Taylor

Gwendolyn Maxine Taylor (appellant) wrote two checks to a supermarket with the intent to defraud. Based on a negotiated plea, appellant pled no contest to one count of fraudulently making or uttering a check in violation of Penal Code section 476a, subdivision (a) in return for no initial state prison time. Appellant agreed to make full restitution in the amount of $643.44.

At sentencing, the trial court accepted the agreement and suspended imposition of sentence for a period of three years. Appellant was placed on felony probation and committed to the custody of the sheriff for 365 days. She was ordered to submit specimens pursuant to section 296, to pay a fine of $200 pursuant to section 1202.4, and another pursuant to section 1202.44, and to pay various fees, including a fee for the presentence probation report.

Appellant claims here (1) that the trial court erred by ordering her to pay for the preparation of the probation report and related costs, and (2) that the $200 fine imposed pursuant to section 1202.44 must be stricken. We disagree with both contentions.

DISCUSSION

1. Did the trial court err when it ordered appellant to pay for the preparation of the…