Jim, a Connecticut resident, ran a red light while he was vacationing in California and collided with Amanda's car. Amanda suffered extensive injuries from the accident and successfully sued Jim for $200,000 in a California state court. The California court exercisedquasi in remjurisdiction over Jim's California vacation home by seizing it and selling it for $300,000. What must the court do with the excess proceeds?

OPTIONS:

A.The court must transfer the excess proceeds to the current operating budget (i.e., the current fiscal year's budget) for the California civil court system.

B. The court must award the excess proceeds to Amanda.

C. The court must return the excess proceeds to Jim.

D. Per recent amendment to the California state penal code, the court must transfer the excess proceeds to the current operating budget (i.e., the current fiscal year's budget) for the California prison system.

E. The court must assign the excess proceeds to the general operating fund of the state of California.