Is a court's failure to impose a mandatory fine or fee valid?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanders, D056086, Super. Ct. No. SCD191770, Super. Ct. No. SCD208781 (Cal. App. 2011):
to invalidate the fees' imposition. (See People v. Walz (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 1364, 1369 [a court's failure to impose a mandatory fine [or fee] results in an unauthorized sentence that can be corrected at any time].)
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