In re L.G. CA3
Opinion
Opinion
discussion of the minor’s contention.
2 additional penalty of $26.75 for every $10 in fines and penalties that are ordered, for a total of $66.88.” The minor did not object. The minor did assert at sentencing that she was unable to pay the cost of the counsel, as the probation report had recommended. The court agreed that was “obvious” and did not make the reimbursement order. The court otherwise found the probation department’s recommendations appropriate and in the minor’s best interest, and adopted them. Contrary to the minor’s argument on appeal, the juvenile court’s determination that the minor was unable to pay the costs of counsel does not necessarily include the determination that she could not pay the section 731 fine and associated penalties. By adopting the probation department’s recommendation that the minor pay a $25 section 731 fine and associated penalties, the juvenile court impliedly found she had an ability to pay that fine. The minor’s objection to the reimbursement of the cost of counsel without also objecting to the section 731 fine failed to provide the juvenile court with a meaningful opportunity to consider her claim and correct any error in the adequacy…