalWORKs Maintenance of Effort Subaccounts pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 17601.25, and any additional amounts above the amount specified in subdivision (a) of Section 17601.25 of the local health and welfare trust funds in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this chapter from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account. The Controller shall not include in this calculation any funding deposited in the Mental Health Subaccount from the Support Services Growth Subaccount pursuant to Section 30027.9 of the Government Code or funds described in subdivision (c) of Section 17601.25.
(6)
Any excess vehicle license fee revenues received pursuant to Section 11001.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code after the allocations required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, are made shall be deposited in the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account
of the Local Revenue Fund.
(g)
For the 2016–17 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter, of the vehicle license fee proceeds from revenues deposited to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund, the Controller shall make the following monthly deposits:
(1)
To the Social Services Subaccount until the deposits equal the amount that was deposited to the Social Services Subaccount in the prior fiscal year from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account.
(2)
To the Health Subaccount until the deposits equal the total amounts that were deposited to the Health Subaccount in the prior fiscal year from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account.
(3)
To the County Medical Services Program Subaccount until
the deposits equal the total amounts that were deposited in the prior fiscal year to the County Medical Services Program Subaccount of the Vehicle License Fee Account and the County Medical Services Program Growth Subaccount of the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account.
(4)
To the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount until the deposits equal the amounts that were deposited to the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount in the prior fiscal year from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account.
(5)
To the Mental Health Subaccount of the Vehicle License Fee Account until the deposits equal the amounts that were allocated to counties’, cities’, and cities and counties’ CalWORKs Maintenance of Effort Subaccounts pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 17601.25, and any additional amounts above the amount specified in
subdivision (a) of Section 17601.25 of the local health and welfare trust funds in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this chapter from the Vehicle License Fee Account and the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account. The Controller shall not include in this calculation any funding deposited in the Mental Health Subaccount from the Support Services Growth Subaccount pursuant to Section 30027.9 of the Government Code or funds described in subdivision (c) of Section 17601.25.
(6)
Any excess vehicle license fee revenues received pursuant to Section 11001.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code after the allocations required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, are made shall be deposited in the Vehicle License Fee Growth Account of the Local Revenue Fund.
References
referencesCal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 11001.5.
referencesCal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 10754.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 30027.9.
referencesCal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 17600.15.
referencesCal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 17601.25.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026