More about Bail Calculation

• Bail is calculated one violation at a time and only for undisposed violations.

• General ledger entries are not made when bail is calculated, because until the violation is disposed, the bail is not considered part of the case. If the fees are accrual-based, the general ledger entries are made when the violation is disposed; if the fees are cash-based, the entries are made when the violation is disposed and payment is taken against the fees.

• You must be set up to create fees for the case before you can calculate bail; otherwise, you receive an error advising you that you do not have permission to create fees for the case.

• The bail calculation process calculates bail based on rules established on the Uniform Bail/Penalty Rule form (CTRUBPS). Bail for a violation can be a set amount or it can be a percentage of all fees, both real and assessed. The bail calculation process determines which rule to use based on the following:

• Court and location.

• Violation and violation level.

In the case of a rule that calculates bail based on a percentage of all fees, the process determines assessed fees based on the following:

• Where the violation occurred (for example, in a construction zone or a double fine area).

• For speeding violations, the number of miles over the posted speed limit.

• For weight violations, the number of pounds over the legal weight.

• Date used to assess fees. This is set as either Violation Date or Filing Date for all detail codes on the Accounts Receivable Control form (CBACTRL), but that setting can be overridden for individual detail codes on the Uniform Bail/Penalty Schedule Rule form (CTRUBPS). The choices for individual detail codes on CTRUBPS are Violation Date, Filing Date, or Assessed Date. "Assessed Date" is the current date if the violation has not been disposed; that is the date that would be used in bail calculation if the rule has the assessed date override setting.

If no rules exist with an effective date range that includes the violation date, filing date, or assessed date (synonymous with current date for the purposes of bail calculation), then bail calculation returns a zero amount.

• If a violation occurred in both a  construction/maintenance zone and a double fine/safety zone and is marked as such when filed, both amounts are assessed and totaled during bail calculation.

• If bail has been previously calculated and then needs to be re-calculated, the process removes the original bail amount and replaces it with the new amount.