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CA Govt Code § 68513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 68513.

68513.  The Judicial Council shall provide for the uniform entry, storage, and retrieval of court data relating to civil cases in superior court other than limited civil cases by means provided for in this section, in addition to any other data relating to court administration, including all of the following:(a) The category type of civil case, such as contract or personal injury-death-property damage by motor vehicle.(b) The time from filing of the action to settlement.(c) The type of settlement procedure, if any, which contributed to the settlement disposition.(d) The character and amount of any settlement made as to each party litigant, but preserving the confidentiality of such information if the settlement is not otherwise public.(e) The character and amount of any judgments rendered by court and jury trials for comparison with settled cases.(f) The extent to which damages prayed for compare to settlement or judgment in character and amount.(g) The extent to which collateral sources have contributed, or will contribute, financially to satisfaction of the judgment or settlement.Provision for the uniform entry, storage, and retrieval of court data may be by use of litigant statements or forms, if available, or by collection and analysis of statistically reliable samples. The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 1998, and annually thereafter on the uniform entry, storage, and retrieval of court data as provided for in this section. The Legislature shall evaluate and adjust the level of funds available to pay the costs of automating trial court recordkeeping systems, pursuant to Section 68090.8, for noncompliance with the requirements of this section.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 240. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 68514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 68514.

68514.  (a) Beginning October 1, 2018, and annually on or before December 31 thereafter, the Judicial Council shall report to the Department of Finance, the Legislature, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee the total amount of revenue collected in the prior fiscal year, by each court and county, from criminal fines, fees, forfeitures, penalties, restitution fines described in subdivision (b) of Section 1202.4 of the Penal Code, and assessments related to infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(1) Total nondelinquent revenue collected and the number of cases associated with those collections.(2) Total delinquent revenue collected and the number of cases associated with those collections, as reported by each superior court and county pursuant to Section 1463.010 of the Penal Code.(3) Total amount of fines and fees dismissed, discharged, or satisfied by means other than payment.(4) A description of the collection activities used pursuant to Section 1463.007 of the Penal Code.(5) The total amount collected per collection activity.(6) The total number of cases by collection activity and the total number of individuals associated with those cases.(7) Total operating costs per collection activity.(8) The percentage of fines or fees that are defaulted on.(9) The extent to which each court or county is meeting the collections best practices and performance measures and benchmarks, developed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1463.010 of the Penal Code, for its collection program.(10) Any changes necessary to improve the performance of collection programs statewide.(b) The Judicial Council shall separately list the information required in subdivision (a) for fines and fees assessed in a year before the current reporting year that had outstanding balances in the current reporting year.(c) To the extent a court or county cannot provide the information listed in subdivisions (a) and (b), the Judicial Council shall notify the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and shall provide a plan for how to obtain this information in the future. The Department of Finance may approve alternate metrics if a court or county does not have this information.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 637, Sec. 6. (AB 1818) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Govt Code § 68516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 68516.

68516.  (a) The Judicial Council is authorized to establish a tax-exempt public benefit nonprofit corporation, or other tax-exempt entity, qualified under federal and state law to raise revenues and receive grants or other financial support from private or public sources, for the purposes of undertaking or funding any lawful activity authorized to be undertaken by the Judicial Council. Financial support sought by the nonprofit corporation or other tax-exempt entity shall be used solely for the governmental purposes approved by the Judicial Council for activities within the scope of authority of the Judicial Council.(b) The Administrative Office of the Courts may provide administrative support and oversight services to a tax-exempt public benefit nonprofit corporation or other tax-exempt entity established under this section. Any services provided shall be consistent with current limitations and practices of public employment.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 54, Sec. 7. (SB 544) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Govt Code § 68518 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 68518.

68518.  With advice from law enforcement and domestic violence groups, organizations representing the interests of parents, and staff of the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 1999, the Judicial Council shall establish a single, standard, uniform form to be used by all trial courts for temporary restraining orders and restraining or protective orders including orders involving child custody and visitation, and a separate standardized form for emergency protective orders. The Judicial Council shall also establish a standardized custody and visitation attachment for use with these forms.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 347, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 68520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 68520.

68520.  (a) On January 1, 2024, and on January 1 of every fifth year thereafter, the California Research Bureau shall prepare and publish on its Internet Web site a report containing information regarding the distribution of money or any other thing of value pursuant to a judgment in a class action established pursuant to Section 382 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the judgment provides for a distribution to a person or entity that is not a party to the class action. The report shall cover judgments entered in class actions during the five-year period before the date of the filing of the report and shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:(1) The name of the case.(2) The cause of action resolved by the judgment, with a summary of the underlying allegations or supporting factual findings.(3) The name of, and the amount distributed to, each nonparty person or entity.(4) The name of the judge ordering the distribution.(5) The purpose of the distribution to the nonparty person or entity and how the nonparty person or entity plans to expend the funds or proceeds received, if known.(b) At the request of the California Research Bureau, the Judicial Council shall provide to the bureau copies of orders, judgments, and decrees that are necessary for the bureau to complete the report.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 45, Sec. 4. (SB 847) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 68525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 68525.

68525.  (a) The board of supervisors of each county may require each official reporter and official temporary reporter to:(1) Maintain records of transcript production and related income and expenses for inspection and auditing.(2) Submit annual reports derived from the records, with a verification of their accuracy.(b) The reports shall be submitted in sealed envelopes to a designated official and shall be reviewed only by those persons having authority to inspect and audit the records and reports. The records and reports of each reporter shall be confidential and shall be reviewed only to derive composite data for setting a base salary for the official reporters and official temporary reporters of each court. The composite data shall be a matter of public record.(c) Each such annual report shall include the following information:(1) The quantity and types of transcripts prepared by the official reporters and official reporters pro tempore during the reporting period.(2) The fees charged and the fees collected for such transcripts.(3) Expenses incurred by the reporters in connection with the preparation of such transcripts.(4) The amount of time the reporters have spent in attendance upon the courts for the purpose of reporting proceedings, and the compensation received for this purpose.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 194, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 68540.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68540.7.

68540.7.  Any judge assigned to a court wherein a judge’s compensation is greater than his or her own shall receive while sitting therein the compensation of a judge thereof. The extra compensation shall be paid in such manner as may be provided by law.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 187, Sec. 3. Effective June 29, 1990. Operative July 1, 1990, by Sec. 12 of Ch. 187.)
CA Govt Code § 68543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68543.

68543.  The extra compensation and expenses for travel, board, and lodging of judges sitting in the Supreme Court and courts of appeal under assignments made by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council shall be paid by the state under the rules adopted by the Department of General Services that are applicable to officers of the state provided for in Article VI of the California Constitution while traveling on official state business.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 156. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 68543.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68543.5.

68543.5.  (a) Whenever a judge who has retired under the Judges’ Retirement System or the Judges’ Retirement System II is assigned to serve in a court of record, the state shall pay the judge for each day of service in the court in the amount specified in Section 68543.7, without loss or interruption of retirement benefits, unless the judge waives compensation under this section. Whenever a retired judge of a justice court who is not a member of the Judges’ Retirement System nor the Judges’ Retirement System II is assigned to serve in a court of record, the state shall pay the judge for each day of service in the court in the amount specified in Section 68543.7, or the compensation specified in Section 68541, whichever is greater. The compensation shall be paid by the Judicial Council out of any appropriation for extra compensation of judges assigned by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council.(b) If a judge who has retired under the Judges’ Retirement System or the Judges’ Retirement System II is assigned to serve in a court of record, the 8-percent difference between the compensation of the retired judge while so assigned and the compensation of a judge of the court to which the retired judge is assigned shall be paid to the Judges’ Retirement Fund or the Judges’ Retirement System II Fund, as applicable.(c) During the period of assignment, a retired judge shall be allowed expenses for travel, board, and lodging incurred in the discharge of the assignment. When assigned to sit in the county in which he or she resides, the judge shall be allowed expenses for travel and board incurred in the discharge of the assignment. The expenses for travel, board, and lodging shall be paid by the state under the rules adopted by the Department of General Services that are applicable to officers of the state provided for in Article VI of the California Constitution while traveling on official state business.(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) pertaining to compensation, a retired judge on senior judge status shall receive compensation from the state as provided in Sections 75028 and 75028.2, and shall be allowed expenses for travel, board, and lodging incurred in the discharge of the assignment as provided in this section.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 157. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 68543.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68543.7.

68543.7.  Subject to funding in the Budget Act, the Chief Justice shall make available by assignment the equivalent of 50 additional full-time judges. A judge retired under the Judges’ Retirement System or the Judges’ Retirement System II sitting on assignment in a trial court shall be paid in the amount of 92 percent of 1/250th of the annual salary of a judge of the court to which he or she is assigned for each day of service in the court.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 8. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 68543.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68543.8.

68543.8.  (a) The Legislature finds that there is a shortage of judicial officers available to provide temporary assistance to courts in rural counties, under assignment by the chief justice. When courts are unable to obtain temporary assistance, delay of both civil trials and case settlements occur. The availability of an assigned judge can substantially reduce these delays. The purpose of this section is to make judicial assistance more available.(b) The Judicial Council shall contract with up to 10 retired judges who shall be available to be assigned up to 110 court days each year by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council to courts in counties that have requested these judges for purposes of reducing delays in civil trials in those courts. If counties request more than 10 retired judges pursuant to this section, the Judicial Council shall give priority in assigning the retired judges to counties with fewer than 10 judges.A judge under contract pursuant to this section shall serve as assigned during the period of the contract and waives any right to refuse assignment as otherwise provided by law. This section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Chief Justice to make assignments to expedite judicial business and to equalize the workload of judges.(c) Notwithstanding Section 68543.5, each judge under contract pursuant to this section shall receive one-half of the daily salary of a superior court judge for each day of service, in addition to any retirement benefits to which the judge may be entitled.(d) The assigned judge’s salary shall be paid by the state. A retired judge under contract pursuant to this section shall be allowed expenses for travel, board, and lodging incurred in the discharge of each assignment. When assigned to sit in the county in which he or she resides, the judge shall be allowed necessary and reasonable expenses for travel and board incurred in the discharge of the assignment. The expenses for travel, board, and lodging shall be paid by the state under the rules adopted by the Department of General Services that are applicable to officers of the state provided for in Article VI of the California Constitution while traveling on official state business.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 158. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 68544 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68544.

68544.  When the judge files a claim, the Judicial Council shall draw warrants for the payment of extra compensation or expenses as provided in this article.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 909, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 68545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68545.

68545.  The payments by the state toward the extra compensation and expenses provided in this article shall be made from the money appropriated for the support of the Judicial Council.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 158, Sec. 14.3. Effective July 21, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 68547 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68547.

68547.  (a) For the purposes of this article, a judge or justice is deemed to serve or sit under assignment on each day during which it is necessary for him or her on account of the assignment to serve in a substantial way on the court to which assigned, to travel to or from such court, or to be absent from his or her residence. If a judge so serves under assignment in one or more courts during all days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in any period of 30 or more consecutive days (inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays), he or she shall be deemed also to have served or sat in such court or courts on all Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during or immediately preceding that period.If a judge who serves his or her court on a part-time basis has completed the business of the home court for all days affected by any assignment, compensation attributable to the home court shall only be deducted from the amounts to be paid pursuant to Section 68540.7 for the days the judge is serving on assignment to the extent necessary to limit the assigned judge’s total judicial compensation for the month to the amount earned by a regular judge of the court to which the judge is assigned.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2001.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 245.5) by Stats. 1999, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.2. Effective January 1, 2000. Section operative January 1, 2001, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 68548 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68548.

68548.  Each judge assigned by the Chairman of the Judicial Council to another court of a like or higher jurisdiction pursuant to Section 6, Article VI, of the State Constitution has no authority to refuse such assignment and shall forthwith accept such assignment and shall sit and hold court as so assigned.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 17.)
CA Govt Code § 68549 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68549.

68549.  (a) A judge who has been defeated in an election for his or her office and who, before his term of office expires, elects to leave his or her accumulated contributions in the fund pursuant to Section 75033, or to receive benefits pursuant to Section 75033.5, shall not be deemed a retired judge within the meaning of Section 6 of Article VI of the California Constitution.(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), any judge whose position is terminated by court annexation, merger, closure, or consolidation, or who retires or resigns from office, and who has a vested interest under a public employees’ retirement system as a result of service as a judge, and who has been a member of the State Bar for at least five years or who has served as a judge of a court of record, shall be deemed a retired judge within the meaning of Section 6 of Article VI of the California Constitution.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 417, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 68550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 2 - Assignment of Judges|Section 68550.

68550.  The Judicial Council shall adopt a rule of court requiring every trial court to adopt, by January 2000, a requirement limiting jury service to either one trial, or one day on call, per individual, except in those counties which can demonstrate good cause why such a requirement is impractical.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 714, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Govt Code § 68551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 3 - Coordinated Educational Programs for the Judiciary|Section 68551.

68551.  The Judicial Council is authorized to conduct institutes and seminars from time to time, either regionally or on a statewide basis, for the purpose of orienting judges to new judicial assignments, keeping them informed concerning new developments in the law and promoting uniformity in judicial procedure. Such institutes and seminars shall include, without being limited thereto, consideration of juvenile court proceedings, sentencing practices in criminal cases and the handling of traffic cases. Actual and necessary expenses incurred by superior and municipal court judges at any such institute or seminar shall be a charge against the county to the extent that funds are available therefor.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 246. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 68552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 3 - Coordinated Educational Programs for the Judiciary|Section 68552.

68552.  In carrying out its duties under this article, the Judicial Council may publish and distribute manuals, guides, checklists and other materials designed to assist the judiciary.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 412.)
CA Govt Code § 68553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 3 - Coordinated Educational Programs for the Judiciary|Section 68553.

68553.  (a) The Judicial Council shall establish judicial training programs for judges, referees, commissioners, mediators, and others who are deemed appropriate who perform duties in family law matters.(b) The training shall include a family law session in any orientation session conducted for newly appointed or elected judges and an annual training session in family law.(c) The training shall include instruction in all aspects of family law, including effects of gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation on family law proceedings, the economic effects of dissolution on the involved parties, and, on and after July 1, 1994, the effects of allegations of child abuse or neglect made during family law proceedings.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. (AB 868) Effective January 1, 2014.)