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(a) If presented with a petition, an ad hoc adjudication committee, in consultation with the entity that submitted the petition and the applicable subject transit operator, shall do both of the following:

(1) Determine whether it agrees with the entity’s claim or claims in the petition.

(2) If it agrees with the claim or claims described in paragraph (1), determine whether to recommend the following:

(A) Corrective action for the subject operator to take to address the issue that was the subject of the petition.

(B) That the commission withhold up to 3.5 percent of funding allocated to the subject operator pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 67750) in an amount the ad hoc adjudication committee deems proportionate to the issue that was the subject of the petition.

(b) An ad hoc adjudication committee shall provide written findings explaining a recommendation made pursuant to this section and shall submit the recommendation and those findings to the commission.

(c) If there is a tie vote in approving a recommendation, then the tie vote shall favor making a recommendation.


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(a) After receiving a recommendation from an ad hoc adjudication committee pursuant to Section 67786, the commission shall approve the recommendation and, if the ad hoc adjudication committee recommended corrective action, provide the subject operator with a period of at least 90 days to comply.

(b) (1) If the subject operator does not take corrective action within the period granted by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a), then the ad hoc adjudication committee may direct to commission to withhold up to an additional 3.5 percent of funding allocated to the subject operator pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 67750) in an amount the ad hoc adjudication committee deems proportionate to the issue that was the subject of the petition. The total amount withheld from a subject operator pursuant to this chapter at any given time shall not exceed 7 percent.

(2) The commission shall withhold the funds until either of the following occurs:

(A) The operator complies with the corrective action and the ad hoc adjudication committee, with an affirmative vote from at least one committee member of every county represented in the committee, makes a finding that the operator has complied with the requirements and approves the return of funding.

(B) After 180 days of the submission of the recommendation, the ad hoc adjudication committee, with an affirmative vote from the majority of the committee, makes a finding that the operator has complied with the requirements and approves the return of funding.

(c) If the subject operator does not comply with the requirements of this chapter before the commission makes the final allocations of revenue from the tax ordinance approved by the voters pursuant to this title, the commission shall reallocate the withheld funds to support public transit expenses within the county or counties that the operator serves.

(d) If there is a lawsuit involving a decision made by an ad hoc adjudication committee, the sole remedy against the commission shall be limited to either the release or withholding, as the case necessitates, of the funds at issue in the ad hoc adjudication committee decision, and legal fees shall not be recoverable.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 740, Sec. 4. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2026.)

chapter: 6. Enhanced Accountability

path: 7.85. SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSIT FINANCE > 6. Enhanced Accountability


text: This title shall be known and may be cited as the Military Base Reuse Authority Act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1165, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1994.)

chapter: 1. Title and Declarations

path: 7.86. THE MILITARY BASE REUSE AUTHORITY ACT > 1. Title and Declarations


text:
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) It is in the best interest of the state to facilitate the transfer and reuse of property and infrastructure comprising military bases designated for closure by the federal government in the most expeditious manner.

(b) The disruption caused by the closure of any military base on the civilian economy and the people of the surrounding communities should be minimized.

(c) The state should facilitate the reuse and development of the military base in ways that enhance the economy and quality of life of the communities surrounding the base.

(d) Any reuse and development of the military base should to the maximum extent possible maintain and protect the unique environmental resources of the state.

(e) The objectives set forth above are most likely to be achieved if an effective governmental structure exists to plan for, finance, and carry out the transfer and reuse of the base in a cooperative, coordinated, balanced, and decisive manner.

title: 7.86. THE MILITARY BASE REUSE AUTHORITY ACT


text:
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter govern the construction of this title.

(a) “Authority” means a military base reuse authority.

(b) “Basewide facility” means a public capital facility that, in the judgment of the board, is important to the overall reuse of the base, and has significance beyond any single city or the unincorporated area of a county.

(c) “Board” means the governing board of the authority, as specified in Section 67820.

(d) “Authority reuse plan” means the plan for the future use of the military base pursuant to Section 67830.

(e) “Local facility” means a public capital facility that, in the judgment of the board, is important primarily within a single city or the unincorporated area of the county.

(f) “Legislative body” means the city council of a city or the board of supervisors of a county.

(g) “Member agency” means any of the counties and cities serving on the board of the authority.

(h) “Public capital facilities” means all public capital facilities described in the authority reuse plan, including, but not limited to, roads, freeways, ramps, air transportation facilities and freight hauling and handling facilities, sewage and water conveyance and treatment facilities, school library and other educational facilities, and recreational facilities, that could most efficiently and conveniently be planned, negotiated, financed, or constructed by the authority to further the integrated future use of the military base.

(i) “Redevelopment authority,” for the purposes of federal law concerning the transfer of property at the military base, means the authority.

chapter: 2. General Provisions

path: 7.86. THE MILITARY BASE REUSE AUTHORITY ACT > 2. General Provisions


text: Counties and cities may establish an authority with the powers and duties set forth in this title upon the adoption of resolutions pursuant to Section 67820.

history: (History: Amended (as added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1165) by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1166, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1994.)


text: The authority is a public corporation of the State of California that is independent of the agencies from which its board is appointed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the powers and duties of the authority are those granted or imposed by this title. The Legislature finds and declares that the planning, financing, and management of the reuse of military bases is a matter of statewide importance, and that the powers and duties granted to the authority by this title shall prevail over those of any local entity, including any city or county, whether formed under the general laws of the State of California or pursuant to a charter, and any joint powers authority.


text: The purpose of the authority is to plan for, finance, and manage the transition of the military base from military to civilian use.


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(a) The authority shall be formed if two-thirds of the legislative bodies listed in subdivision (b) with two-thirds of the territory over all or a portion of the boundaries of the military base and with responsibility for complying with Division 1 (commencing with Section 65000) of Title 7 adopt resolutions calling for the formation of the authority.

(b) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors composed of the following:

(1) One member from each city with a sphere of influence over all or a portion of the boundaries of the military base.

(2) One member from each county with territory over all or a portion of the boundaries of the military base.

(3) One member from each city with territory over all or a portion of the boundaries of the military base.

(c) Each legislative body may appoint one alternate for each of its positions on the board, and each alternate shall have all the rights and authority of a board member when serving in that board member’s place.

(d) Each board member and each alternate shall be a member of the legislative body making the appointment, except that alternates appointed by the county board of supervisors shall be residents of the county. Board members and alternates shall serve at the pleasure of the legislative body making the appointment.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or (b), any local agency that does not adopt a resolution favoring establishment of the authority shall not be required to:

(1) Appoint a voting member to the board.

(2) Contribute to the authority pursuant to Section 67850 if it does not appoint a voting member to the board.

(3) Serve on an administrative committee pursuant to Section 67830 if it does not appoint a voting member to the board.

history: (History: Amended (as added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1165) by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1166, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1994.)

chapter: 3. Organization

path: 7.86. THE MILITARY BASE REUSE AUTHORITY ACT > 3. Organization


text: The board may appoint or remove ex officio nonvoting members at its pleasure.


text: The board shall provide by resolution the dates on which and the time and place at which regular meetings of the board shall be held. A copy of each resolution establishing the date, time, and place of a regular meeting shall be filed with the secretary of the board and the clerk or secretary of the legislative body of each of the members. The board shall comply with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).


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(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings and activities.

(b) The board’s rules and regulations may expand the board of directors to include one representative from each city that abuts the boundaries of the military base. The board’s rules and regulations shall include the vote required for the board to take action pursuant to this section, and may provide for weighted voting for some or all actions based on factors including, but not limited to, an agency’s acreage, assessed valuation, or population within the boundaries of the military base.


text: The secretary of the board shall maintain minutes of the meetings of the board and, as soon as possible after each meeting, shall cause a copy of the minutes to be forwarded to each member of the board.


text: A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum and may act for the authority.


text: A resolution, ordinance, or other action of the board shall not be approved or adopted sooner than 72 hours after its introduction, unless approved by unanimous vote of all members present at the time of consideration. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any action taken by the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members of the board.


text: The members of the board shall serve without compensation.


text: The board shall elect from its own members a chair and a vice chair at the first board meeting held each year. Each shall serve a term of one year and may be reelected.


text: The board shall determine the qualifications of, and shall appoint and fix the salary of, the executive officer of the agency, and shall employ or contract with other staff or consultants as may be necessary to execute the powers and function provided for under this title, including, but not limited to, attorneys, financing consultants, planners, accountants, engineers, architects, contractors, appraisers, and other consultants and advisers.


text: The chief administrative officer or city manager of each member agency, or his or her designee, shall serve on an administrative committee to the board to provide advice, analysis, and recommendations to the board as the board may request from time to time.


text: The board may, at its pleasure, appoint an additional advisory committee or committees to provide the board with options, critique, analysis, and other information as it finds useful, and may provide mechanisms through which any such committee may report to the board.


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(a) The board shall prepare, adopt, review, revise from time to time, and maintain a plan, that complies with Section 65302 and federal requirements, for the future use and development of the territory occupied by the military base, and a five-year capital improvement program prepared and adopted pursuant to Section 65403 that indicates basewide facilities and local facilities. The adopted plan shall be the official local plan for the reuse of the base for all public purposes, including all discussions with federal agencies, and for purposes of planning, design, and funding by all state agencies.

(b) The authority reuse plan may provide for development to occur in phases, with criteria concerning public facility development and other factors that must be satisfied within each time phase.

(c) In preparing, adopting, reviewing, and revising the reuse plan, the board shall be consistent with approved coastal plans, air quality plans, water quality plans, spheres of influence, and other countywide or regional plans required by federal or state law, other than local general plans, including any amendments subsequent to the enactment of this title, and shall consider related local general plans.

chapter: 4. Powers and Duties

path: 7.86. THE MILITARY BASE REUSE AUTHORITY ACT > 4. Powers and Duties


text:
After the board has adopted a reuse plan, each county or city with territory occupied by the base shall submit to the board its general plan or amended general plan, which shall be required to satisfy both of the following:

(a) The plan is submitted pursuant to a resolution adopted by the county or city, after a noticed public hearing, that certified that the portion of the general plan or amended general plan applicable to the territory of the base is intended to be carried out in a manner fully in conformity with this title.

(b) The plan contains, in accordance with guidelines established by the board, materials sufficient for a thorough and complete review.


text:
(a) The board shall, within 90 days after the submittal, after a noticed public hearing, either certify or refuse to certify, in whole or in part, the portion of the general plan or amended general plan applicable to the territory of the base.

(b) Where a general plan or amended general plan is refused certification, in whole or in part, the board shall provide a written explanation and may suggest modifications, that, if adopted and transmitted to the board by the county or a city, will allow the amended general plan to be deemed certified upon confirmation by the executive officer of the board. The county or a city may elect to meet the board’s refusal of certification in a manner other than as suggested by the board and may then resubmit its revised general plan to the board. If the county or a city requests that the board not recommend or suggest modifications that, if made, will result in certification, the board shall refuse certification with the required findings.

(c) The board shall approve and certify the portions of a general plan or amended general plan applicable to the territory of the base, or any amendments thereto, if the board finds that the portions of the general plan or amended general plan applicable to the territory of the base meet the requirements of this title, and are consistent with the reuse plan.


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(a) Within 30 days after the certification of a general plan or amended general plan, or any portion thereof, the board shall, after consultation with the county or a city, establish a date for that county or city to submit the zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and, where necessary, other implementing actions applicable to the territory of the base.

(b) If the county or a city fails to meet the schedule established pursuant to subdivision (a), the board may waive the deadlines for board action on submitted zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and, where necessary, other implementing actions, as set forth in Section 67840.4.


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(a) A county and cities to which subdivision (a) of Section 67840.1 applies shall submit to the board the zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and, where necessary, other implementing actions applicable to the territory of the base that are required pursuant to this title.

(b) The board may only reject zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, or other implementing actions on the grounds that they do not conform with, or are inadequate to carry out, the certified general plan applicable to the territory of the base. If the board rejects the zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, or other implementing actions applicable to the territory of the base, it shall give written notice of the rejection specifying the provisions of the general plan with which the rejected zoning ordinances do not conform or that it finds will not be adequately carried out, together with its reasons for the action taken.

(c) The board may suggest modifications in the rejected zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, or other implementing actions, that, if adopted by the county or cities and transmitted to the board, shall be deemed approved upon confirmation by the executive officer of the board.

(d) The county or cities may elect to meet the board’s rejection in a manner other than as suggested by the board and may then resubmit its revised zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and other implementing actions to the board.


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(a) Except for appeals to the board, as provided in Section 67840.7, after the portion of a general plan applicable to the base has been certified and all implementing actions within the area affected have become effective, the development review authority shall be exercised by the respective county or city over any development proposed within the area to which the general plan applies.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any development proposed or undertaken on any tidelands, submerged lands, or on public trust lands, whether filled or unfilled, lying within the coastal zone.


text: After the board has certified a general plan or an amended general plan, any amendments to that certified plan that are applicable to the territory of the base shall take effect only upon certification in the same manner as for the initially certified plan, as provided in this title.


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(a) After the board has adopted a reuse plan pursuant to this title, any revision or other change to that plan that only affects territory lying within the jurisdiction of one member agency may only be adopted by the board if one of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) The revision or other change was initiated by resolution adopted by the legislative body of the affected member agency and approved by at least a simple majority affirmative vote of the board.

(2) The revision or other change was initiated by the board or any entity other than the affected member agency and approved by at least a two-thirds affirmative vote of the board.

(b) (1) No local agency shall permit, approve, or otherwise allow any development or other change of use within the area of the base that is not consistent with the plan as adopted or revised pursuant to this title. The board may adopt regulations to ensure compliance with the provisions of this title. No local agency shall permit, approve, or otherwise allow any development or other change of use within the area of the base that is outside the jurisdiction of that local agency.

(2) Subject to the consistency determinations required pursuant to this title, each member agency with jurisdiction lying within the area of the military base may plan for, zone, and issue or deny building permits and other development approvals within that area. Actions of the member agency pursuant to this subdivision may be reviewed by the board at its own initiative, or may be appealed to the board.


text: The board may negotiate and enter into appropriate agreements with the United States or any of its agencies or departments for the purpose of determining the disposition, reuse, or conservation of the property or facilities within the area of the military base.


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(a) The board shall be the principal local public agent for the acquisition, lease disposition, and sale of real property and facilities within the territory of the military base, and is the state-designated agency for receipt of title to federal property, including property transferred pursuant to the “Pryor Amendment,” except as otherwise provided in this section. The board has the authority to acquire, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real property and facilities within the territory of the military base.

(b) The board may mediate and resolve conflicts between local agencies concerning the uses of federal land to be transferred for public benefit purposes, or for other uses. The board shall have primary local responsibility for complying with the provisions of the federal Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77) related to low-income housing in the area of the base.

(c) The board may take title to property within the area of the base that is either turned over to the board by the federal government at no cost or that is purchased by the board. The board may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of this property at full market value or at less than full market value in order to facilitate the rapid and successful transition of the base to civilian use. In any transaction involving the transfer of federal property, the board shall fully honor all conditions, requirements, and understandings with the federal government with respect to the use and disposal of that property. In the sale, lease, or disposition of real property, the board shall follow those procedures and make those determinations that are required of redevelopment agencies pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 33430) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) The provisions of this title shall not preclude negotiations between the federal government and any local telecommunication, water, gas, electric, or cable provider for the transfer to any such utility or provider of federally-owned distribution systems and related facilities serving the military base.


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(a) The board shall identify those public capital facilities described in the authority reuse plan, that could most efficiently or conveniently be planned, negotiated, financed, or constructed by the board to further the integrated future use of the base. The board shall undertake to plan for and arrange the provision of those facilities, including arranging for their financing and construction. The board shall have authority to plan, design, construct, and finance these public capital facilities, or to delegate any of those powers to one or more member agencies.

(b) The board may seek state and federal grants and loans or other assistance to help fund these public facilities.

(c) The board may, in any year, levy assessments, reassessments, or special taxes and issue bonds to finance basewide facilities in accordance with, and pursuant to, any of the following:

(1) The Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(2) The Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(3) The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(4) The Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 (Chapter 6.4 (commencing with Section 54703)).

(5) The Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code).

(6) The Integrated Financing District Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 53175) of Division 2 of Title 5).

(7) The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).

(8) The Infrastructure Financing District Act (Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 53395) of Division 2 of Title 5).

(9) The Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985 (Article 4 (commencing with Section 6584) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1).

(10) The Revenue Bond Act of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Division 2 of Title 5).

(11) Fire suppression assessments levied pursuant to Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 50078) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5.

(12) Habitat maintenance assessments levied pursuant to Article 3.1 (commencing with Section 50060) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5.

(d) The board may levy development fees on development projects within the area of the base. Any development fees shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000) of Division 1 of Title 5. No local agency shall issue any building permit for any development within the area of the military base until the board has certified that all development fees that it has levied with respect to the development project have been paid or otherwise satisfied.

(e) The board may receive funds from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank pursuant to Division 1 (commencing with Section 63000) of Title 6.7.


text: The board may enter into contracts and agreements as necessary to mitigate any impacts of the reuse of the military base.


text: The board may study, evaluate, and recommend cleanup of toxic and explosive substances within the area of the base to the federal government, including the Department of Defense, and the State of California, if it determines that doing so is in the best interests of the communities surrounding the military base area.


text: The board shall aggressively pursue all possible federal funding for the transfer, cleanup, and reuse of the local military base, including funding to pay for the costs of public capital facilities and funding to attract and encourage the development of private businesses and public universities and other public facilities within the area of the base. The board may also pursue and accept federal and state funding to pay part of the expenses of operating the authority.


text: The board may take other action that is necessary or convenient to ensure the rapid and successful conversion of the area of the military base to civilian use in a way that provides maximum benefits to the communities of the area and the State of California.


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(a) The board is encouraged to look first to contracting with, and providing funding to, the California Conservation Corps for the purpose of carrying out conservation and environmental projects, including, but not limited to, the cleanup of low hazardous toxic materials.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the California Conservation Corps be considered a resource for the board for carrying out conservation and environmental projects, including, but not limited to, the cleanup of low hazardous toxic materials, because of the training and safety requirements associated with those activities and the established, cost-effective program and infrastructure that the corps can provide through its own resources, or in partnership with local corps or public or private entities, for the hiring, training, and personal development of those young adults in local communities that carry out meaningful conservation and environmental projects.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the board from utilizing the resources of local residents to the greatest extent possible in carrying out conservation and environmental projects.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1166, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1994.)


text: In addition to any funds received from federal and state agencies for the expenses of operating the authority, the board may receive contributions from agencies represented on the board. Each agency represented by a board member shall contribute to the authority, on or before August of each fiscal year, a sum to be determined by the board for each board member that the agency appoints. For purposes of this section, the term “public agency” does not include any elected official of the federal or state government.

chapter: 5. Funding

path: 7.86. THE MILITARY BASE REUSE AUTHORITY ACT > 5. Funding


text: The board and the member agencies may provide by contract for the transfer to the board or between member agencies of revenues available from sales tax, property tax, or other sources in order to help finance the cost of paying for services or capital facilities to serve or enhance the development of military bases. The contract or contracts may provide for the transfer of funds to member agencies with responsibility for providing services or facilities within the area of military bases for a specified number of years, and for the repayment of those funds in later years with interest, or for repayment in the form of an equity interest in property, sales, or other tax revenues that may be payable as a result of development occurring within the area of the military base. Any such contract shall be effective only upon approval by the board and the member agencies involved.


text: The State of California does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds issued, and with any public or private entity with which the board has entered into a contract or an agreement, pursuant to the provisions of this title, that the state will not alter or change the structure, organization, programs, or powers hereby vested in the board until those bonds are fully met or discharged and until the board has fully met or discharged its obligations pursuant to those agreements or contracts. However, nothing in this title shall preclude an alteration or change if, and when, adequate provision shall have been made by law for the protection from impairment of the contracts represented by those bonds or contracts or agreements, and the right to so alter or change is hereby reserved. The board is authorized to include this pledge and undertaking of the state in its bonds and contracts or agreements.

chapter: 6. Pledge

path: 7.86. THE MILITARY BASE REUSE AUTHORITY ACT > 6. Pledge


text: The authority shall cease to exist when the board determines that 80 percent of the territory of the military base that is designated for development or reuse in the plan prepared pursuant to this title has been developed or reused in a manner consistent with the reuse plan, or in any case not later than June 30, 20 years after the creation of the authority. The local agency formation commission or commissions of the county or counties that are member agencies shall provide for the orderly dissolution of the authority, including ensuring that all contracts, agreements, and pledges to pay or repay money entered into by the authority are honored and properly administered, and that all assets of the authority are appropriately transferred.

chapter: 7. Dissolution

path: 7.86. THE MILITARY BASE REUSE AUTHORITY ACT > 7. Dissolution


text: The Placer County Transportation Planning Agency is hereby created, as a local area planning agency, and not as a part of the executive branch of the state government, to provide regional transportation planning for the area of Placer County, exclusive of the Tahoe Basin, as that term is defined in Section 66800. The agency may be known by any other name it chooses.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1103, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 7.87. PLACER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY


text: The agency shall be composed of three members appointed by the county board of supervisors and one member appointed by the city council of each incorporated city in the county. The appointing authority, for each regular member it appoints, may appoint an alternate member to serve in place of the regular member when the regular member is absent or disqualified from participating in a meeting of the agency.

path: 7.87. PLACER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY


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The Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, acting as a local transportation authority so designated by the board of supervisors for the County of Placer pursuant to the Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act (Division 19 (commencing with Section 180000) of the Public Utilities Code) and consistent with that act, may impose a transactions and use tax applicable to the entirety of, or a portion of, the County of Placer, excluding the Tahoe Basin, at a rate not to exceed 1 percent if all of the following requirements are met:

(a) The agency adopts an ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax subject to any applicable voting approval requirement.

(b) The ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax is submitted to the electorate and is approved by the voters voting on the ordinance pursuant to Article XIII C of the California Constitution.

(c) The transactions and use tax conforms to the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code).

(d) The portion of the county to which the tax would apply shall be determined by the agency before the electors vote on the measure.

(e) If the tax only applies to a portion of the county, both of the following shall apply:

(1) The incorporated area of each city and of contiguous cities within the county shall be either wholly included within that portion or wholly excluded from that portion. For purposes of this paragraph, “contiguous cities” means two or more cities with shared borders.

(2) The entire unincorporated area of the county shall either be wholly included within that portion or wholly excluded from that portion.

(f) The revenues derived from the tax shall be spent within, or for the benefit of, the portion of the county to which the tax applies, and shall be spent only on transportation and transit infrastructure and services.

(g) Any revenues derived from the tax shall supplement, and not supplant, other transportation and transit infrastructure and service revenues available to the portion of the county to which the tax applies.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 758, Sec. 1. (AB 1413) Effective January 1, 2020.)


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(a) The Nevada County Transportation Planning Agency is hereby created, as a local area planning agency, and not as a part of the executive branch of the state government, to provide regional transportation planning for the area of Nevada County. The agency may be known by any other name it chooses and is the legal successor to the Nevada County Transportation Commission for all purposes.

(b) The governing body shall be composed of four members appointed by the county board of supervisors, and one member appointed by the city council of each incorporated city in the county.

(c) The appointing authority, for each regular member it appoints, may appoint an alternate member to serve in place of the regular member when the regular member is absent or disqualified from participating in a meeting of the agency.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1103, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 7.88. NEVADA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY


text:
(a) The Transportation Agency for Monterey County is hereby created, as a local area agency and not as a part of the executive branch of the state government, to provide regional transportation planning and development for the area of the County of Monterey. The agency may be known by any other name it chooses.

(b) The governing body shall be composed of the members of the county board of supervisors and one member appointed by the city council of each incorporated city in the county. A member of the board of supervisors and a city council appointing a member may each designate up to two alternate members to act in the place of the regular member.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 226, Sec. 4. (AB 3278) Effective January 1, 2025.)

title: 7.89. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY


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(a) The agency is the legal successor to the Monterey County Transportation Commission for all purposes, including those set forth in Part 11.5 (commencing with Section 99600) of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code, and particularly Section 99638.

(b) The agency has all of the powers expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the intent of that Part 1.5, including the power of eminent domain and the power to preserve, acquire, construct, or improve any of the following:

(1) Rights-of-way for rail purposes.

(2) Rail terminals and stations.

(3) Rolling stock, including locomotives, passenger cars, and related rail equipment and facilities.

(4) Grade separation and other improvements along rail rights-of-way for rail purposes.

(5) Rail maintenance facilities.

(6) Other capital facilities deemed necessary for a rail service, including soundwalls.

(c) The agency may contract for the operation of rail service in Monterey County and for connections with rail service in adjacent and neighboring counties and cities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 58. Effective January 1, 1996.)

path: 7.89. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY


text:
(a) The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is hereby created, as a local area transportation planning agency, and not as part of the executive branch of state government, to provide regional transportation planning and development for the area of Santa Cruz County. The commission may be known by any other name it chooses and is the legal successor to the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, established pursuant to Section 29535, for all purposes, including those set forth in Section 67941.

(b) The governing body shall be composed of all five members of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, one member for each of the cities in the county, appointed by each city, and three members appointed by the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District.

(c) The appointing authority, for each regular member it appoints, and the board of supervisors for each of its members, may appoint an alternate member to serve in the place of the regular member when the regular member is absent or disqualified from participating in a meeting of the governing body.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 664, Sec. 124. Effective January 1, 2003.)

title: 7.94. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


text:
(a) The commission has the power of eminent domain and the power to preserve, acquire, construct, improve, and oversee multimodal transportation projects and services on rail rights-of-ways within Santa Cruz County in any manner that facilitates recreational, commuter, intercity, and intercounty travel. An action in eminent domain to acquire property or property interests within any incorporated city or within the unincorporated area of the county may not be commenced unless the governing body of the affected city or county has consented by resolution to the acquisition.

(b) The commission may contract for any services that accomplish its purposes.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 472, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)

path: 7.94. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


text: The El Dorado County Transportation Planning Agency is hereby created, as a local area planning agency, and not as a part of the executive branch of the state government, to provide regional transportation planning for the area of El Dorado County, exclusive of the Tahoe Basin. The agency may be known by any other name it chooses.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 436, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

title: 7.95. EL DORADO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY


text: The agency shall be composed of four members appointed by the county board of supervisors and two members appointed by the city council of each incorporated city in that portion of the county described in Section 67950, unless there is only one incorporated city, in which case that city shall have three appointed members. The appointing authority, for each regular member it appoints, may appoint an alternate member to serve in place of the regular member when the regular member is absent or disqualified from participating in a meeting of the agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 357, Sec. 1. (AB 1204) Effective January 1, 2011.)

path: 7.95. EL DORADO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY


text: This title shall be known and may be cited as the North Lake Tahoe Transportation Authority Act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1044, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)

chapter: 1. General Provisions and Definitions

path: 7.96. NORTH LAKE TAHOE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY > 1. General Provisions and Definitions


text:
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Authority” means the North Lake Tahoe Transportation Authority created under this title.

(b) “Board” means the board of directors of the authority.

(c) “Transportation” means mobility infrastructure including trails and transit.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 771, Sec. 1. (AB 2920) Effective January 1, 2019.)

title: 7.96. NORTH LAKE TAHOE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY


text: The North Lake Tahoe Transportation Authority may be created upon approval of a resolution calling for the creation of the authority by a majority vote of the membership of the board of supervisors of the County of Placer.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 771, Sec. 2. (AB 2920) Effective January 1, 2019.)

chapter: 2. Creation of the Authority

path: 7.96. NORTH LAKE TAHOE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY > 2. Creation of the Authority


text: The boundaries of the authority begin at the southwest corner of Section 30, T14N, R16E, M.D.B.& M., being a point on the Placer-El Dorado County line, and run thence north along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 6, T15N, R16E, M.D.B.& M., being a point on the south line of Section 36, T16N, R15E; thence east along the south line of Section 36, T16N, R15E, to the southeast corner thereof; thence north along section lines to the quarter-section corner on the east line of Section 25, T16N, R15E; thence westerly along the east-west centerlines (the half section lines) of Sections 25, 26, and 27, T16N, R15E, 234 miles more or less to an intersection with a branch of the North Fork of the American River located in Section 27, T16N, R15E; thence northwesterly and westerly along that branch of the river, 912 miles more or less to the north-south centerline of Section 20, T16N, R14E, M.D.B.&M.; thence north along the north-south centerline of Sections 20, 17, 8, and 5, T16N, R14E, and along the north-south centerline of Sections 32 and 29, T17N, R14E, M.D.B.& M., to the north line of Placer County, thence easterly along the north line of Placer County to the northeast corner of that county, a point on the east line of the State of California; thence south along the east line of the State of California; and the east line of Placer County to the southeast corner of that county; thence west and south along the south line of Placer County to the point of beginning.


text:
(a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of seven members appointed as follows:

(1) Two members of the board of supervisors of the County of Placer.

(2) One member of the governing body of the North Tahoe Public Utility District.

(3) One member of the governing body of the Squaw Valley Public Services District.

(4) One member of the governing body of the Tahoe City Public Utility District.

(5) One member of the governing body of the Truckee Tahoe Airport District.

(6) One member of the governing body of the Northstar Community Services District.

(b) If any of the districts cease providing services within the boundaries of the authority, the district shall lose its membership on the board of directors and the number of members of the board of directors shall be adjusted accordingly.

(c) The initial terms of office of each member of the board of directors shall be established by the appointing authority of the member.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 771, Sec. 4. (AB 2920) Effective January 1, 2019.)


text:
(a) A retail transactions and use tax ordinance applicable within the boundaries of the authority may be imposed by the authority in accordance with this chapter and Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, if all of the following occur:

(1) The tax ordinance is adopted by a majority vote of the board.

(2) Imposition of the tax is approved by a two-thirds vote of the voters voting on the measure at a special election called for that purpose by the board.

(3) A transportation plan is adopted by the authority pursuant to Section 67978.

(b) The retail transactions and use tax shall remain in effect for not longer than 30 years, or any lesser period of time specified in the tax ordinance. The tax may be continued in effect, or reimposed, by a tax ordinance adopted by a majority vote of the authority, if the reimposition of the tax is approved by a two-thirds vote of the voters.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 771, Sec. 6. (AB 2920) Effective January 1, 2019.)

path: 7.96. NORTH LAKE TAHOE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY > 3. Powers and Functions of the Authority


text:
(a) In the ordinance, the authority shall do all of the following:

(1) State the nature of the tax to be imposed.

(2) Provide the tax rate or the maximum tax rate.

(3) Specify the period during which the tax will be imposed.

(4) Specify the purposes for which the revenue derived from the tax will be used.

(b) The tax rate may be in .25 percent increments and may not exceed a maximum tax rate of 1 percent.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 771, Sec. 7. (AB 2920) Effective January 1, 2019.)

chapter: 3. Powers and Functions of the Authority


text:
(a) The special election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of special elections by a county.

(b) The sample ballot to be mailed to the voters, pursuant to Section 13303 of the Elections Code, shall be the full proposition, as set forth in the ordinance calling the election. The voter information handbook shall include the entire transportation expenditure plan adopted under Section 67978.


text:
(a) Any retail transactions and use tax ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 120 days after adoption of the ordinance.

(b) Prior to the operative date of the ordinance, the authority shall contract with the State Board of Equalization to perform all functions incidental to the administration and operation of the ordinance.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 771, Sec. 8. (AB 2920) Effective January 1, 2019.)


text:
(a) Prior to calling the election required under Section 67970, the authority shall adopt a transportation plan. The transportation plan shall give due consideration to the needs of both local residents of, and visitors to, the North Lake Tahoe region, and shall provide for the coordination, operation, and expansion of transportation services that are beneficial to the local economy, attractive to visitors, and convenient to residents.

(b) The authority shall annually review and may propose amendments to the transportation plan to provide for the use of available federal, state, and local transportation funds, to account for unexpected revenues, or to take into consideration unforeseen circumstances.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 771, Sec. 9. (AB 2920) Effective January 1, 2019.)


text: Expenditure of the revenues derived from the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter, together with other federal, state, and local funds made available to the authority for transportation improvements, shall be in accordance with the transportation expenditure plan.


text:
(a) It shall be the responsibility of any person owning or operating any establishment or public place in which litter receptacles are required by this chapter to procure, place, and maintain such receptacles at his own expense on the premises in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The responsibility for the removal of litter from receptacles placed at publicly-owned places shall remain with the public agencies. Removal of litter from receptacles placed on private property shall remain with the owner of the property or, in cases where the owner is not in actual possession of the premises, with the tenant thereof.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 364.)

title: 7.97. RECYCLING, RESOURCE RECOVERY, AND LITTER PREVENTION


text:
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions as set forth in this section govern the construction of this chapter.

(a) “Public place” means any area that is used or held out for the use of the public whether owned and operated by public or private interests, but not including indoor areas. “Indoor area” means any enclosed area covered with a roof and protected from moisture and wind.

(b) “Drive-in restaurant” means a restaurant that sells food products for immediate consumption on or near a location at which parking facilities are provided for the use of patrons in consuming the products purchased at the restaurant.

(c) “Fast food outlet” means a restaurant that sells food products primarily on a “takeout” or “to go” basis.

(d) “Grocery stores” includes, but is not limited to, convenience markets that sell groceries.

(e) “Shopping centers” means a group of two or more stores that maintain a common parking lot for patrons of those stores.

(f) “Board” means the State Solid Waste Management Board.

(g) “Litter” means all improperly discarded waste material, including, but not limited to, convenience food, beverage, and other product packages or containers constructed of steel, aluminum, glass, paper, plastic, and other natural and synthetic materials, thrown or deposited on the lands and waters of the state, but not including the properly discarded waste of the primary processing of agriculture, mining, logging, sawmilling, or manufacturing.

(h) “Solid waste” means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1054, Sec. 6. Effective September 15, 1982.)

path: 7.97. RECYCLING, RESOURCE RECOVERY, AND LITTER PREVENTION


text:
Litter receptacles shall be placed in all public places in the state, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Drive-in restaurants and fast food outlets.

(b) Gasoline service stations.

(c) Shopping centers.

(d) Grocery stores.

(e) Boat launching and takeout areas.

(f) Boat moorage and fueling stations.

(g) Public piers.

(h) Parks and campgrounds.

(i) Beaches.

(j) Outdoor parking lots which have a capacity of 50 or more automobiles and which are contiguous to the public places listed in this section.

The board may further define “public place” by specifying in its regulations particular types of places that are subject to the requirements of this section.

Litter receptacles need be placed in such public places only during times such places, or events held at them, are open to the public.


text: Placement of litter receptacles shall be in conformance with laws, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations pertaining to fire, safety, public health, or welfare.


text:
(a) No person shall damage, deface, abuse, or misuse any litter receptacle so as to interfere with its proper function or to detract from its proper appearance.

(b) No person shall deposit leaves, clippings, prunings, or gardening refuse in any litter receptacle required pursuant to this chapter.

(c) No person shall deposit household solid waste in any litter receptacle required pursuant to this chapter. However, this subdivision does not mean that wastes of food consumed on the premises at any public place may not be deposited in litter receptacles.


text: Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to punishment by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a first conviction, not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a second conviction, and not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a third or subsequent conviction.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 140. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)


text: The penalties which may be levied for littering in this state shall be prominently posted throughout the state.


text:
(a) Every court may make rules for its own government and the government of its officers not inconsistent with law or with the rules adopted and prescribed by the Judicial Council. These rules shall not:

(1) Impose any tax, charge, or penalty upon any legal proceeding, or for filing any pleading allowed by law.

(2) Give any allowance to any officer for services.

(b) The Judicial Council is encouraged to adopt rules to provide for uniformity in rules and procedures throughout all courts in a county and statewide. The subjects on which uniformity should be sought shall include, but are not limited to, (1) the form of papers, (2) limitations on the filing of papers, (3) rules relating to law and motion, and (4) requirements concerning documents to be filed at or prior to trial.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1004, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1999.)

chapter: 1. General Provisions

path: 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS > 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) When a case is appealed, there shall be no communication direct or indirect between the judge or judicial officer who heard the case and any judge of the reviewing court concerning the facts or merits of the case.

(b) When a petition for an original writ names a court as a party, there shall be no communication direct or indirect between any judge hearing the writ and the judge or judicial officer of the court named as a party.

(c) The prohibitions of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to a written communication if at the time the communication is transmitted all the parties are sent a copy.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 596.)

title: 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS


text: No rule adopted by a superior court shall take effect until January 1 or July 1, whichever comes first, following the 45th day after it has been filed with the Judicial Council and the clerk of the court, and made immediately available for public examination. The Judicial Council may establish, by rule, a procedure for exceptions to these effective dates.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 218, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)


text: Rules adopted by the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, or a court of appeal shall take effect on a date to be fixed in the order of adoption. If no effective date is fixed, those rules shall take effect 60 days after their adoption. Rules adopted by a superior court shall take effect as provided in Section 68071.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 200. Effective January 1, 2003.)


text:
(a) All furniture, furnishings, and equipment used solely by a trial court on June 30, 1997, shall become the property of the court unless the county is prohibited from transferring title by a contract, agreement, covenant, or other provision in the law.

(b) Any other furniture, furnishings, or equipment made available by the county or city and county for use by a court on June 30, 1997, shall continue to be made available to the court, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the court and the county or city and county.

(c) The court shall assume all responsibility for any furniture, furnishing, and equipment for which title is transferred to the court or that continues to be made available for use by a court pursuant to this section, including the fiscal responsibility for any rental or lease obligation, the repair, maintenance, and replacement of such furniture, furnishing, and equipment.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1998.)


text: Each court shall have a seal.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)


text: The seal of any superior court may be affixed by a seal press or stamp which will print or emboss a seal which will reproduce legibly under photographic methods.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 202. Effective January 1, 2003.)


text: The seal used by the Supreme Court abolished by the Constitution of 1879 shall be the seal of the Supreme Court provided for in this title. The Supreme Court may direct its clerk to provide two duplicates of the seal, each of which shall have the same effect as the original.


text:
The seals of the superior courts shall:

(a) Be circular.

(b) Be not less than one and one-fourth inches in diameter.

(c) Have in the center any word, words, or design adopted by the judges of the superior court.

(d) Have inscribed around the central words or design “Superior Court of California, County of [____],” inserting the name of the county.

The seal of any such court, which has been adopted before April 1, 1880, shall be the seal of such court until another is adopted.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 738, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2008.)


text: A court for which the necessary seal has not been provided, or the judges of that court, shall provide it. The expense shall be an item of court operations.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2004.)


text: The clerk of the court shall keep the seal of the court.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1417, Sec. 6.)


text:
(a) A person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the California Supreme Court, an appellate court, or a superior court in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) For purposes of this section, the use of a reproduction or facsimile of a seal in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that the document is authorized by a public official is evidence of intent to deceive.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 387, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)


text: Before the Supreme Court, a court of appeal, or the appellate division of a superior court renders a decision in a proceeding other than a summary denial of a petition for an extraordinary writ, based upon an issue which was not proposed or briefed by any party to the proceeding, the court shall afford the parties an opportunity to present their views on the matter through supplemental briefing. If the court fails to afford that opportunity, a rehearing shall be ordered upon timely petition of any party.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 224. Effective September 28, 1998.)


text: Except as otherwise provided by law, during the officer’s continuance in office, a court commissioner, judge, or court executive or administrative officer shall not practice law in any court of this state or act as attorney, agent, or solicitor in the prosecution of any claim or application for lands, pensions, patent rights, or other proceedings before any department of the state or general government or courts of the United States. As used in this section, the practice of law includes being in partnership or sharing fees, commissions, or expenses in the practice of law with any person acting as an attorney in this state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 204. Effective January 1, 2003.)


text: Each salaried officer of a superior court shall charge, collect, and promptly deposit the fees allowed in each case, as provided by law. No salaried officer who collects fees shall be required to accept coin in payment of those fees.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 46. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)


text: Each officer of a superior court authorized to collect money shall pay into the county treasury all money collected by that officer, or under the officer’s control, that is payable into the treasury in a timely manner, and shall remit fee, fine, and forfeiture data within 35 days after the end of the month in which they are collected to the county auditor and treasurer in the form they require. No officer who collects money as described in this section shall be required to accept payment in coin. If the county auditor finds that an officer of the court has failed to comply with the requirements for payment of moneys pursuant to this section or Section 68101, which directly results in the assessment of a financial penalty pursuant to Section 68085, the superior court that failed to comply shall reimburse the county general fund in an amount equal to the actual penalty. With the approval of the treasurer as provided in Section 27080.1, each depositing officer may deposit directly into the treasurer’s active account all money payable into the county treasury. On and after January 1, 2006, this section does not apply to money collected under Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 70600) of Title 8 or fees and fines to which Section 68085.1 applies.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 47. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)


text:
(a) If any money is deposited with the clerk or judge of any superior court pursuant to any action or proceeding in the court, or pursuant to any order, decree, or judgment of the court, or when any money is to be paid to the court to be held in trust pursuant to any provision of this title or the Code of Civil Procedure, that money shall be deposited as soon as practicable after the receipt thereof with the treasurer and a duplicate receipt of the treasurer for it shall be filed with the auditor. The certificate of the auditor that a duplicate receipt has been filed is necessary before the clerk, judge, or party required to deposit the money is entitled to a discharge of the obligation imposed upon the clerk, judge, or party to make the deposit.

(b) If any money so deposited or paid is to be withdrawn or paid out, the order directing the payment or withdrawal shall require the auditor to draw a warrant for it and the treasurer to pay it.

(c) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) Money collected under Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 70600) on or after January 1, 2006.

(2) Fees and fines to which Section 68085.1 applies.

(3) Money deposited or held in a bank account established by the Judicial Council under subdivision (a) of Section 77009.

(d) This section shall apply to money held in a court trust account in a county treasury on or after January 1, 2006. Commencing January 1, 2006, the Judicial Council may require that money held in a court trust account in a county treasury be deposited into an independent court bank account established under subdivision (a) of Section 77009.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 99. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)


text:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any money, excluding restitution to victims, that has been deposited with a superior court, or that a superior court is holding in trust for the lawful owner, in a court bank account or in a court trust account in a county treasury, that remains unclaimed for three years shall become the property of the superior court if, after published notice pursuant to this section, the money is not claimed or no verified complaint is filed and served. After published notice pursuant to this section, if the money is not claimed or no verified complaint is filed and served, money representing restitution collected on behalf of victims that remains unclaimed for three years shall be deposited either into the State Restitution Fund exclusively for the purposes of providing victim services or into the general fund of a county that administers a victim services program exclusively for the provision of victim services.

(b) At any time after the expiration of the three-year period specified in subdivision (a), the executive officer of the superior court may cause a notice to be published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the court is located. The notice shall state the amount of money, the fund in which it is held, and that it is proposed that the money will become the property of the court on a designated date not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days after the first publication of the notice.

(c) Before or after publication, a party of interest may file a claim with the court executive officer that shall include the claimant’s name, address, amount of claim, the grounds on which the claim is founded, and any other information that may be required by the court executive officer. The claim shall be filed before the designated date on which unclaimed money becomes the property of the court as provided under subdivision (b), and the executive officer shall accept or reject that claim.

(d) If the superior court executive officer rejects the claim, or takes no action on the claim within 30 days after it is filed, the party that submitted the claim may file a verified complaint seeking to recover all, or a specified part, of the money in the court in the county in which the notice is published. The copy of the complaint and summons shall be served on the court executive officer. The court executive officer shall withhold the release of the portion of unclaimed money for which a court action has been filed as provided in this section until the court renders a decision or the claim is settled. Any portion of the unclaimed money not covered by the verified complaint shall become the property of the court if no other claim or verified complaint has been filed regarding it within the time specified in this section. If the party that submitted the claim does not file a verified complaint within 30 days after the date that the court mailed notice that the claim was rejected or within 60 days after the claim was filed, the money shall become the property of the court.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (c) and (d), the court executive officer may release the unclaimed money to the depositor of the unclaimed money, or the depositor’s heir, beneficiary, or duly appointed representative, if the depositor or the depositor’s heir, beneficiary, or duly appointed representative claims the money before the date that the money becomes the property of the superior court, upon submitting proof satisfactory to the court executive officer.

(f) If no claim is filed under subdivision (c) and the time for filing claims has expired, the money shall become the property of the court. If a claim or claims are filed with respect to a portion of the money, but not the remainder of the money, and the time for filing claims under subdivision (c) has expired, the remainder of the money shall become the property of the court.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the presiding judge may direct the transfer of any individual deposit of twenty dollars ($20) or less, or any amount if the name of the original depositor is unknown, that remains unclaimed for one year to the Trial Court Operations Fund without the need for publication of notice.

(h) The court executive officer may delegate the responsibilities provided in this section to appropriate superior court staff.

(i) When any money deposited and held under this section becomes the property of a superior court, the presiding judge shall transfer it to the Trial Court Operations Fund.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 212, Sec. 9. (AB 2767) Effective January 1, 2011.)


text:
(a) (1) There is hereby established the Trial Court Trust Fund, the proceeds of which shall be apportioned for the purposes authorized in this section, including apportionment to the trial courts to fund trial court operations, as defined in Section 77003.

(2) The apportionment payments shall be made by the Controller. The final payment from the Trial Court Trust Fund for each fiscal year shall be made on or before August 31 of the subsequent fiscal year.

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to promote statewide efficiency, the Judicial Council may authorize the direct payment or reimbursement or both of actual costs from the Trial Court Trust Fund or the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund to fund the costs of operating one or more trial courts upon the authorization of the participating courts. These paid or reimbursed costs may be for services provided to the court or courts by the Administrative Office of the Courts or payment for services or property of any kind contracted for by the court or courts or on behalf of the courts by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The amount of appropriations from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund under this subdivision may not exceed 20 percent of the amount deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 77205. The direct payment or reimbursement of costs from the Trial Court Trust Fund may be supported by the reduction of a participating court’s allocation from the Trial Court Trust Fund to the extent that the court’s expenditures for the program are reduced and the court is supported by the expenditure. The Judicial Council shall provide the affected trial courts with quarterly reports on expenditures from the Trial Court Trust Fund incurred as authorized by this subdivision. The Judicial Council shall establish procedures to provide for the administration of this paragraph in a way that promotes the effective, efficient, reliable, and accountable operation of the trial courts.

(B) As used in subparagraph (A), the term “costs of operating one or more trial courts” includes any expenses related to operation of the court or performance of its functions, including, but not limited to, statewide administrative and information technology infrastructure supporting the courts. The term “costs of operating one or more trial courts” is not restricted to items considered “court operations” pursuant to Section 77003, but is subject to policies, procedures, and criteria established by the Judicial Council, and may not include an item that is a cost that must otherwise be paid by the county or city and county in which the court is located.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fees listed in subdivision (c) shall all be deposited upon collection in a special account in the county treasury, and transmitted monthly to the State Treasury for deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund.

(c) (1) Except as specified in subdivision (d), this section applies to all fees collected on or before December 31, 2005, pursuant to Sections 631.3, 116.230, and 403.060 of the Code of Civil Procedure and Sections 26820.4, 26823, 26826, 26826.01, 26827, 26827.4, 26830, 26832.1, 26833.1, 26835.1, 26836.1, 26837.1, 26838, 26850.1, 26851.1, 26852.1, 26853.1, 26855.4, 26862, 68086, 72055, 72056, 72056.01, and 72060.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as specified in subdivision (d) of this section and subdivision (a) of Section 68085.7, this section applies to all fees and fines collected on or before December 31, 2005, pursuant to Sections 116.390, 116.570, 116.760, 116.860, 177.5, 491.150, 704.750, 708.160, 724.100, 1134, 1161.2, and 1218 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Sections 26824, 26828, 26829, 26834, and 72059 of the Government Code, and subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 166 of the Penal Code.

(3) If any of the fees provided for in this subdivision are partially waived by court order, and the fee is to be divided between the Trial Court Trust Fund and any other fund, the amount of the partial waiver shall be deducted from the amount to be distributed to each fund in the same proportion as the amount of each distribution bears to the total amount of the fee.

(d) This section does not apply to that portion of a filing fee collected pursuant to Section 26820.4, 26826, 26827, 72055, or 72056 that is allocated for dispute resolution pursuant to Section 470.3 of the Business and Professions Code, the county law library pursuant to Section 6320 of the Business and Professions Code, the Judges’ Retirement Fund pursuant to Section 26822.3, automated recordkeeping or conversion to micrographics pursuant to Sections 26863 and 68090.7, and courthouse financing pursuant to Section 70625. This section also does not apply to fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 27361.

(e) This section applies to all payments required to be made to the State Treasury by any county or city and county pursuant to Section 77201, 77201.1, or 77205.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency may take action to change the amounts allocated to any of the funds described in subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d).

(g) The Judicial Council shall reimburse the Controller for the actual administrative costs that will be incurred under this section. Costs reimbursed under this section shall be determined on an annual basis in consultation with the Judicial Council.

(h) Any amounts required to be transmitted by a county or city and county to the state pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasury no later than 45 days after the end of the month in which the fees were collected. This remittance shall be accompanied by a remittance advice identifying the collection month and the appropriate account in the Trial Court Trust Fund to which it is to be deposited. Any remittance that is not made by the county or city and county in accordance with this section shall be considered delinquent, and subject to the interest and penalties specified in this section.

(i) Upon receipt of any delinquent payment required pursuant to this section, the Controller shall do the following:

(1) Calculate interest on the delinquent payment by multiplying the amount of the delinquent payment at a daily rate equivalent to the rate of return of money deposited in the Local Agency Investment Fund pursuant to Section 16429.1 from the date the payment was originally due to either 30 days after the date of the issuance by the Controller of the final audit report concerning the failure to pay or the date of payment by the entity responsible for the delinquent payment, whichever comes first.

(2) Calculate a penalty at a daily rate equivalent to 112 percent per month from the date 30 days after the date of the issuance by the Controller of the final audit report concerning the failure to pay.

(j) (1) Interest or penalty amounts calculated pursuant to subdivision (i) shall be paid by the county, city and county, or court to the Trial Court Trust Fund no later than 45 days after the end of the month in which the interest or penalty was calculated. Payment shall be made by the entity responsible for the error or other action that caused the failure to pay, as determined by the Controller in notice given to that party by the Controller.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 77009, any interest or penalty on a delinquent payment that a court is required to make pursuant to this section and Section 24353 shall be paid from the Trial Court Operations Fund for that court.

(3) The Controller may permit a county, city and county, or court to pay the interest or penalty amounts according to a payment schedule in the event of a large interest or penalty amount that causes a hardship to the paying entity.

(4) The party responsible for the error or other action that caused the failure to pay may include, but is not limited to, the party that collected the funds who is not the party responsible for remitting the funds to the Trial Court Trust Fund, if the collecting party failed or delayed in providing the remitting party with sufficient information needed by the remitting party to distribute the funds.

(k) The Trial Court Trust Fund shall be invested in the Surplus Money Investment Fund and all interest earned shall be allocated to the Trial Court Trust Fund quarterly and shall be allocated among the courts in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (a).

(l) It is the intent of the Legislature that the revenues required to be deposited into the Trial Court Trust Fund be remitted as soon after collection by the courts as possible.

(m) Except for subdivisions (a) and (k), this section does not apply to fees and fines that are listed in subdivision (a) of Section 68085.1 that are collected on or after January 1, 2006.

(n) The changes made to subdivisions (i) and (j) of this section by Chapter 435 of the Statutes of 2007 apply to all delinquent payments for which no final audit has been issued by the Controller prior to January 1, 2008.

(o) The Judicial Council shall not expend any of these funds on the system known as the Court Case Management System without consent from the Legislature, except for the maintenance and operation of Court Case Management System Version 2 and Version 3.

(p) This section or any other provision of law shall not be construed to authorize the Judicial Council to redirect funds from the Trial Court Trust Fund for any purpose other than for allocation to trial courts or as otherwise specifically appropriated by statute.

(q) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2013.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 57, Sec. 3. (AB 199) Effective June 30, 2022.)


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(a) This section applies to all fees and fines that are collected on or after January 1, 2006, under all of the following:

(1) Sections 177.5, 209, 403.060, 491.150, 631.3, 683.150, 704.750, 708.160, 724.100, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of Section 411.21 of, subdivision (b) of Section 631 of, and Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110) of Title 1 of Part 1 of, the Code of Civil Procedure.

(2) Section 3112 of the Family Code.

(3) Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

(4) Subdivision (d) of Section 6103.5, Sections 68086 and 68086.1, Sections 68926.1 and 69953.5, and Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 70600).

(5) Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code.

(6) Subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 166 and Section 1214.1 of the Penal Code.

(7) Sections 1835, 1851.5, 7660, and 13201 of the Probate Code.

(8) Sections 14607.6 and 16373 of the Vehicle Code.

(9) Section 71386 of this code, Sections 304, 7851.5, and 9002 of the Family Code, and Section 1513.1 of the Probate Code, if the reimbursement is for expenses incurred by the court.

(10) Section 3153 of the Family Code, if the amount is paid to the court for the cost of counsel appointed by the court to represent a child.

(b) On and after January 1, 2006, each superior court shall deposit all fees and fines listed in subdivision (a), as soon as practicable after collection and on a regular basis, into a bank account established for this purpose by the Administrative Office of the Courts. Upon direction of the Administrative Office of the Courts, the county shall deposit civil assessments under Section 1214.1 of the Penal Code and any other money it collects under the sections listed in subdivision (a) as soon as practicable after collection and on a regular basis into the bank account established for this purpose and specified by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The deposits shall be made as required by rules adopted by, and financial policies and procedures authorized by, the Judicial Council under subdivision (a) of Section 77206. Within 15 days after the end of the month in which the fees and fines are collected, each court, and each county that collects any fines or fees under subdivision (a), shall provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with a report of the fees by categories as specified by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The Administrative Office of the Courts and any court may agree upon a time period greater than 15 days, but in no case more than 30 days after the end of the month in which the fees and fines are collected. The fees and fines listed in subdivision (a) shall be distributed as provided in this section.

(c) (1) Within 45 calendar days after the end of the month in which the fees and fines listed in subdivision (a) are collected, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall make the following distributions:

(A) To the small claims advisory services, as described in subdivision (f) of Section 116.230 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(B) To dispute resolution programs, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 68085.3 and subdivision (b) of Section 68085.4.

(C) To the county law library funds, as described in Sections 116.230 and 116.760 of the Code of Civil Procedure, subdivision (b) of Section 68085.3, subdivision (b) of Section 68085.4, and Section 70621 of this code, and Section 14607.6 of the Vehicle Code.

(D) To the courthouse construction funds in the Counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Francisco, as described in Sections 70622, 70624, and 70625.

(E) Commencing July 1, 2011, to the Trial Court Trust Fund, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 70626, to be used by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program under Section 68651.

(2) If any distribution under this subdivision is delinquent, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall add a penalty to the distribution as specified in subdivision (i).

(d) Within 45 calendar days after the end of the month in which the fees and fines listed in subdivision (a) are collected, the amounts remaining after the distributions in subdivision (c) shall be transmitted to the State Treasury for deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund and other funds as required by law. This remittance shall be accompanied by a remittance advice identifying the collection month and the appropriate account in the Trial Court Trust Fund or other fund to which it is to be deposited. Upon the receipt of any delinquent payment required under this subdivision, the Controller shall calculate a penalty as provided under subdivision (i).

(e) From the money transmitted to the State Treasury under subdivision (d), the Controller shall make deposits as follows:

(1) Into the Judges’ Retirement Fund and the Equal Access Fund, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 68085.3 and subdivision (c) of Section 68085.4.

(2) Into the Health Statistics Special Fund, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 70670 of this code and Section 103730 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3) Into the Family Law Trust Fund, as described in Section 70674.

(4) Into the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 68085.3, subdivision (c) of Section 68085.4, subdivision (b) of Section 70657.5, and subdivision (e) of Section 70617.

(5) The remainder of the money shall be deposited into the Trial Court Trust Fund.

(f) The amounts collected by each superior court under Section 116.232, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20, and subdivision (g) of Section 411.21 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Sections 304, 3112, 3153, 7851.5, and 9002 of the Family Code, subdivision (d) of Section 6103.5, Sections 68926.1, 69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code, and Sections 1513.1, 1835, and 1851.5 of the Probate Code shall be added to the monthly apportionment for that court under subdivision (a) of Section 68085.

(g) If any of the fees provided in subdivision (a) are partially waived by court order or otherwise reduced, and the fee is to be divided between the Trial Court Trust Fund and any other fund or account, the amount of the reduction shall be deducted from the amount to be distributed to each fund in the same proportion as the amount of each distribution bears to the total amount of the fee. If the fee is paid by installment payments, the amount distributed to each fund or account from each installment shall bear the same proportion to the installment payment as the full distribution to that fund or account does to the full fee. If a court collects a fee that was incurred before January 1, 2006, under a provision that was the predecessor to one of the paragraphs contained in subdivision (a), the fee may be deposited as if it were collected under the paragraph of subdivision (a) that corresponds to the predecessor of that paragraph and distributed in prorated amounts to each fund or account to which the fee in subdivision (a) must be distributed.

(h) Except as provided in Sections 470.5 and 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code, and Sections 70622, 70624, and 70625 of this code, an agency shall not take action to change the amounts allocated to any of the funds described in subdivision (c), (d), or (e).

(i) The amount of the penalty on any delinquent payment under subdivision (c) or (d) shall be calculated by multiplying the amount of the delinquent payment at a daily rate equivalent to 112 percent per month for the number of days the payment is delinquent. The penalty shall be paid from the Trial Court Trust Fund. Penalties on delinquent payments under subdivision (d) shall be calculated only on the amounts to be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund and the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, and each penalty shall be distributed proportionately to the funds to which the delinquent payment was to be distributed.

(j) If a delinquent payment under subdivision (c) or (d) results from a delinquency by a superior court under subdivision (b), the court shall reimburse the Trial Court Trust Fund for the amount of the penalty. Notwithstanding Section 77009, any penalty on a delinquent payment that a court is required to reimburse pursuant to this section shall be paid from the court operations fund for that court. The penalty shall be paid by the court to the Trial Court Trust Fund no later than 45 days after the end of the month in which the penalty was calculated. If the penalty is not paid within the specified time, the Administrative Office of the Courts may reduce the amount of a subsequent monthly allocation to the court by the amount of the penalty on the delinquent payment.

(k) If a delinquent payment under subdivision (c) or (d) results from a delinquency by a county in transmitting fees and fines listed in subdivision (a) to the bank account established for this purpose, as described in subdivision (b), the county shall reimburse the Trial Court Trust Fund for the amount of the penalty. The penalty shall be paid by the county to the Trial Court Trust Fund no later than 45 days after the end of the month in which the penalty was calculated.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 851, Sec. 5. (SB 688) Effective January 1, 2023.)


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(a) Notwithstanding Section 77201.1, commencing with the 2005-06 fiscal year, the amount of each county’s annual remittance to the Trial Court Trust Fund under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 shall be reduced by the amount determined under this section. In the 2005–06 fiscal year, the remittance shall be reduced by one-half the amount determined in subdivision (b). In the 2006–07 fiscal year and thereafter, the remittance shall be reduced in each fiscal year by the full amount determined in subdivision (b).

(b) The amount of the reduction under this section for each county shall be the actual receipts into the county general fund for retention by the county for civil fees under Sections 26823, 26827.4, 26830, 26832, 26832.1, 26833.1, 26835.1, 26836.1, 26837.1, 26838, 26850.1, 26851.1, 26852.1, 26853.1, 26855.4, and 72060 of this code and Section 116.230 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. This reduction is intended to compensate the counties for the loss of the revenue, as measured by receipts for the 2003–04 fiscal year, that was allocated to them from these fees by statute before January 1, 2006.

(c) In each county, the superior court and the county shall exchange relevant information to determine the amount of reduction they believe is correct under subdivision (b) and jointly report it to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) and the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) on or before January 1, 2006. If the superior court and the county do not agree on the amount, the superior court and the county shall each report the amount it believes is correct to the CSAC and the AOC on or before January 1, 2006.

(d) The AOC and the CSAC shall agree on the amount of the reduction for each county on or before January 1, 2006. If a court or county disagrees with the amount agreed to by the AOC and the CSAC for that county, the court or county may appeal to the AOC and the CSAC for an adjustment. The CSAC and the AOC shall determine whether to make any requested adjustment.

(e) If the CSAC and the AOC do not agree on the amount of the reduction for a county, they may request a mutually agreed-upon third party to arbitrate and determine the amount. The amount shall be determined by March 1, 2006.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 103. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)


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(a) Fees collected under Sections 70611, 70612, 70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, 70658, and 70670 shall be deposited in a bank account established by the Administrative Office of the Courts for deposit of fees collected by the courts.

(b) For each three-hundred-fifty-five-dollar ($355) fee listed in subdivision (a), the Administrative Office of the Courts shall distribute specified amounts in each county as follows:

(1) To the county law library fund, the amount described in Sections 6321 and 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code.

(2) To the account to support dispute resolution programs, the amount described in Section 470.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(c) The remainder of the fees in subdivision (a) shall be transmitted monthly to the Treasurer for deposit. For each three-hundred-fifty-five-dollar ($355) fee listed in subdivision (a), the Controller shall make deposits as follows:

(1) To the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 70371) of Chapter 5.7, sixty-five dollars ($65), unless the fee is collected under Section 70658, in which case the amount distributed to that fund shall be two hundred five dollars ($205).

(2) To the Judges’ Retirement Fund, as established in Section 75100, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50).

(3) To the Trial Court Trust Fund for use as part of the Equal Access Fund program administered by the Judicial Council, four dollars and eighty cents ($4.80).

(4) To the Trial Court Trust Fund, as provided in Section 68085.1, the remainder of the fee.

(d) If any of the fees listed in subdivision (a) are reduced or partially waived, the amount of the reduction or partial waiver shall be deducted from the amount to be distributed to each fund or account in the same proportion as the amount of each distribution bears to the total amount of the fee.

(e) As used in this section, “law library fund” includes a law library account described in Section 6320 of the Business and Professions Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 4. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)


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(a) Fees collected under Sections 70613, 70614, 70621, 70654, and 70656 of this code, Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code, and Section 7660 of the Probate Code shall be deposited in a bank account established by the Administrative Office of the Courts for deposit of fees collected by the courts.

(b) For each three-hundred-thirty-dollar ($330) fee and each two-hundred-five-dollar ($205) fee listed in subdivision (a), the Administrative Office of the Courts shall distribute specified amounts in each county as follows:

(1) To the county law library fund, the amount described in Sections 6321 and 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code.

(2) To the account to support dispute resolution programs, the amount described in Section 470.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(c) The remainder of the fees in subdivision (a) shall be transmitted monthly to the Treasurer for deposit. For each three-hundred-thirty-dollar ($330) fee and each two-hundred-five-dollar ($205) fee listed in subdivision (a), the Controller shall make deposits as follows:

(1) To the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 70371) of Chapter 5.7, fifty dollars ($50) if the fee is three hundred thirty dollars ($330), and forty dollars ($40) if the fee is two hundred five dollars ($205), except as otherwise provided in Section 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code.

(2) To the Judges’ Retirement Fund, as established in Section 75100, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50).

(3) To the Trial Court Trust Fund for use as part of the Equal Access Fund program administered by the Judicial Council, four dollars and eighty cents ($4.80).

(4) To the Trial Court Trust Fund, as provided in Section 68085.1, the remainder of the fee.

(d) If any of the fees listed in subdivision (a) are reduced or partially waived, the amount of the reduction or partial waiver shall be deducted from the amount to be distributed to each fund or account in the same proportion as the amount of each distribution bears to the total amount of the fee.

(e) As used in this section, “law library fund” includes a law library account described in Section 6320 of the Business and Professions Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 5. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)