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CA Govt Code § 70303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 70303.

70303.  (a) The Court Facilities Dispute Resolution Committee is hereby created to hear and determine disputes between a county and the Judicial Council as specified by this chapter.(b) The committee shall consist of the following members:(1) One person selected by the California State Association of Counties.(2) One person selected by the Judicial Council.(3) One person selected by the Director of Finance.(c) The committee shall hear and make recommendations to the Director of Finance for determinations in disputes involving the following matters:(1) Buildings rejected for transfer of responsibility because of deficiencies as provided in Section 70328.(2) Failure to reach agreement on transfer of responsibility for a building as provided in Section 70333.(3) Disputes regarding the appropriateness of expenditures from a local courthouse construction fund as provided in Section 70403.(4) County appeal of a county facilities payment amount as provided in Section 70366.(5) Administrative Office of the Courts appeal of a county facilities payment amount as provided in Section 70367.(d) Upon receipt of the recommendation from the committee, the Director of Finance shall make the final determination of the issue in dispute.(e) The expenses of members of the committee shall be paid for by the agency or organization selecting the member.(f) The Judicial Council, the California State Association of Counties, and the Department of Finance shall jointly provide for staff assistance to the committee.(g) Regulations and rules adopted by the committee shall be exempt from review and approval or other processing by the Office of Administrative Law required by Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 592, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 70311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70311.

70311.  (a) Commencing July 1, 1997, and each year thereafter, no county or city and county is responsible to provide funding for “court operations,” as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court, as it read on January 1, 2007.(b) Except as provided in Section 70312, commencing as of July 1, 1996, and each year thereafter, each county or city and county shall be responsible for providing necessary and suitable facilities for judicial and court support positions created prior to July 1, 1996. In determining whether facilities are necessary and suitable, the reasonable needs of the court and the fiscal condition of the county or city and county shall be taken into consideration.(c) If a county or city and county fails to provide necessary and suitable facilities as described in subdivision (b), the court shall give notice of a specific deficiency. If the county or city and county then fails to provide necessary and suitable facilities pursuant to this section, the court may direct the appropriate officers of the county or city and county to provide the necessary and suitable facilities. The expenses incurred, certified by the judges to be correct, are a charge against the county or city and county treasury and shall be paid out of the general fund.(d) Prior to the construction of new court facilities or the alteration, remodeling, or relocation of existing court facilities, a county or city and county shall solicit the review and comment of the judges of the court affected regarding the adequacy and standard of design, and that review and comment shall not be disregarded without reasonable grounds.(e) Any reference in the statutes enacted prior to January 1, 2003, that refers to Section 68073 shall be deemed to refer to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 133. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 70312 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70312.

70312.  If responsibility for court facilities is transferred from the county to the Judicial Council pursuant to this chapter, the county is relieved of any responsibility under Section 70311 for providing those facilities. The county is also relieved of any responsibility for deferred or ongoing maintenance for the facility transferred, except for the county facilities payment required by Section 70353. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, or by the agreement between the Judicial Council and the county under this chapter, the Judicial Council shall have ongoing responsibility for providing trial court facilities. If responsibility for all court facilities within a county has been transferred pursuant to this chapter, that county shall have no responsibility for providing court facilities. This section does not relieve a county of its obligation under Article 5 (commencing with Section 70351) or its obligations under any agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 410, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Govt Code § 70313 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70313.

70313.  This chapter may not be construed as authorizing a county, a city and county, a court, the Judicial Council, or the state to supply to the official reporters of the courts stenography, stenotype, or other shorthand machines, or as authorizing the supply to the official reporters of the courts, for use in the preparation of transcripts, of typewriters, transcribing equipment, supplies, or other personal property. The enactment of this provision is a statement of existing law under former subdivision (f) of Section 68073 and is not a modification of the prior law.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70322.

70322.  Agreements for the transfer of responsibility for court facilities from the county to the Judicial Council may include multiple buildings within the county, and need not require a separate agreement for each building.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 9, Sec. 3. Effective April 23, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 70326 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70326.

70326.  (a) Except as provided in this section, the agreement may not require any payment from the county to the state for any deficiencies in the court facilities being transferred caused by deferred maintenance.(b) A building and the court facilities in it shall be deemed deficient if any of the following exist:(1) A deficiency or deficiencies that constitute a significant threat to life, safety, or health.(2) A deficiency or deficiencies that include seismically hazardous conditions with an unacceptable seismic safety rating.(3) Deficiencies that in their totality are significant to the functionality of the facility.(c) Neither title to a deficient building nor responsibility for the court facilities in that building shall transfer to the state or the Judicial Council under this chapter, and Section 70312 does not apply to the court facilities in a deficient building, unless provision is made in the agreement for correction of the deficient items.(d) If one or more phases of a maintenance project are pending on the court facilities prior to the date of the agreement under this article, the agreement shall specify whether the county shall complete those phases of the project, to the extent approved, or shall transfer funds to the state to permit completion of those phases of the project. As used in this section, a phase of a project is to be deemed pending to the extent that the board of supervisors has either approved the phase in whole or in part at a board of supervisors meeting, and either allocated or appropriated money for the phase in whole or in part, or executed a contract for the phase in whole or in part.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70327.

70327.  (a) Prior to the completion of the negotiations concerning the transfer of responsibility for court facilities in a building, the state shall provide for a licensed structural engineer to inspect and evaluate the building containing the court facilities for seismic safety if the building was built under a building code prior to the 1988 Uniform Building Code and the building has not been upgraded since 1988 for seismic safety. The inspection shall be made using the method and criteria for seismic safety developed by the Department of General Services’ Real Estate Services Division. Any repair required to the damage caused by the exploratory inspection shall be paid for by the state.(b) The county shall assist the state in the inspection by providing the following:(1) Access to the facility for inspection purposes.(2) Drawings and design documents for the building, if available.(3) Any reports on structural or seismic evaluations of the building.(c) If a building is given an unacceptable seismic safety rating and the county subsequently performs seismic upgrade work, the state may, upon the request of the county and at the county’s expense, contract with a licensed structural engineer to reinspect and reevaluate the building.(d) Neither title to a building with an unacceptable seismic safety rating nor responsibility for the court facilities in that building shall transfer to the state or the Judicial Council under this chapter, and Section 70312 does not apply to the court facilities in that building, unless provision is made in the agreement for correction of the unacceptable seismic safety items.(e) The Administrative Director of the Courts, in his or her discretion, with the approval of the Director of Finance or his or her designee, may waive the inspection required by subdivision (a) upon his or her finding of either of the following:(1) The ratio of court facilities to other facilities in the building is minimal and title to the building is not being transferred to the state.(2) The amount of court space in the building does not exceed 10,000 square feet.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70328.

70328.  If a building receives an unacceptable seismic safety rating under Section 70327, or is rejected as deficient under Section 70326, the county may appeal that action to the Court Facilities Dispute Resolution Committee. The state has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence the unacceptable seismic safety rating or deficient rating.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70329 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70329.

70329.  (a) Title to a historical building containing court facilities may not be transferred to the state without the express consent of the county’s board of supervisors.(b) If title to a historical building containing court facilities is not transferred to the state, the county may still be relieved of its responsibility to fund court facilities under Section 70312 if the county as part of its agreement under this article either:(1) Makes the court facilities within the historical building available to the Judicial Council for court use.(2) Provides, with the consent of the Judicial Council, alternative court facilities of at least comparable size, condition, and utility.(c) Court facilities provided under this section shall meet all requirements for transfer of court facilities under this chapter, and the court and the Judicial Council shall have all the rights to that building that they have under this chapter to other court facilities whose responsibility is transferred to the Judicial Council.(d) A county shall not prevent a court from using court facilities traditionally used by that court in a historical building, except with the consent of the Administrative Director of the Courts.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70330.

70330.  The agreement shall provide for parking spaces for the court of comparable convenience, number, and type, as was made available for court use as of October 1, 2001. For purposes of this section, parking spaces for the court includes, but is not limited to, spaces for judges, court employees, other court staff, witnesses, and jurors.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70331.

70331.  (a) If there are one or more pending phases of a project involving court facilities and the responsibility for the facility is to be transferred to the Judicial Council, the Judicial Council may, as part of the agreement under this article, require the completion of those phases of the project, to the extent that county funds or property have been allocated, approved, appropriated, or committed to those phases of the project by resolution or ordinance as a condition of transfer of responsibility to the Judicial Council.(b) This section applies irrespective of whether title to the building containing the court facilities is to be transferred to the state.(c) As used in this section, a phase of a project is to be deemed pending to the extent that the board of supervisors has either approved the phase in whole or in part at a board of supervisors meeting, and allocated or appropriated money for the phase in whole or in part, or executed a contract for the phase in whole or in part.(d) The Judicial Council may request the county to implement design changes relating to the project if either the overall effect of the changes do not increase the costs of the project to the county, or the Judicial Council agrees to pay any extra costs caused by the changes.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70332 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70332.

70332.  The Judicial Council, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the trial courts, and the California State Association of Counties, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the counties, shall develop the procedures for implementing the transfer of responsibility for court facilities from the counties to the state as set forth in this article.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70333 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Agreements Transferring Responsibility for Court Facilities|Section 70333.

70333.  If the Judicial Council and the county fail to reach agreement on any facility, each shall present its position to the Court Facilities Dispute Resolution Committee which shall render its determination concerning that transfer of responsibility for that facility.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70341 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 4 - Administration of Shared Use Buildings|Section 70341.

70341.  (a) The user rights of the court and the county are based on the proportional allocation of exclusive use facilities within the building for the court and for the county as specified in the agreement, regardless of the entity holding title to the building.(b) The court and the county shall each have exclusive use of the facilities in the building currently used by it, together with the shared use of the common areas, indefinitely and at no cost, subject to the terms of any lease with a third-party lessor.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70342 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 4 - Administration of Shared Use Buildings|Section 70342.

70342.  (a) If the county holds title to a shared use building and the court wishes to have additional space in the building, if the county agrees to allocate additional space, the county may charge the state reasonable rent for any space as may be agreed between the county and the Judicial Council.(b) If the state holds title to a shared use building and the county wishes to have additional space in the building, if the state agrees to allocate additional space, the state may charge the county reasonable rent for any space as may be agreed to between the county and the Judicial Council.(c) If the state and the county jointly hold title to a shared use building and either the court or the county wishes to have additional space in the building, the Judicial Council and the county may agree to modify the amount of space and the charges made for that space.(d) If the state or the county is a lessee in a shared use building owned by a third party and the court or the county wishes to have additional space in the building, the Judicial Council or the county may negotiate with the lessor concerning the amount of space and the charges made for that space. This subdivision does not permit either the state or the county to occupy space in the building leased by the other party without the consent of that party.(e) Unless the Judicial Council and the county agree otherwise, if either the Judicial Council or the county desires to decrease the amount of space it occupies in a shared use building, it may do so only after offering the other party the space on the same terms and conditions as to which it has proposed to transfer the space to a third party. Notwithstanding the transfer of space pursuant to this subdivision or the failure to use the space, the Judicial Council and the county are not relieved of their rights and responsibilities under the agreement entered into pursuant to Section 70343, unless that agreement is superseded by a subsequent agreement. As used in this subdivision, a “third party” means an entity other than the court or the county.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70343 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 4 - Administration of Shared Use Buildings|Section 70343.

70343.  (a) Notwithstanding the manner of holding title to a shared use building:(1) The rights and responsibilities of the Judicial Council, the court, and the county in a shared use building shall be established by an agreement between the Judicial Council and the county which may be modified by the consent of both the Judicial Council and the county. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to:(A) The liability and responsibility for ongoing maintenance and administration of the building.(B) Any agreed-upon conditions involving the ongoing administration of the building.(C) Any agreements concerning general liability for the building, building planning, engineering, design, maintenance, repair, construction, failure to maintain common use areas, and dispute resolution.(D) A provision involving resolution of disputes that may arise under the agreement between the county and the Judicial Council.(2) Unless otherwise specifically provided by agreement between the Judicial Council and the county, the Judicial Council and the county shall share operation and maintenance costs in a shared use building as follows:(A) Each entity is responsible for the operation and normal day-to-day maintenance costs of that space in the building exclusively used by the entity.(B) Each entity shall share the operating and normal day-to-day maintenance costs for the common space in the building based on the proportionate amount of space exclusively used by each entity.(C) Each entity shall share the major building repairs and maintenance affecting the entire building, including, but not limited to, common areas, based on the proportionate amount of space exclusively used by each entity.(b) The use of space in a joint-use building by both the court and the county shall be compatible with the building and shall not deteriorate or diminish the ability of either the county or the court to use the remaining space effectively.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70344 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Superior Court Facilities|ARTICLE 4 - Administration of Shared Use Buildings|Section 70344.

70344.  (a) The entity holding title to a shared use building, except a third-party lessor, shall not transfer any right to a third party of the part of the building used by the other entity or place further bonded indebtedness on it, except as already required by operation of the legal documentation related to bonded indebtedness or as agreed to by the Judicial Council and the county, if the result of the action would be a further delay in transfer of title to the building to the other party pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 70325.(b) If either the court or the county occupies 80 percent or more of a shared use building, the Judicial Council, on behalf of the court, or the county may require the other entity to vacate the building. The entity vacating the building shall be given reasonable notice and shall be compensated by the other entity for its equity in the facility and for relocation costs at the fair market rate.(c) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if the court or the Judicial Council is required to vacate a shared use building owned by the county, in whole or in part, the county shall provide the court or the Judicial Council with suitable and necessary facilities at least equal to those previously occupied by the court. The failure of the county to provide those facilities shall make the county responsible to the court under Section 70311 for the facilities not provided.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)