text:
In any county with a population of less than 1,073,200, but more than 1,069,700 as determined by the 1970 federal census, a majority of the judges of the superior court may appoint the listed officers and employees whose salaries shall be paid by the county as follows:TitleItem1Executive officer 90301Assistant executive officer 90311Juvenile courts coordinator 90391Probate commissioner 90502Senior referees 905331Court reporters 90561Staff services assistant 02302Secretary II 12201Court statistician 90381Supervising conciliation counselor 90541Conciliation counselor 90573Steno II 12101Chief calendar clerk 90331Chief deputy jury commissioner 90351Chief deputy calendar clerk/jury commissioner 90341Legal secretary reporter II 124510Specialist clerks 11282Supervising clerk I 11381Chief probate investigator 90653Probate investigators 90601Clerk II 1120Court reporter, pro tem F 78.16/dayThe item number set forth in the previous paragraph refers to the classifications contained in the Alameda County salary ordinance and superior court positions shall be paid the equivalent amount as specified in the salary ordinance.

All personnel appointed pursuant to this section shall be exempt from civil service laws serving at the pleasure of the judges of the court and may at any time be removed by a majority thereof at their discretion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, each judge may appoint a competent phonographic reporter who shall perform, in addition to his other duties, such secretarial services for the appointing judge as he requires in the performance of his official duties.

With the approval of the board of supervisors, a majority of the judges may establish such additional titles and pay rates as are required and may appoint such additional commissioners, officers, assistants, and other employees as they deem necessary for the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers conferred by law upon the court and its members. Rates of compensation of all such officers, assistants, and other employees may be adjusted by joint action and approval of the board of supervisors and a majority of the judges of the court. Such additional appointments or changes in compensation made pursuant to this section shall be on an interim basis and shall expire on the effective date of appropriate ratifying or modifying state legislation.

All personnel except pro tem court reporters shall be entitled to salary advancement, vacation, sick leave, holiday benefits, other leaves of absence, and other benefits, not more than that provided in the Alameda County Administrative Code for county employees. However, vacation benefits for commissioner and referee classifications shall be determined by written court policy.

All personnel except pro tem court reporters shall be included in the Alameda County retirement system.

If the board of supervisors provides by ordinance or resolution for a rate of compensation for positions in any of the superior court classes specified in this section which is higher than that herein otherwise provided for, such higher rate of compensation shall be effective at the same time and in the same manner as rates of pay for Alameda County employees generally. Comparative classes shall be determined by a majority of the judges and the board of supervisors.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 418.)


kind: section

code: GOV

text: In any county a majority of the judges of the superior court may appoint research assistants. The number and compensation of research assistants shall be set by the judges. The compensation of those research assistants shall be paid by the county in which they serve.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 973, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)

chapter: 5. The Superior Courts

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text: Notwithstanding Section 270 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, in Mendocino County the offices of assistant probation officer and deputy probation officer, or either of them, shall exist only if established by an ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors; and the probation officer may appoint one or more deputy or assistant probation officers only if the positions have been authorized by the board of supervisors.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 69906 (as added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 775) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 94.)

title: 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS

article: 8. Officers, Attaches, and Employees Generally


text:
(a) In the County of San Diego, in addition to any other compensation and benefits, each judge of the superior court shall receive the same life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, comprehensive annual physical examinations, executive flexible benefits plan (except that if deferred compensation is selected, no adjustment based on retirement tier shall apply), and dental and vision insurance as provided by the County of San Diego for the classification of chief administrative officer. Changes in these benefits shall be effective on the same date as for those for the classification of chief administrative officer.

(b) Subject to approval by the board of supervisors, each judge of the superior court shall receive long-term disability insurance to the same extent as provided by the County of San Diego for the classification of chief administrative officer.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 4. Operative January 9, 1991, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 1232.)


text:
(a) In the County of Riverside, in addition to any other compensation and benefits, each judge of the superior court shall receive the county flexible benefits plan.

(b) Subject to approval by the board of supervisors, each judge of the superior court shall receive long-term disability insurance to the same extent as provided by the County of Riverside for other elected county officials.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 69908 (as added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232) by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 66.)


text: A subordinate judicial officer may not engage in the private practice of law except to the extent permitted by Judicial Council rules. As used in this section, “subordinate judicial officer” means an officer appointed by the court to perform subordinate judicial duties as authorized by Section 22 of Article VI of the California Constitution.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 326. Effective January 1, 2003.)


text: This article shall be known and may be cited as the Superior Court Security Act of 2012. This article implements the statutory changes necessary as a result of the realignment of superior court security funding enacted in Assembly Bill 118 (Chapter 40 of the Statutes of 2011), in which the Trial Court Security Account was established in Section 30025 to fund court security. As such, this article supersedes and replaces Function 8 of Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court. Although realignment changed the source of funding for court security, this article is not intended to, nor should it, result in reduced court security service delivery, increased obligations on sheriffs or counties, or other significant programmatic changes that would not otherwise have occurred absent realignment.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 27. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)

article: 8.5. Superior Court Security

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text:
For purposes of this article:

(a) “Court attendant” means a nonarmed, nonlaw enforcement employee of the superior court who performs those functions specified by the court, except those functions that may only be performed by armed and sworn personnel. A court attendant is not a peace officer or a public safety officer.

(b) “Court security plan” means a plan that is provided by the superior court to the Administrative Office of the Courts that includes a law enforcement security plan and all other court security matters.

(c) “Law enforcement security plan” means a plan that is provided by a sheriff or marshal that includes policies and procedures for providing public safety and law enforcement services to the court.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 28. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)

article: 8.5. Superior Court Security


text: Except for court security services provided by the marshal in the Counties of Shasta and Trinity, the sheriff is responsible for the necessary level of court security services, as established by the memorandum of understanding described in subdivision (b) of Section 69926.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 30. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)

article: 8.5. Superior Court Security


text:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever required, the sheriff shall attend all superior court sessions held within his or her county. A sheriff shall attend a noncriminal, nondelinquency action, however, only if the presiding judge or his or her designee makes a determination that the attendance of the sheriff at that action is necessary for reasons of public safety. The court may use court attendants in courtrooms hearing those noncriminal, nondelinquency actions. Notwithstanding any other law, the presiding judge or his or her designee may provide that a court attendant take charge of a jury, as provided in Sections 613 and 614 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The sheriff shall obey all lawful orders and directions of all courts held within his or her county.

(b) Subject to the memorandum of understanding described in subdivision (b) of Section 69926, the court security services provided by the sheriff may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Bailiff functions, as defined in Sections 830.1 and 830.36 of the Penal Code, in criminal and noncriminal actions, including, but not limited to, attending court.

(2) Taking charge of a jury, as provided in Sections 613 and 614 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(3) Patrolling hallways and other areas within court facilities.

(4) Overseeing and escorting prisoners in holding cells within court facilities.

(5) Providing security screening within court facilities.

(6) Providing enhanced security for judicial officers and court personnel.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 31. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)

article: 8.5. Superior Court Security


text:
(a) A superior court shall not pay a sheriff for court security services and equipment, except as provided in this article.

(b) Subject to the memorandum of understanding described in subdivision (b) of Section 69926, the court may pay for court security service delivery or other significant programmatic changes that would not otherwise have been required absent the realignment of superior court security funding enacted in Assembly Bill 118 (Chapter 40 of the Statutes of 2011), in which the Trial Court Security Account was established in Section 30025 to fund court security.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 32. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)

article: 8.5. Superior Court Security


text: The presiding judge, in conjunction with the sheriff or marshal, shall develop an annual or multiyear comprehensive court security plan that includes the mutually agreed upon law enforcement security plan to be utilized by the court. The Judicial Council shall provide for the subject areas to be addressed in the plan and specify the most efficient practices for providing court security services. The Judicial Council shall establish a process for the review of court security plans by the Judicial Council in the California Rules of Court.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 33. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)

article: 8.5. Superior Court Security


text:
(a) This section applies to the superior court and the sheriff in those counties in which the sheriff’s department provides court security services.

(b) The sheriff, with the approval and authorization of the board of supervisors, shall, on behalf of the county, enter into an annual or multiyear memorandum of understanding with the superior court specifying an agreed-upon level of court security services and any other agreed-upon governing or operating procedures. The memorandum of understanding and the court security plan may be included in a single document.

(c) If the superior court and the sheriff are unwilling or unable to enter into an agreement pursuant to this section at least 30 days before the expiration date of an existing memorandum of understanding, or if there is a dispute regarding the administration or level of services and equipment being provided under this article, the superior court, sheriff, and county shall meet and confer. The superior court shall designate a representative with authority to resolve the dispute, who shall meet and confer with representatives designated by the sheriff and county who have the authority to negotiate a resolution and recommend the resolution to the board of supervisors. The meeting shall occur within five business days of any party requesting that meeting.

(d) If the meeting described in subdivision (c) does not result in a recommended resolution to the dispute, the presiding judge of the court, the sheriff, or the chair of the board of supervisors may request the assistance of the Administrative Director of the Courts, the President of the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and the President of the California State Association of Counties. Within 10 business days of the request, the representatives of the superior court, the sheriff, and the county involved in the dispute shall meet to discuss the dispute with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and the California State Association of Counties. The representatives of the superior court, the sheriff, and the county attending the meeting shall have the authority to negotiate a resolution on behalf of their respective principals. Any recommended resolution shall be approved by the board of supervisors, consistent with subdivision (b).

(e) The Judicial Council shall, by rule of court, establish a process that, notwithstanding any other law, expeditiously and finally resolves disputes that are not settled in the meeting process described in subdivision (d). The rule of court shall do all of the following:

(1) Provide a process for parties to submit disputes.

(2) Provide for the assignment of a justice who is not from the court of appeal district in which the county, the superior court, and the sheriff are located.

(3) Provide an expedited process for hearing these matters in a venue convenient to the parties and assigned justice.

(4) Provide that the justice shall hear the petition and issue a decision on an expedited basis.

(5) Provide a process for an appeal of the decision issued under paragraph (4). The appeal shall be heard in a court of appeal district other than the one in which the county, the superior court, and the sheriff are located.

(f) The terms of a memorandum of understanding shall remain in effect, to the extent consistent with this article, and the sheriff shall continue to provide court security as required by this article, until the parties enter into a new memorandum of understanding.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 35. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)

article: 8.5. Superior Court Security


text:
It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a process and funding mechanism for sheriffs that overall incur increased trial court security costs as a result of court construction projects that had an occupancy date on or after October 9, 2011.

(a) Funding for increased trial court security costs pursuant to this section shall be funded by the General Fund, subject to an annual appropriation by the Legislature.

(b) Counties that demonstrate increased trial court security costs incurred by the sheriff as a result of court construction projects that had an occupancy date on or after October 9, 2011, may request funding pursuant to this section.

(1) Requests shall be submitted to the Department of Finance, and shall include, but not be limited to, information described in subdivision (d).

(c) Counties shall assess and identify key, quantifiable differences between the previous court facility or facilities and the new or replacement facility that impose a measurable and higher level of court security costs incurred by the sheriff.

(d) In evaluating requests, the Department of Finance shall consider on a case-by-case basis relevant factors, including, but not limited to:

(1) Changes in court security due to the consolidation of court facilities.

(2) Changes in overall court security costs due to the consolidation of court facilities.

(3) The square footage of the facility that is accessible to the public.

(4) Other design considerations, such as multiple floors or the distance between entry points and courtrooms.

(5) The number of courtrooms compared to previous courtrooms.

(6) The case types and time spent on various case types being heard in the new facility as compared to the previous facility or facilities.

(7) The addition of holding cells and the escorting of inmates within the court facility.

(8) The number of public entrances and security screening stations.

(9) The presence of a security monitor or control panel.

(10) The presence, location, and expected utilization of jury assembly rooms and juries.

(11) Historical court security staffing and the use of deputies or court attendants.

(12) Personnel costs for sheriff deputies and court attendant staff within the county.

(13) The population of the county.

(e) In evaluating the number of courtrooms under paragraph (5) of subdivision (d), the addition of courtrooms for new judgeships that have not been both authorized and funded may be excluded.

(f) The Director of Finance, in his or her discretion, may limit the amount of funding provided within the annual appropriation.

(g) Funds authorized pursuant to this section shall be used exclusively to fund trial court security provided by county sheriffs. No general county administrative costs may be paid with the funds provided, including, but not limited to, the costs of administering the funds received pursuant to this section.

(h) Requests received by the Department of Finance shall be evaluated as expeditiously as possible.

(i) Requests approved by the Department of Finance shall be considered ongoing, subject to an annual appropriation by the Legislature. The appropriation shall be adjusted annually by a rate commensurate with the growth in the Trial Court Security Growth Subaccount in the prior fiscal year.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 26, Sec. 9. (AB 1468) Effective June 20, 2014.)

article: 8.5. Superior Court Security


text: A superior court may appoint as many competent phonographic reporters, to be known as official reporters of such court, and such official reporters pro tempore, as are deemed necessary for the performance of the duties and the exercise of the powers conferred by law upon the court and its members.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 327. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally

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text: No person shall be appointed to the position of official reporter of any court unless the person has first obtained a license to practice as a certified shorthand reporter from the Court Reporters Board of California.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 328. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: Until an official reporter of any court or official reporter pro tempore has fully completed and filed all transcriptions of the reporter’s notes in any case on appeal which the reporter is required by law to transcribe, the reporter is not competent to act as official reporter in any court. Violation of subdivision (e) of Section 8025 of the Business and Professions Code shall also render an official reporter or official reporter pro tempore incompetent to act as official reporter in any court.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 329. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: Before entering upon the duties of his office, the official reporter of any court or official reporter pro tempore shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office.

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

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: Except in counties where a statute provides otherwise, the official reporter shall receive for his services the fees prescribed in this article.

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text:
(a) The fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is fifty-five dollars ($55) a day, or any fractional part thereof.

(b) In San Joaquin County, the compensation for superior court reporters shall be that prescribed by Section 69993.

(c) In Madera County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance or resolution, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(d) In Kings County, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is one hundred forty dollars ($140) a day, or any fractional part thereof.

(e) In Mariposa County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance or resolution, prescribe the rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(f) In Siskiyou County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(g) In Yuba County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance or resolution, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(h) In Butte County, pro tempore reporters shall receive a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75) a day, or any fractional part thereof, for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases.

(i) In Sutter County, except as may otherwise be provided in Sections 70045.11 and 74839, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is one hundred ten dollars ($110) per day, or any fractional part thereof. However, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(j) In Napa County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(k) In Tehama County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(l) In Monterey County, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases in any court is seventy-five dollars ($75) a day or any fractional part thereof.

(m) In Nevada County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(n) In Calaveras County, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is seventy-five dollars ($75) per day, or any fractional part thereof. However, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(o) In Placer County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(p) In Sierra County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(q) In Trinity County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(r) In Humboldt County, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is seventy-five dollars ($75) per day, or any fractional part thereof.

(s) In Del Norte County, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is seventy-five dollars ($75) per day, or any fractional part thereof.

(t) In Alpine County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(u) In Glenn County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(v) In Colusa County, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day, or any fractional part thereof.

(w) In Shasta County, the board of supervisors may prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(x) In Solano County, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is ninety dollars ($90) per day, or fifty-five dollars ($55) per half day or fractional part thereof. However, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(y) In Inyo County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

(z) In Mono County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1447, Sec. 1.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: Notwithstanding Section 69948, in Modoc County, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, prescribe a higher rate of compensation for superior court reporters.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 230, Sec. 1.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: The fee for reporting each default or uncontested action or proceeding is ten dollars ($10). If more than four defaults or uncontested matters are reported in any one day, or two or more defaults are reported in conjunction with any contested case, the fee is forty-five dollars ($45) a day, or any fractional part thereof.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 653.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text:
(a) The fee for transcription for original ribbon or printed copy is one dollar and thirteen cents ($1.13) for each 100 words, and for each copy purchased at the same time by the court, party, or other person purchasing the original, twenty cents ($0.20) for each 100 words.

(b) The fee for a first copy to any court, party, or other person who does not simultaneously purchase the original shall be twenty-six cents ($0.26) for each 100 words, and for each additional copy, purchased at the same time, twenty cents ($0.20) for each 100 words.

(c) A trial court practice and policy as to the number of words or folios on a typical transcript page shall not be unilaterally changed by a trial court.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 257, Sec. 11. (AB 177) Effective September 23, 2021.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text:
(a) On or before January 1, 2024, the Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature recommendations to increase uniformity in transcription rate expenditures in California. The intent of the report shall be to not reduce the rate of pay or overall compensation to reporters or jeopardize collective bargaining agreements. The Judicial Council shall work in collaboration with key stakeholder groups, including the California Court Reporters Association, exclusively recognized employee organizations representing court reporters, and the Court Reporters Board of California.

(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 257, Sec. 12. (AB 177) Effective September 23, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: For transcription, the reporter may charge an additional 50 percent for special daily copy service.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 257, Sec. 13. (AB 177) Effective September 23, 2021.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text:
(a) The court may specifically direct the making of a verbatim record and payment therefor shall be from the county treasury on order of the court in the following cases:

(1) Criminal matters.

(2) Juvenile proceedings.

(3) Proceedings to declare a minor free from custody.

(4) Proceedings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

(5) As otherwise provided by law.

(b) Except as otherwise authorized by law, the court shall not order to be transcribed and paid for out of the county treasury any matter or material except that reported by the reporter pursuant to Section 269 of the Code of Civil Procedure. When there is no official reporter in attendance and a reporter pro tempore is appointed, his or her reasonable expenses for traveling and detention shall be fixed and allowed by the court and paid in like manner. When the court orders a daily transcript, necessitating the services of two phonographic reporters, the reporting fee for each of the reporters and the transcript fee shall be proper charges against the county treasury, and the daily transcript shall be pursuant to Section 269 of the Code of Civil Procedure. When the daily transcript is prepared by a single reporter, an additional fee for technological services, as set by the court with the agreement of the reporter, may be imposed. However, the total of the fee for a single reporter and the fee for technological services shall be less than the total fee for two reporters.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 823, Sec. 2.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: In any case where a verbatim record is not made at public expense pursuant to Section 69952 or other provisions of law, the cost of making any verbatim record shall be paid by the parties in equal proportion; and either party at his option may pay the whole. In either case, all amounts so paid by the party to whom costs are awarded shall be taxed as costs in the case. The fees for transcripts and copies ordered by the parties shall be paid by the party ordering them. Except as provided in Section 69952, no reporter shall perform any service in a civil action other than transcriptions until his fee for it has been deposited with the clerk of the court or with the reporter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 823, Sec. 3.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a daily transcript is ordered in a civil case requiring the services of more than one phonographic reporter, the party requesting the daily transcript, in addition to any other required fee, shall pay a fee per day, or portion thereof, equal to the per diem rate for pro tempore reporters established by statute, local rule, or ordinance for the services of each additional reporter for the first day and each subsequent day the additional reporters are required. This fee shall be distributed to the court in which it was collected to offset the cost of the additional reporter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 116. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text:
(a) Transcripts prepared by a reporter using computer assistance and delivered on a medium other than paper shall be compensated at the same rate set for paper transcripts, except the reporter may also charge an additional fee not to exceed the cost of the medium or any copies thereof.

(b) The fee for a second copy of a transcript on appeal in computer-readable format ordered by or on behalf of a requesting party within 120 days of the filing or delivery of the original transcript shall be compensated at one-third the rate set forth for a second copy of a transcript as provided in Section 69950. A reporter may also charge an additional fee not to exceed the cost of the medium or any copies thereof.

(c) The fee for a computer-readable transcript shall be paid by the requesting court, party, or person, unless the computer-readable transcript is requested by a party in lieu of a paper transcript required to be delivered to that party by the rules of court. In that event, the fee shall be chargeable as statute or rule provides for the paper transcript.

(d) Any court, party, or person who has purchased a transcript may, without paying a further fee to the reporter, reproduce a copy or portion thereof as an exhibit pursuant to court order or rule, or for internal use, but shall not otherwise provide or sell a copy or copies to any other party or person.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1016, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text:
(a) As used in this section, “reporting notes” are the reporting notes of all court reporters employed to report in the courts of California, who may be known as official reporters and official reporters pro tempore. Reporting notes are official records of the court. Reporting notes shall be kept by the reporter taking the notes in a place designated by the court, or, upon order of the court, delivered to the clerk of the court.

(b) The reporting notes may be kept in any form of communication or representation including paper, electronic, or magnetic media or other technology capable of reproducing for transcription the testimony of the proceedings according to standards or guidelines for the preservation and reproduction of the medium adopted by the American National Standards Institute or the Association for Information and Image Management. Reporting notes shall be stored in an environment free from excessive moisture, temperature variation, and electromagnetic fields if stored on a medium other than paper.

(c) The reporting notes shall be labeled with the date recorded, the department number of the court, and the name of the court reporter. The reporting notes shall be indexed for convenient retrieval and access. Instructions for access to data stored on a medium other than paper shall be documented.

(d) If the reporting notes are kept in any form other than paper, one duplicate backup copy of the notes shall be stored in a manner and place that reasonably assures its preservation.

(e) Reporting notes produced under subdivision (b) may be destroyed upon the order of the court after 10 years from the taking of the notes in criminal proceedings and after five years from the taking of the notes in all other proceedings, unless the notes report proceedings in capital felony cases including the preliminary hearing. No reporting notes in a capital felony case proceeding shall be destroyed until such time as the Supreme Court on request by the court clerk authorizes the destruction.

(f) A periodic review of the media on which the reporting notes are stored shall be conducted to assure that a storage medium is not obsolete and that current technology is capable of accessing and reproducing the records for the required retention period.

(g) If the reporting notes of an official reporter or official reporter pro tempore have not been delivered to the clerk of the court, the notes shall be delivered by the reporter to the clerk of the court upon the reporter’s retirement, resignation, dismissal, termination of appointment, or in the case of any other absence for a period of more than 30 days or longer as designated by the court. Upon the order of the court, the notes shall be returned to the reporter upon the reporter’s return from such absence. In the event of the reporter’s death, the notes shall be delivered to the clerk of the court by the reporter’s personal representative.

(h) If reporting notes delivered to the clerk of the court are to be transcribed, the court reporter who took the notes shall be given the first opportunity to make the transcription, unless the reporter cannot be located, refuses to transcribe the notes, or is found to be incompetent to transcribe the notes.

(i) A court reporter shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of the medium on which the reporting notes are kept, whether on paper, diskette, or other media in compliance with this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 332. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: The official reporter shall perform the duties required of him by law. When not actually engaged in the performance of any other duty imposed on him by this code, he shall render stenographic or clerical assistance, or both, to the judge or judges of the superior court as such judge or judges may direct. In addition to the compensation otherwise provided by law, any reporter required to render such stenographic or clerical assistance shall receive such compensation therefor as the superior court may prescribe, not to exceed the sum of twenty dollars ($20) a day, which shall be payable by the county in the same manner and from the same funds as other salary demands against the county.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1531.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text:
(a) If an official reporter or an official reporter pro tempore is unavailable to report an action or proceeding in a court, subject to the availability of approved equipment and equipment monitors, the court may order that, in a limited civil case, or a misdemeanor or infraction case, the action or proceeding be electronically recorded, including all the testimony, the objections made, the ruling of the court, the exceptions taken, all arraignments, pleas, and sentences of defendants in criminal cases, the arguments of the attorneys to the jury, and all statements and remarks made and oral instructions given by the judge. A transcript derived from an electronic recording may be utilized whenever a transcript of court proceedings is required. Transcripts derived from electronic recordings shall include a designation of “inaudible” or “unintelligible” for those portions of the recording that contain no audible sound or are not discernible. The electronic recording device and appurtenant equipment shall be of a type approved by the Judicial Council for courtroom use and shall only be purchased for use as provided by this section. A court shall not expend funds for or use electronic recording technology or equipment to make an unofficial record of an action or proceeding, including for purposes of judicial notetaking, or to make the official record of an action or proceeding in circumstances not authorized by this section.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a court may use electronic recording equipment for the internal personnel purpose of monitoring the performance of subordinate judicial officers, as defined in Section 71601 of the Government Code, hearing officers, and temporary judges while proceedings are conducted in the courtroom, if notice is provided to the subordinate judicial officer, hearing officer, or temporary judge, and to the litigants, that the proceeding may be recorded for that purpose. An electronic recording made for the purpose of monitoring that performance shall not be used for any other purpose and shall not be made publicly available. Any recording made pursuant to this subdivision shall be destroyed two years after the date of the proceeding unless a personnel matter is pending relating to performance of the subordinate judicial officer, hearing officer, or temporary judge.

(c) Prior to purchasing or leasing any electronic recording technology or equipment, a court shall obtain advance approval from the Judicial Council, which may grant that approval only if the use of the technology or equipment will be consistent with this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 170, Sec. 1. (AB 2657) Effective January 1, 2013.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


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Each superior court shall report to the Judicial Council on or before October 1, 2004, and semiannually thereafter, and the Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2004, and semiannually thereafter, regarding all purchases and leases of electronic recording equipment that will be used to record superior court proceedings, specifying all of the following:

(a) The Superior Court in which the equipment will be used.

(b) The types of trial court proceedings in which the equipment will be used.

(c) The cost of purchasing, leasing, or upgrading the equipment.

(d) The type of equipment purchased or leased.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 227, Sec. 63. Effective August 16, 2004.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text:
(a) Remote court reporting shall not be used by courts to make the record of any court proceedings, and courts shall not expend any funds to purchase equipment or software to facilitate the use of remote court reporting.

(b) “Remote court reporting” means the use of a stenographic reporter who is not present in the courtroom to produce a verbatim record of court proceedings that are transmitted by audiovisual means to the reporter.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 419, Sec. 1. (AB 253) Effective January 1, 2020.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


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(a) For purposes of this section, “remote court reporting” means the use of a stenographic reporter who is not present in the courtroom to produce a verbatim record of court proceedings that are transmitted by audiovisual means to the reporter.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 69959, the Superior Courts of the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Tulare, and Ventura are authorized to conduct pilot projects, beginning on July 1, 2025, to study the potential use of remote court reporting to make the verbatim record of certain court proceedings. Participating superior courts shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(1) The remote court reporting shall be performed only by full-time official reporters licensed pursuant to Section 8024 of the Business and Professions Code and employed by the participating superior court who have at least two years of courtroom experience in a California superior court. Court reporters who participate in the remote court reporting pilot project shall be treated in the same manner as other official reporters employed by the court, including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, classification, seniority, job description, and bargaining units.

(2) The official reporters shall be physically located in a court facility while performing the remote court reporting. Alternatively, the superior court and the exclusive representative of the official reporters may meet and confer and reach agreement by June 30, 2025, to include additional offsite locations to test remote court reporting. Such an agreement shall also specify the equipment needed for these locations and how the participating court will provide that equipment.

(3) (A) No more than 20 percent of the total full-time official court reporters, or for courts with fewer than 10 full-time official court reporters, 2 court reporters, in the participating court may be in the pilot project.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in counties with a population of 2,000,000 or more, no more than 10 percent of the total full-time official court reporters in the participating court may be in the pilot project.

(C) The participating superior court shall equip courtrooms with necessary equipment by no later than June 30, 2025. For the purposes of this chapter, “necessary equipment” means:

(i) Individual microphones for each participant, including the judicial officer, witnesses, jury box, counsel table, and lectern or podium or other place where participants may speak.

(ii) (I) Cameras with a dedicated frontal view of the judicial officer, witnesses, jury box, counsel tables, and lectern or podium or other place where participants may speak.

(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), the camera in the jury box shall not be utilized any time jurors or prospective jurors are present. The camera shall be removed from the courtroom, covered, or otherwise disabled in a manner to permit a juror or prospective juror and court personnel to easily recognize the camera is not active.

(iii) Speakers that allow the court reporter to be heard clearly throughout the courtroom.

(iv) Speakers and microphone for the court reporter.

(v) Camera for the court reporter.

(vi) Two-way means of communication between the court reporter and the judicial officer. Court reporters shall be given the ability to mute and unmute their own audio to maintain communication with the judicial officer.

(4) A participating court may elect to use remote court reporting in limited civil, law and motion for unlimited civil cases, family law, child support, probate, juvenile dependency, juvenile delinquency, and felony and misdemeanor criminal proceedings except preliminary hearings, trials, and death penalty cases.

(5) Transcripts created through remote court reporting as part of the pilot project may be used whenever a transcript of court proceedings is required. The fees of the official reporter and costs of transcript preparation for remote court reporting shall be the same as when an official reporter is present in the courtroom.

(6) Court reporters participating in the pilot project shall not be held responsible for failures in technology or equipment. If technology or audibility issues inhibit the court reporter’s ability to accurately capture and certify a verbatim record, the court shall temporarily suspend the proceeding until the issues can be resolved. A trial court shall not retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a court reporter who notifies the judicial officer that technology or audibility issues are impeding the creation and certification of the verbatim record of a proceeding.

(7) (A) Each participating superior court shall submit data and information to the Judicial Council on the results of the pilot project. In compiling feedback on the results, each superior court shall obtain feedback from the following individuals who participated in the pilot project:

(i) At least two judicial officers or, if only one judicial officer participated, that judicial officer.

(ii) At least two court reporters chosen by the exclusive bargaining representative of the official court reporters or, if only one court reporter participated, that court reporter.

(iii) At least two attorneys who regularly practice in the participating court.

(iv) The chief public defender or their designee if the remote reporting occurred in criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings.

(v) The district attorney or their designee if the remote reporting occurred in criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings.

(B) The Judicial Council shall compile the results from each participating superior court and prepare a report for the Legislature. This report shall be presented to the Legislature, along with each participating superior court’s individual report, in accordance with Section 9795, within six months of the conclusion of the pilot project.

(c) (1) All pilot projects authorized pursuant to this section shall terminate by no later than July 1, 2026. A participating superior court shall terminate its pilot project earlier if the court determines that the use of remote court reporting is prejudicing the rights of litigants or the interests of justice.

(2) This section shall remain in effect only until June 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 250, Sec. 1. (AB 3013) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of June 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)

article: 9. Official Reporters Generally


text: In each county with a population of more than 70,000 and less than 100,000, as determined by the 1940 federal census, to assist the court in the transaction of its judicial business, a majority of the judges of the superior court for such county may appoint as many regular official phonographic reporters as necessary to report the proceedings in the court. The number of reporters so appointed shall not exceed at any one time the number of offices of judge provided by law for the court. The reporters shall hold office during the pleasure of a majority of the judges of said court.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 461.)

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text: The duties of official reporters appointed pursuant to Section 69990 shall be performed as elsewhere provided by law. As full compensation for taking notes in criminal cases in the superior court each reporter shall receive a monthly salary of one thousand eighty-one dollars ($1,081), and the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in civil contested cases is seventy-five dollars ($75) a day, or any fractional part thereof, and for the purposes of retirement, the compensation of each reporter shall be deemed to be the total of all per diem and transcription fees paid by the county to all of the reporters of the superior court for all phonographic reporting services, divided by the number of superior court official reporters, plus his salary. All other fees of such reporters shall be as elsewhere provided by law. In cases where it is necessary to appoint a pro tempore reporter, he shall be allowed the fees elsewhere provided by law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 936.)

article: 10. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 70,000 to 100,000


text: This article applies to counties containing a population of 750,000 and under 1,070,000 according to the 1970 federal census.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 601, Sec. 1. Effective July 19, 1984.)

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text: The fee required by Section 69992.1 shall be taxed as costs in favor of any party paying the same and to whom costs are awarded by the judgment of the court. Such fee shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 6103 of the Government Code.

article: 10.1. Official Reporters in Counties with a Population of 750,000 to 1,070,000


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In San Joaquin County, each superior court reporter shall be paid a salary to be established by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.

The number of superior court reporters shall not be less than the number of San Joaquin County Superior Court judicial positions.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 703, Sec. 2.5.)

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text: This article shall apply in a county having a population of more than 490,000 and less than 503,000, as determined by the 1960 federal census. The judges of the superior and municipal courts of such county, a majority concurring, may appoint as many regular official phonographic reporters as may be necessary to report the proceedings in the courts of the county and to perform such other duties as are prescribed by law. The number of reporters so appointed shall not exceed the number of offices of judges provided by law for superior and municipal courts of such county. Such reporters shall hold office during the pleasure of the judges of such court, a majority concurring.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1302.)

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text: When needed in order that the judicial business of the courts in such county may be carried on without delay, the judges of such courts may appoint as many additional phonographic reporters as the business of the courts may require, who shall be known as official reporters pro tempore, and who shall be compensated at the same rate of compensation as official phonographic reporters in such county would be compensated for the first year of service computed on a daily basis.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 217.)

article: 10.3. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 490,000 to 503,000


text: The regular official phonographic reporters shall be compensated at an annual salary of forty-seven thousand seven hundred eleven dollars ($47,711), except that these reporters may be employed at an annual salary of thirty-nine thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars ($39,234) for the first year of service, at an annual salary of forty-one thousand one hundred ninety-six dollars ($41,196) for the second year of service, at an annual salary of forty-three thousand two hundred sixty-three dollars ($43,263) for the third year of service, and at an annual salary of forty-five thousand four hundred thirty-five dollars ($45,435) for the fourth year of service. The judges of the superior and municipal courts of such county, a majority concurring, may appoint a supervising phonographic reporter at an annual salary of forty-nine thousand six hundred fifty-three dollars ($49,653) except that such reporter may be employed at an annual salary of forty-five thousand thirty-eight dollars ($45,038) for the first year of service and at an annual salary of forty-seven thousand two hundred ninety-three dollars ($47,293) for the second year of service.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1091, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)


text:
In addition to the compensation provided in this article, each salaried official reporter shall be entitled to, and shall receive, vacation and sick leave allowances, retirement, and other privileges and benefits as are now, or may hereafter be provided for the employees of the County of Sacramento, including the right to participate in any group accident, health, or life insurance plan adopted by the board of supervisors of the county.

For the purpose of such retirement system, the salary or compensation provided for reporters in this article shall be deemed their entire compensation.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1302.)


text: No further fee than that herein provided shall be collected from, or assessed against, any party to any proceeding for the services of a phonographic reporter in taking down in shorthand the testimony and other proceedings in the trial or hearing of any matter as required by law or by order of the court, except that in a civil case when a daily transcript is ordered by a party, such party shall pay for the services of a pro tempore reporter if required; but a phonographic reporter shall be allowed, and shall receive, unless waived by him, the fees allowed by law for transcribing his shorthand notes of the testimony and proceedings reported by him, and such fees for transcription shall be paid as provided by law.


text: The salaries provided for in this article shall be paid in biweekly installments from the general fund of the county, and shall be allowed and audited in the same manner as other salary demands against the county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1257.)


text: All reporters appointed pursuant to this article shall be known as official court reporters of the County of Sacramento. As attachés of the court, official reporters shall not be subject to the authority of any county administrative office or civil service commission.


text: With the approval of the board of supervisors the court may establish such additional classifications and rates of compensation as are required. Rates of compensation of regular official phonographic reporters may be adjusted by approval of the board of supervisors and a majority of the judges of the courts. Such appointments or changes in compensation made pursuant to this paragraph shall be on an interim basis and shall expire 60 days after the final adjournment of the next regular session of the Legislature unless ratified at such session.


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(a) In Ventura County, a majority of the judges of the superior court may appoint as many competent official phonographic reporters as the business of the superior court requires, and as required to provide court reporting service to the municipal court of the county as provided in subdivision (c). The court may additionally employ as many pro tempore phonographic reporters as may from time to time be required to supplement the services of the official court reporters. The court may further appoint one of the official court reporters to serve as senior superior court reporter to coordinate and supervise the activities of official and pro tempore court reporters.

Official reporters of the superior court shall be exempt from the provisions of any civil service system as employees of the court. They shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the judges thereof, subject to such court rules and policy as may be adopted by the judges for regulation of superior court personnel. Official and pro tempore superior court reporters shall provide court reporting services for such departments of the superior court and divisions of the municipal court, for such criminal, juvenile and civil proceedings, and proceedings before the grand jury, as directed by the presiding judges of the respective courts, subject to the provisions of this section.

(b) The salary paid to official full-time superior court reporters for services in reporting any and all testimony and proceedings in the superior and municipal courts and before the grand jury, shall be a five-step salary range with biweekly amounts equivalent to ninety percent (90%) of the corresponding steps in the established salary range for official superior court reporters in Los Angeles County. The initial hiring rate for official superior court reporters shall be the first step of the salary range, and subsequent increases within the range shall be at intervals of six months from the first to second step, and one year between each succeeding step, as determined by the court, based on satisfactory performance. Nothing herein shall prohibit the initial appointment or subsequent elevation of a reporter’s salary from the steps herein specified, as may be determined by the court on the basis of experience, qualifications and meritorious performance. The salary of the official court reporter who is appointed to serve as senior superior court reporter, shall be fixed at ten percent (10%) above the biweekly salary steps specified for official superior court reporters.

The salary range of official court reporters may be adjusted by joint action and approval of the board of supervisors and a majority of the judges of the superior court. Such changes in compensation made pursuant to this provision shall be on an interim basis and shall expire January 1 following adjournment of the next regular session of the Legislature unless ratified at such session.

The per diem compensation for pro tempore reporters serving the superior or municipal court or the grand jury shall be established at one-tenth (110) of the top step in the biweekly salary range established for official superior court reporters, for each day of service or any portion thereof.

Official reporters of the superior court shall be entitled to all benefits provided for the employees of the county, including, but not limited to, participation in county retirement plans, vacation, holiday and sick leave benefits, and insurance plans. These benefits shall also include the same lump-sum payments for benefit accrual balances upon separation from service, as are made to employees of the county. All other compensation, fees, and benefits for official and pro tempore superior court reporters shall be as elsewhere provided by law.

(c) Upon request of the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court of Ventura County, official and pro tempore reporters of the superior court shall act as pro tempore reporters in the municipal court in all proceedings of the municipal court where their services may be required. Official superior court reporters who are assigned to serve as pro tempore municipal court reporters under this provision, shall receive no additional compensation for such services, and pro tempore superior court reporters who are assigned to serve as pro tempore municipal court reporters shall not receive compensation in excess of one per diem fee for service in either or both of such courts on any single court day. Requests to provide the municipal court with the services of superior court reporters shall be directed to either the presiding judge or the executive officer of the superior court by either the presiding judge or the executive officer of the municipal court, and shall be effective only during the pleasure of the judges of both courts, a majority of the judges of each court concurring.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 340.)

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text: No further fee than that prescribed in this article shall be collected from, or assessed against, any party to any proceeding for the services of a phonographic reporter in taking down in shorthand the testimony and other proceedings in the trial or hearing of any matter as required by law or by order of the court, but a phonographic reporter shall be allowed and unless waived by him shall receive the fees allowed for transcribing his shorthand notes of the testimony and proceedings reported by him, as elsewhere provided by law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1126.)

article: 10.4. Official Reporters and Fees in Counties With a Population of 375,000 to 400,000


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Any fee required by this article shall be taxed as costs in favor of any party paying it and to whom costs are awarded by the judgment of the court. Such fee shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 6103 of this code. Such fee shall not be required of any party who is exempted from the payment of costs by any statute other than Section 6103 of this code.

On or before the first day of each calendar month, the county clerk shall transmit to the county treasurer all money paid to him pursuant to this article during the preceding calendar month, or up to the day immediately preceding that on which he transmits the money. The money shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.


text: In each county with a population of more than 10,000 and less than 10,500, as determined by the 1960 federal census, to assist the court in the transaction of its judicial business, a majority of the judges of the superior court for such county may appoint one official phonographic reporter to report the proceedings in the court. The reporter shall hold office during the pleasure of a majority of the judges of the court. The reporter shall perform the duties and be allowed the fees as elsewhere provided by law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1770.)

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text: In each county having a population of 210,000 inhabitants and less than 220,000 inhabitants, as determined by the 1950 federal census, the judges of the superior court of such county, a majority concurring, to assist the court in the transaction of the judicial business of such court, by having performed the duties of phonographic reporters as elsewhere in this code defined, may appoint as many regular official phonographic reporters as may be necessary to report the proceedings in such court and to perform such duties, except that the number of reporters so appointed shall equal the number of offices of judge provided by law for such court. Such reporters shall hold office during the pleasure of the judges of such court, a majority concurring.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1589.)

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text: When needed in order that the judicial business of the superior court in such county may be diligently carried on and a particular matter or matters may proceed to trial or hearing without delay, a pro tempore official reporter may be appointed to perform the duties of a phonographic reporter in such matter or matters, or until a regular official reporter becomes available for such service.

article: 10.6. Official Reporters in Counties With a Population of 210,000 to 220,000


text: The regular official phonographic reporters and phonographic reporters pro tempore shall be compensated at the same rate as reporters in counties having a population over 2,000,000.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1035.)


text: No further fee than that hereinabove provided shall be collected from, or assessed against, any party to any proceeding for the services of a phonographic reporter in taking down in shorthand the testimony and other proceedings in the trial or hearing of any matter as required by law or by order of the court; but a phonographic reporter shall be allowed, and shall receive, unless waived by him, the fees allowed by law for transcribing his shorthand notes of the testimony and proceedings reported by him, and such fees for transcription shall be paid as provided by Sections 69947 to 69953, inclusive, and by any other law of this State pertinent to the case.


text: The salaries provided for in this article shall be paid in monthly installments out of the salary fund of the county, and shall be allowed and audited in the same manner as for salary demands against the county are required by law to be allowed and audited.


text: The fees required by Sections 70015 and 70015.5 shall be taxed as costs in favor of any party paying the same and to whom costs are awarded by the judgment of the court. Such fee shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 6103 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 601, Sec. 3. Effective July 19, 1984.)


text: The county clerk shall, on or before the first day of each calendar month, transmit to the county treasurer all money paid to him pursuant to this article during the preceding calendar month, or up to the day immediately preceding the day on which he transmits such money, and such money shall be deposited in the salary fund of such county.


text: In Riverside County, the board of supervisors shall fix the salary of regular official reporters, which shall not be less than an annual salary of twenty thousand two hundred ten dollars ($20,210) and the compensation of official reporters pro tempore, which shall be at a rate not less than seventy-five dollars and twenty-five cents ($75.25) a day, for reporting in shorthand all proceedings in the superior court as required by law or the order of the superior court.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1443.)

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text: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the determination of whether a county has the population prescribed in this article shall be made on the basis of the 1950 federal census.

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

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text:
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this article apply in each county described as follows:

(a) A county with a population of 70,000 or less, as determined by the 1940 federal census, and having two or more superior court judges.

(b) A county with a population of 280,000 and under 285,000.

(c) A county with a population of over 295,000 and under 500,000.

(d) A county with a population of 500,000 and under 700,000.

(e) A county with a population of 700,000 or over.

article: 11. Official Reporters and Fees in Particular Counties


text: Unless otherwise specifically provided the provisions of this article apply in a county with a population of 290,000 or more and under 295,000.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 421.)


text: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this article apply to a county with a population of over 45,000 and under 46,750, as determined on the basis of the 1950 federal census.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1423.)


text: The provisions of this article are applicable in a county described in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 70041 only if the board of supervisors of such county by resolution adopts the procedure for the appointment and compensation of official phonographic reporters provided for in this article.


text: To assist the court in the transaction of its judicial business by having the duties of phonographic reporters performed, a majority of the judges of the superior court of the county may appoint as many regular official phonographic reporters as necessary to report the proceedings in the court and to perform such duties. The number of reporters so appointed shall not exceed at any one time the number of offices of judge provided by law for the court. The reporters shall hold office during the pleasure of a majority of the judges of the court. The number of reporters and compensation of reporters in counties over 2,000,000 population shall be as provided in Section 69894.1. The number of official reporters in a county of the 2nd class as provided in Section 28023 shall be but shall not exceed at any one time the total number of judges provided by law for the court and the number of referees appointed pursuant to Section 553 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 856.)


text:
(a) When needed in order that the judicial business of the superior court in the county may be diligently carried on and a particular matter may proceed to trial or hearing without delay, a pro tempore official reporter may be appointed to perform the duties of a phonographic reporter in that matter, or until a regular official reporter becomes available for that service. A pro tempore official reporter who is present in the courtroom providing that service may be appointed by the presiding judge of the court or the judge presiding in the department where the reporter will serve. If the appointment is made for service in a contested matter, it shall be made only pursuant to a written stipulation of the parties appearing at the trial or hearing or other proceeding to be reported by the pro tempore reporter or pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 68086.

(b) A pro tempore official reporter who is licensed as described in Section 69942, and who has been appointed a pro tempore official reporter by the court pursuant to Section 69941, and is present in the courtroom may serve in any matter without further order of the court or stipulation of the parties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 497, Sec. 2. (AB 2664) Effective January 1, 2019.)


text:
In any county having a population of over 250,000 and under 277,000, as determined by the 1950 federal census, the fee for reporting testimony and proceedings in contested cases is thirty-five dollars ($35) a day, and the fee for reporting each default or uncontested action or proceeding is seven dollars ($7).

The official reporter shall report to the court when ordered to do so by any judge of the court, and when not ordered to so report, the reporter may be employed in his professional capacity elsewhere.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 105.)


text:
In San Mateo County, official reporters shall be appointed by the judges of the consolidated superior and municipal courts pursuant to the provisions of Section 70043 or 72194 and shall serve at the pleasure of the judges.

(a) The biweekly salary of each regular official reporter for the performance of duties required of each such reporter by law shall be at the rates specified in salary range number 3007 of the salary schedule set forth in Section 73525.

At the time each reporter is hired, the salary of that reporter shall be fixed in the same manner as provided for classified or unclassified employees of the county under the authority of the county charter. A step advancement from step A to step B may be granted on the first day of the pay period following the completion of 26 full weeks of service in the position. A person may advance to steps C, D, and E upon completion of successive 52-week periods of service. All merit increases as provided herein shall be made at the determination of the judges of the court.

In addition to new employees, the salaries herein provided for shall be applicable to regular official reporters employed by the county on the effective date of this section and for the purpose of determining the salaries to be paid after this section becomes effective, all years of service rendered by reporters to the county prior to the effective date of this section shall be counted in determining the salary to which they are entitled under the salary schedule above mentioned.

The per diem compensation for pro tempore reporters shall be one-tenth of step E in the appropriate biweekly salary range established for official reporters, provided, however, that that rate of per diem compensation shall be prorated on the basis of one-half day of compensation if the pro tempore reporter renders only one-half day of service.

Vacation allowances and sick leave allowances for official reporters shall be the same as provided for classified or unclassified employees of the county under the authority of the county charter.

(b) If the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County provides by ordinance or by agreement pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1, for a rate of compensation which is higher than that provided by subdivision (a), the higher rate of compensation shall be effective at the same time and in the same manner as other rates of pay for San Mateo County employees generally. Those higher rates shall be payable by the county in the same manner and from the same funds as other salary demands against the county. Any change in compensation made pursuant to this subdivision shall be on an interim basis and shall expire on January 1 after the adjournment of the next regular session of the Legislature unless ratified or superseded by a statute enacted at the session.

(c) During the hours which the court is open for the transaction of judicial business, official reporters shall devote full time to the performance of the duties required of them by law and shall not engage in or solicit to engage in any other employment in their professional capacity.

Each official reporter shall perform the duties required of him or her by law. In addition, he or she shall render stenographic or clerical assistance, or both, to the judge or judges of the consolidated superior and municipal courts as the judge or judges may direct.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 973, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)


text: In a county having a population of 70,000 or less, as determined by the 1940 federal census, and having two or more superior court judges, each regular official reporter shall be paid an annual salary of four thousand two hundred dollars ($4,200), and each pro tempore official reporter shall be paid fifteen dollars ($15) a day for the days he actually is on duty under order of the court.


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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 70045 of this code, in Trinity County, each regular official court reporter shall receive an annual salary of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) unless the board of supervisors shall by ordinance provide for compensation in excess of that amount, payable in monthly installments out of the salary fund of the county, for the reporting and taking notes in criminal cases and juvenile court cases in the superior court, and in preliminary examinations of those accused of crime before magistrates, and of proceedings before the grand jury and at coroner’s inquests when requested by the coroner, and for other services such reporters shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941) of Chapter 5 of Title 8, such fees in civil cases to be paid by the litigants as provided by law.

Reporters pro tempore may be paid a per diem of seventy-five dollars ($75) as provided in Section 69948 and other fees set forth in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941) of Chapter 5 of Title 8, and shall receive from the county their necessary traveling and other expenses when necessarily called from other counties, but a reporter pro tempore shall be paid a per diem or expenses by the county only when the regular official court reporters are occupied in the superior court, or at preliminary examinations, grand jury hearings or coroner’s inquests.

The board of supervisors of such a county may provide the court reporters with equipment for the performance of their duties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 175.)


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Notwithstanding Section 70045, in Modoc County each regular official court reporter shall receive an annual salary to be determined by ordinance by the board of supervisors, payable in monthly installments out of the salary fund of the county, for the reporting and taking notes in criminal cases and juvenile court cases in the superior court, and in preliminary examination of those accused of crime before magistrates, and of proceedings before the grand jury and at coroner’s inquests when requested by the coroner.

In Modoc County, reporters pro tempore shall be paid a per diem, as set by law, and shall receive from the county their necessary traveling and other expenses when called from other counties. However, a reporter pro tempore shall be paid a per diem or expenses by the county only when the regular official court reporters are occupied in the superior court, or at preliminary examinations, grand jury hearings, or coroner’s inquests.

For all reporter’s services in Modoc County in civil cases as set forth in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941) of Chapter 5 of Title 8, litigants shall pay such fees as are provided by law to the county clerk for deposit in the county general fund.

The Board of Supervisors of Modoc County may provide court reporters with equipment for the performance of their duties.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 641, Sec. 2. Effective September 15, 1987.)


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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 70045 or any other provision of this article, in Merced County:

(a) The regular full-time official court reporters shall perform the following duties:

(1) Report all criminal proceedings in the superior court.

(2) Report all civil commitment proceedings and all contempt proceedings in the superior court.

(3) Report all juvenile proceedings in the superior court other than those heard by a juvenile court referee or traffic hearing officer.

(4) Report all family law proceedings in the superior court.

(5) Report all civil jury trials in the superior court.

(6) Report all hearings on petitions for extraordinary relief, including but not limited to proceedings for injunctions, mandate, prohibition, certiorari, review, habeas corpus, and coram nobis in the superior court.

(7) Report any other court proceedings in the superior court when a party requests a court reporter in accordance with the rules of court.

(8) Report all criminal proceedings of the grand jury.

(9) Report proceedings for the board of equalization, when requested by the board.

(b) Each regular full-time court reporter shall be paid an annual salary of sixteen thousand seven hundred thirty-five dollars and ninety-four cents ($16,735.94), unless the board of supervisors of the county provides for compensation in excess of that amount.

The foregoing salary is for compensation for reporting services under subdivision (a). For all transcriptions incident to reporting services, each reporter shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941).

The regular full-time official court reporters shall be entitled to the same privileges with respect to group insurance and retirement as other employees of that county. Retirement contributions shall be based upon the annual salary provided for in subdivision (b).

The salary range of official court reporters may be adjusted by joint action and approval of the board of supervisors and a majority of the judges of the superior court. Those changes in compensation made pursuant to this provision shall be on an interim basis and shall expire January 1 following adjournment of the next regular session of the Legislature unless ratified at that session.

(c) When the regular full-time official court reporters are occupied in the performance of their duties and services pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (a), the judge or judges of the superior court may appoint as many additional official court reporters, who shall be known as official reporters pro tempore, as the business of the courts and county may require, in order that the business of the courts and county may be carried on without delay. They shall be paid in accordance with the per diem, transcription, and other fee provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941). That per diem, traveling and other expenses, and the fees chargeable to the county under the terms of these provisions shall be a proper county charge.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 696, Sec. 40. Effective September 15, 1992.)


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In a county with a population of 74,492 and not over 76,000 as determined by the 1970 federal census, each regular official reporter shall be paid an annual salary of twenty-one thousand seven hundred dollars ($21,700) and each pro tempore official court reporter shall be paid seventy dollars ($70) a day for the days he is actually on duty under order of the court.

Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, one year after the operative date of this section and thereafter, the salary range of official court reporters may be adjusted by joint action and approval of the board of supervisors and a majority of the judges of the superior court. Such changes in compensation made pursuant to these provisions shall be on an interim basis and shall expire on January 1 of the second year after the calendar year in which the change occurs, unless ratified by the Legislature.

The presiding judge of the superior court may, upon request of the presiding judge of the municipal court, assign an official superior court reporter to the municipal court during such times as the business of the municipal court requires. Official superior court reporters who are so assigned shall receive no additional compensation for such service.

Regular official reporters shall be entitled to the same privileges with respect to retirement, vacation, sick leave and other benefits allowed to employees of the county.

Each official reporter shall perform the duties required of him by law. In addition, reporters shall render stenographic or clerical assistance, or both, to the judges of the superior court, as any such judge may direct.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 160.)


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(a) In Kern County each regular reporter shall be paid the biweekly salary specified in range 52.4 of the salary schedule. The court reporter shall be paid biweekly pursuant to the payroll procedures in effect in the County of Kern.

(b) Beginning January 1, 1980, the board of supervisors may adjust the salary of each regular official reporter as part of its county employee compensation plan. Any adjustment to reporter salaries shall be effective on the same date as the effective date of the board’s action to adjust compensation of other county employees. Any adjustment shall be effective only until January 1 of the second year following the year in which the adjustment is made, unless ratified by the Legislature.

(c) In addition to the compensation provided for in this section, each regular official reporter shall be entitled to and shall receive, on the same basis as other county employees, the same benefits and privileges with respect to retirement, group insurance, sick leave, and vacations. Court reporters shall observe the same holidays as other court employees. For the purposes of determining participation in the county retirement system, the salary provided for such reporters in this section shall be deemed their entire compensation.

(d) Each pro tempore official reporter shall be paid one hundred fifty dollars ($150) a day for the days he or she is actually on duty under order of the court.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 716, Sec. 4.)


text: In Napa County, each regular official reporter shall be paid an annual salary of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), and each pro tempore official reporter shall be paid one hundred ten dollars ($110) a day for the days he actually is on duty under order of the court. However, the board of supervisors, by ordinance, may establish a higher annual salary for each regular official reporter or a higher per diem for each pro tempore official reporter, or both.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1324, Sec. 1.)


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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 70040, 70041, 70042, and 70045, the following provisions shall be applicable to the official court reporters in Butte County Superior Court:

(1) The regular full-time official court reporters under the direction of the presiding judge of the superior court shall perform the following duties:

(A) Report all criminal proceedings.

(B) Report all civil commitment proceedings and all contempt proceedings.

(C) Report all juvenile proceedings other than those heard by juvenile court referee or traffic hearing officer.

(D) Report all civil jury trials.

(E) Report all hearings on petitions for extraordinary relief, including, but not limited to, proceedings for injunctions, mandate, prohibition, certiorari, review, habeas corpus, and coram nobis.

(F) Report all proceedings of the grand jury when requested by the foreman, or by the district attorney or by the county counsel.

(G) Report any other court proceedings when a party requests a court reporter in accordance with rules of court.

(H) Report coroner’s inquests when requested by the coroner.

(I) Report proceedings for the Butte County Board of Equalization when requested by the board.

(J) When not occupied with the above duties, and upon request of a presiding judge of the municipal court and approval of the presiding judge of the superior court, he or she shall report matters listed under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 70040, 70041, 70042, and 70045, the following provisions shall be applicable to the official court reporters in the Butte County Municipal Courts:

(1) The regular full-time official municipal court reporters under the direction of the presiding judges of the municipal courts shall perform the following duties:

(A) Report the preliminary examination of those accused of crimes before magistrates within Butte County.

(B) Report all felony pleas.

(C) Report any other court proceeding as required by law.

(D) When not occupied with the above duties, and upon request of the presiding judge of the superior court and approval of a presiding judge of the municipal court, he or she shall report matters listed under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) above.

(c) The board of supervisors shall, by ordinance, specify the salary rates for official court reporters in Butte County.

In addition to the aforementioned compensation, each official court reporter shall receive twenty-five dollars ($25) per month as reimbursement for the cost of necessary supplies.

The foregoing salary established pursuant to county ordinance is for compensation for reporting services in the superior and municipal courts under subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section. For all transcriptions incident to reporting services, each reporter shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941) of this chapter.

The regular full-time official court reporters shall be entitled to the same privileges with respect to retirement, vacation, sick leave, and group insurance, which either now or hereafter may be provided by ordinance to other employees of the county.

(d) When the regular full-time official court reporters are occupied in the performance of their duties and services pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b), the judge or judges of the superior and municipal courts may appoint as many additional official court reporters, who shall be known as official reporters pro tempore, as the business of the courts may require in order that the judicial business of the courts in the county may be carried on without delay. They shall be paid in accordance with the per diem, transcription, and other fee provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941) of this chapter. The per diem, traveling and other expenses, and the fees chargeable to the county under the terms of these provisions shall be a proper county charge.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1585, Sec. 2.)


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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this section shall apply to the official court reporters in Shasta County:

(a) The regular full-time official court reporters shall perform the following duties:

(1) Report all criminal proceedings in superior court.

(2) Report all juvenile proceedings other than those heard by juvenile court referee or traffic hearing officer.

(3) Report all civil jury trials in superior court, unless the court determines it is not required.

(4) Report any other proceeding in the superior court at the request of the judge of the superior court.

(5) Report any superior court proceeding when a party requests a court reporter in accordance with the rules of court.

(6) Report all criminal investigations of the grand jury, when requested by the foreman, or by the district attorney.

(7) Report the preliminary examination of those accused of crime before magistrates or municipal court judges within Shasta County, or before both.

(8) Report coroner’s inquests, when requested by the coroner.

(9) Report hearings of the Board of Equalization of the County of Shasta, as requested by that board.

(10) Other reporting or related services, as directed by the judges of the superior court.

(11) When not occupied with the above duties, and upon request of the board of supervisors and approval of the presiding judge of the superior court, he or she shall report matters before the board of supervisors.

(b) Each regular full-time court reporter shall be paid a monthly salary of one thousand four hundred seventy dollars ($1,470), unless the Board of Supervisors of Shasta County provides for compensation in excess of that amount, in which event the amount set shall apply. The salary is for compensation for reporting services set forth under subdivision (a). For all transcriptions incident to reporting services, each reporter shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941).

The regular full-time official court reporters shall be entitled to the same privileges with respect to retirement, vacation (upon approval of judge to whom assigned), sick leave, and group insurance, which either now or hereafter may be provided by ordinance or resolution to other comparable employees of the County of Shasta.

(c) When the regular full-time official court reporters are occupied in the performance of their duties and services pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (a), the judge or judges of the superior court may appoint as many additional official court reporters, who shall be known as official reporters pro tempore, as the business of the courts may require in order that the judicial business of the court may be carried on without delay. In the event the board of supervisors has entered into a contract for supplemental reporter services with a qualified person or persons first approved by the presiding judge of the superior court, the person or persons shall be appointed as reporter pro tempore. However, if the person or persons are not reasonably available, the judge may appoint any qualified person. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, when an assignment of a pro tempore reporter is made to proceedings in the superior court, the assignment shall be deemed to run to the completion of the proceeding.

Reporters pro tempore shall be paid in accordance with the contract with the board of supervisors or, in absence thereof, with the per diem, transcription, and other fee provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941). Such per diem, traveling and other expenses, and the fees chargeable to the county under the terms of these provisions shall be a proper county charge.

(d) During the hours during which the court is open as prescribed by the Shasta County Superior Court for the transaction of judicial business, official court reporters shall devote full time to the performance of the duties required of them by law and shall not engage or solicit to engage in any other employment in their professional capacity.

(e) Court reporters pro tempore serving in the superior and municipal courts shall receive a per diem equal to the base wage of the official court reporter for an eight-hour day, excluding benefits. This fee shall be adjusted by the same, general across-the-board salary adjustment enacted by the county in any salary ordinance applicable to official court reporters. For services of less than four hours in any day, the pro tempore reporter will receive a per diem equal to 65 percent of the base wage.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 696, Sec. 41. Effective September 15, 1992.)