reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CA Govt Code § 70132.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts|ARTICLE 12.7 - Official Reporters in Counties with a Population of 140,000 to 147,000|Section 70132.5.

70132.5.  (a) 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 law, he shall render stenographic or clerical assistance, or both, to the judge or judges of the department to which he is assigned as such judge or judges may direct. This subdivision shall not apply to reporters who elect to be paid on a per diem and fee basis.(b) The official reporter in each department shall be selected by, and serve solely and directly under the authority and control of, the judge thereof, and shall not be subject to the authority of any county administrative office or personnel commission.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 100.)
CA Govt Code § 70133 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts|ARTICLE 12.7 - Official Reporters in Counties with a Population of 140,000 to 147,000|Section 70133.

70133.  Nothing in any county ordinance or in any state law disqualifying employees at any age from further employment, shall affect any reporter employed on the effective date of this article, or for a period of 10 years thereafter.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 100.)
CA Govt Code § 70134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts|ARTICLE 12.7 - Official Reporters in Counties with a Population of 140,000 to 147,000|Section 70134.

70134.  The official reporters of the court, in addition to membership in any appropriate county retirement system, unless otherwise specified in this article, shall be bound by the same restrictions applicable to other county employees. Such reporters shall not use county equipment or county premises or county working hours for the purpose of doing work not in the service of the county or the court.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 100.)
CA Govt Code § 70136 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts|ARTICLE 12.8 - Official Reporters and Fees in Counties With a Population of 120,000 to 130,000|Section 70136.

70136.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the monthly salary of each full-time official reporter of the Superior Court in Santa Cruz County shall be as follows: Step 1:$1,614Step 2:$1,685Step 3:$1,758Step 4:$1,834Step 5:$1,941 The initial hiring rate for each position shall be step 1. However, the judges of the superior court may appoint any such court reporter at a higher initial step if, in the opinion of the judges of the superior court, an individual to be appointed has such experience and qualifications to entitle that individual to such higher initial step.In addition to the compensation provided in this article, each full-time reporter of the superior court shall be entitled to, and shall receive the same vacation, sick leave, salary step advancements, and similar privileges and benefits as are now or may hereafter be provided for the employees of the county.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, compensation for each official reporter pro tempore shall be sixty-five dollars ($65) a day for each day such reporter pro tempore is on duty under order of the court. Each reporter pro tempore shall receive from the county the necessary traveling and other expenses when necessarily called from other counties.(c) Each full-time official reporter and each official reporter pro tempore shall receive the salaries specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), respectively, unless the board of supervisors of Santa Cruz County by ordinance provides for compensation in excess of the specified amounts, in which event the amount set by ordinance shall apply.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 745.)
CA Govt Code § 70137 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts|ARTICLE 12.8 - Official Reporters and Fees in Counties With a Population of 120,000 to 130,000|Section 70137.

70137.  Fees for transcription of testimony and proceedings in the court shall be paid by the litigant to full-time official reporters or to official reporters pro tempore as otherwise provided by law. In all cases where by law the court may direct the payment of transcription fees out of the county treasury, such fees shall, upon order of the court, be paid from the General Fund, including fees for transcription of testimony of proceedings in criminal cases as provided in Sections 69947 to 69953, inclusive, of this code, which shall be paid from the county treasury.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1201.)
CA Govt Code § 70138 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts|ARTICLE 12.8 - Official Reporters and Fees in Counties With a Population of 120,000 to 130,000|Section 70138.

70138.  (a) The official reporter shall perform the duties required by law. When not actually engaged in the performance of any other duty imposed by law, the official reporter shall render stenographic or clerical assistance, or both, to the judge or judges of the department to which such reporter is assigned as such judge or judges may direct.(b) The official reporter in each department shall be selected by and serve directly under the authority and control of the judge thereof, provided, however, that whenever the services of an official reporter are not required in the actual prosecution of the business of his department, the presiding judge of the superior court may temporarily assign any such reporter to act as an official reporter for another department of the superior court or as an official reporter of a municipal court within the same county.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1201.)
CA Govt Code § 70139 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts|ARTICLE 12.8 - Official Reporters and Fees in Counties With a Population of 120,000 to 130,000|Section 70139.

70139.  (a) A reporter’s filing fee of twelve dollars ($12) shall be paid in actions and proceedings as specified in Section 68090.5 in the Santa Cruz County Superior Court.(b) In addition to any fee otherwise required, in civil cases that last longer than one judicial day, a fee per day equal to the per diem rate for official reporters pro tempore shall be charged to the parties for the services of an official reporter for the second and each successive day a reporter is required.(c) In addition to any fee otherwise required, in a civil case in which a court orders a daily transcript necessitating the services of two phonographic reporters, the party requesting the daily transcript shall pay a fee per day equal to the per diem rate for official reporters pro tempore for the services of the second reporter for the first and each successive day.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 772, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 70141.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5 - The Superior Courts|ARTICLE 13 - Court Commissioners|Section 70141.11.

70141.11.  Notwithstanding Section 269 of the Code of Civil Procedure, any court reporting functions for the commissioner in Contra Costa County may be by electronic or mechanical means and devices.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 337. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 70200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 1 - Unification Voting Procedure|Section 70200.

70200.  (a) The municipal and superior courts in a county shall be unified on a majority vote of superior court judges and a majority vote of municipal court judges in the county, pursuant to the procedures provided in this article.(b) The vote shall be conducted by the Judicial Council or, if authorized by the Judicial Council, the county’s registrar of voters.(c) The Judicial Council may adopt rules not inconsistent with this article for the conduct of the vote, including but not limited to rules governing the frequency of vote calls, manner of voting, duration of the voting period, and selection of the operative date of unification.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 1 - Unification Voting Procedure|Section 70201.

70201.  (a) The Judicial Council or registrar of voters shall certify the results of a vote to unify the municipal courts and the superior courts in a county.(b) Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county requires an affirmative vote of a majority of all superior court judges in the county eligible to vote and a majority of all municipal court judges in the county eligible to vote.(c) On certification, a vote in favor of unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county is final and may not be rescinded or revoked by a subsequent vote.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 1 - Unification Voting Procedure|Section 70202.

70202.  Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county shall occur on the earlier of the date specified in the unification vote or 180 days following certification of the vote for unification.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 2 - Transitional Provisions for Unification|Section 70210.

70210.  The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court not inconsistent with statute for:(a) The orderly conversion of proceedings pending in municipal courts to proceedings in superior courts, and for proceedings commenced in superior courts on and after the date the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified.(b) Selection of persons to coordinate implementation activities for the unification of municipal courts with superior courts in a county, including:(1) Selection of a presiding judge for the unified superior court.(2) Selection of a court executive officer for the unified superior court.(3) Appointment of court committees or working groups to assist the presiding judge and court executive officer in implementing unification.(c) The authority of the presiding judge, in conjunction with the court executive officer and appropriate individuals or working groups of the unified superior court, to act on behalf of the court to implement unification.(d) Preparation and submission of a written personnel plan to the judges of a unified superior court for adoption.(e) Preparation of local court rules necessary to facilitate the orderly conversion of proceedings pending in municipal courts to proceedings in superior courts, and for proceedings commenced in superior courts on and after the date the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified. These rules shall, on the date the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified, be the rules of the unified superior court.(f) Other necessary activities to facilitate the transition to a unified superior court.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 2 - Transitional Provisions for Unification|Section 70211.

70211.  When the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified:(a) The judgeships in each municipal court in that county are abolished and the previously selected municipal court judges become judges of the superior court in that county. Until revised by statute, the total number of judgeships in the unified superior court shall equal the previously authorized number of judgeships in the municipal court and superior court combined.(b) The term of office of a previously selected municipal court judge is not affected by taking office as a judge of the superior court. A previously selected municipal court judge is entitled to hold office for the same time period as if the judge had remained a judge of the municipal court. Until a previously selected municipal court judge leaves office or a successor is elected and qualifies, the time for election of a successor shall be governed by the law otherwise applicable to selection of municipal court judges. Thereafter, selection of a successor to the office shall be governed by the law governing selection of superior court judges.(c) The 10-year membership or service requirement of Section 15 of Article VI of the California Constitution does not apply to a previously selected municipal court judge.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 2 - Transitional Provisions for Unification|Section 70212.

70212.  Except as provided by statute to the contrary, in a county in which the municipal and superior courts become unified, the following shall occur automatically in each preexisting municipal and superior court:(a) Previously selected officers (including subordinate judicial officers), employees, and other personnel who serve the court become the officers and employees of the superior court.(b) Preexisting court locations are retained as superior court locations.(c) Preexisting court records become records of the superior court.(d) Pending actions, trials, proceedings, and other business of the court become pending in the superior court under the procedures previously applicable to the matters in the court in which the matters were pending.(e) Matters of a type previously subject to rehearing by a superior court judge remain subject to rehearing by a superior court judge, other than the judge who originally heard the matter.(f) Penal Code procedures that necessitate superior court review of, or action based on, a ruling or order by a municipal court judge shall be performed by a superior court judge other than the judge who originally made the ruling or order.(g) Subpoenas, summons of jurors, and other process issued by the court shall be enforceable by the superior court.(h) The superior court and each judge of the superior court has all the powers and shall perform all of the acts that were by law conferred on, or required of, any court superseded by the superior court and any judge of the superseded court, and all laws applicable to the superseded court not inconsistent with the statutes governing unification of the municipal and superior courts apply to the superior court and to each judge of the court.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70213 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 2 - Transitional Provisions for Unification|Section 70213.

70213.  (a) In a county in which the municipal and superior courts become unified, until revised by the Judicial Council, forms for proceedings within the jurisdiction of municipal courts may be used as if the proceedings were in a municipal court.(b) The Judicial Council may adopt rules resolving any problem that may arise in the conversion of statutory references from the municipal court to the superior court in a county in which the municipal and superior courts become unified.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 2 - Transitional Provisions for Unification|Section 70214.

70214.  When the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified:(a) Until revised by statute, the total number of authorized court commissioners in the unified superior court shall equal the previously authorized number of court commissioners in the municipal court and superior court combined.(b) Until revised by statute, the total number of authorized traffic referees or traffic trial commissioners in the unified superior court shall equal the previously authorized number of court traffic referees or traffic trial commissioners in the municipal court.(c) The superior court or its judges may make appointments previously authorized to be made by a municipal court or its judges.(d) Commissioners and referees of the unified superior court shall have all of the powers and authority of commissioners and referees of superior courts and of municipal courts.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 2 - Transitional Provisions for Unification|Section 70215.

70215.  This article and other statutes governing unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county shall prevail over any inconsistent statutes otherwise applicable to the municipal or superior courts in the county, including, but not limited to, statutes governing the number of judges, selection of a presiding judge, selection of a court executive officer, and employment of officers (including subordinate judicial officers), employees, and other personnel who serve the court.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70216 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 2 - Transitional Provisions for Unification|Section 70216.

70216.  (a) If unification of the municipal and superior courts within a county occurs during an election for the office of municipal court judge, the conduct of the direct primary election and general election shall be governed by the law otherwise applicable to the election of a municipal court judge.(b) A judge elected pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be a previously selected municipal court judge within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 23 of Article VI of the California Constitution.(c) As used in this section, “during an election” means during the period beginning on the 127th day before a direct primary election and ending on the day of the general election.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 70217 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.1 - Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts|ARTICLE 2 - Transitional Provisions for Unification|Section 70217.

70217.  On unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county, until adoption of a statewide structure for trial court employees, officers, and other personnel by the Legislature:(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law contained in this title, upon unification, previously selected officers, employees, and other personnel who serve the courts shall become the officers, employees, and other personnel of the unified superior court at their existing or equivalent classifications, and with their existing salaries, economic and noneconomic benefits and other existing terms and conditions of employment that include, but are not limited to, accrued and unused vacation, sick leave, personal leave, health and pension plans, civil service or merit system coverage, and other systems that provide similar employment protections. The status, position, and rights of such persons shall not be affected by the unification and shall be retained by them as officers, employees, and other personnel of the unified superior court. This provision shall be retroactive to the date of unification and shall supersede any other provision of law governing at-will employment or exemption from civil service coverage applicable to these employees. It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that officers, employees, and other personnel of the superior court do not lose employment protections to which they were entitled when unification took effect as a result of unification.(b) Permanent employees of the municipal and superior courts on the effective date of unification shall be deemed qualified, and no other qualifications shall be required for employment or retention. Probationary employees on the effective date of unification shall retain their probationary status and rights, and shall not be deemed to have transferred so as to require serving a new probationary period.(c) Employment seniority of an employee of the municipal or superior courts on the effective date of unification shall be counted toward seniority in the unified superior court, and all time spent in the same, equivalent, or higher classification shall be counted toward classification seniority.(d) No officer or employee with peace officer status shall lose that status as a result of unification, and any officer or employee authorized to perform notice and process services or court security services in the municipal court is authorized to perform those services in the unified superior court.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 891, Sec. 10.5. Effective January 1, 2000.)