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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 68114.8.

68114.8. Notwithstanding Section 69906, in the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, the official court reporters shall be compensated at Step E of the range set forth in the San Bernardino County code for court reporters, unless determined otherwise by a majority of the judges of the superior court. Effective pay period one of each year, official court reporters will be credited with 160 hours of vacation leave time for the reporters’ immediate use. Official court reporters who are hired after the beginning of pay period one shall be credited with vacation leave hours on a pro rata basis. Official court reporters who terminate after the beginning of pay period one shall reimburse the county for vacation time used in excess of the pro rata amount earned while employed during the year. Amounts reimbursable may be deducted from court reporter compensation which is payable after notice is given by the court reporter of termination. Official court reporters in regular positions budgeted less than 80 hours per pay period or in job-share positions shall receive vacation accumulation on a pro rata basis.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 954, Sec. 1.2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 68114.10.

68114.10. Effective July 1, 2003, there is hereby established in the State Treasury the Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Fund for the purpose of funding workers’ compensation claims for judicial branch employees, including employees of the Administrative Office of the Courts, appellate courts, participating superior courts, Commission on Judicial Performance, and Habeas Corpus Resource Center. Contributions from participating judicial branch employers shall be credited to the fund. Income of whatever nature earned on the Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Fund during any fiscal year shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years. The fund shall be used by the Administrative Office of the Courts to pay workers’ compensation claims of judicial branch employees and administrative costs.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 905, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.1 - Judicial Emergencies › Section 68116.

68116. Any order of the Chairperson of the Judicial Council pursuant to this chapter shall take effect immediately upon its issuance. The Chairperson of the Judicial Council may at any time revoke or terminate his or her order or any part of the order. The order of revocation or termination shall not affect the status or validity of any transfer made prior thereto or of trials in progress, and the judges presiding in these trials shall continue doing so until the trials have concluded.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.1 - Judicial Emergencies › Section 68117.

68117. The Chairman of the Judicial Council may pursuant to this chapter direct the payment of the costs of assigned judges, court facilities and other costs or expenses required by reason of the judicial emergency to be paid from funds appropriated to the Judicial Council for this purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1550.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.1 - Judicial Emergencies › Section 68118.

68118. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to curtail the right of a defendant in a criminal case to a fair and speedy trial or authorize the trial of such a defendant by jurors drawn from a jury panel of a court outside the county of trial.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1550.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.3 - Elections of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68121.

68121. A confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the California Constitution, is effective when adopted by the commission. Promptly thereafter, the commission shall file a written notice of the confirmation with the Secretary of State.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 136, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.4 - Management of Trial Court Records › Section 68151.

68151. The following definitions apply to this chapter:
(a) “Court record” shall consist of the following:
(1) All filed papers and documents in the case folder, but if no case folder is created by the court, all filed papers and documents that would have been in the case folder if one had been created.
(2) Administrative records filed in an action or proceeding, depositions, transcripts, including preliminary hearing transcripts, and recordings of electronically recorded proceedings filed, lodged, or maintained in connection with the case, unless disposed of earlier in the case pursuant to law.
(3) Other records listed under subdivision (g) of Section 68152.
(b) “Notice of destruction and no transfer” means that the clerk of the court has given notice of destruction of the superior court records open to public inspection, and that there is no request and order for transfer of the records as provided in the California Rules of Court.
(c) “Final disposition of the case” means that an acquittal, dismissal, or order of judgment has been entered in the case or proceeding, the judgment has become final, and no postjudgment motions or appeals are pending in the case or for the reviewing court upon the mailing of notice of the issuance of the remittitur.
In a criminal prosecution, the order of judgment shall mean imposition of sentence, entry of an appealable order, including, but not limited to, an order granting probation, commitment of a defendant for insanity, or commitment of a defendant as a narcotics addict appealable under Section 1237 of the Penal Code, or forfeiture of bail without issuance of a bench warrant or calendaring of other proceedings.
(d) “Retain permanently” means that the court records shall be maintained permanently according to the standards or guidelines established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 68150.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 274, Sec. 2. (AB 1352) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.4 - Management of Trial Court Records › Section 68153.

68153. (a) Upon order of the presiding judge of the court, court records open to public inspection and not ordered transferred under the procedures in the California Rules of Court, confidential records, and sealed records that are ready for destruction under Section 68152 may be destroyed. Destruction shall be by shredding, burial, burning, erasure, obliteration, recycling, or other method approved by the court, except confidential and sealed records, which shall not be buried or recycled unless the text of the records is first obliterated.
(b) Notation of the date of destruction shall be made on the index of cases or on a separate destruction index.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 172, Sec. 3. (AB 1443) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68200.

68200. The annual salary of the Chief Justice of California is ninety three thousand one hundred forty dollars ($93,140).
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1758, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68201.

68201. Effective January 1, 1985, the annual salary of each of the following judges is the amount indicated opposite the name of the office:
(a) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, eighty-eight thousand eight hundred eighteen dollars ($88,818).
(b) Presiding justice or associate justice of a court of appeal division, eighty-three thousand two hundred sixty eight dollars ($83,268).
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1758, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68202.

68202. Effective January 1, 1985, the annual salary of each of the following judges is the amount indicated opposite the name of the office:
Judge of the superior court, seventy-two thousand seven hundred sixty-three dollars ($72,763).
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 213. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68203.1.

68203.1. (a) Operative January 2, 2002, the salary of the position of Chair of the Judicial Council and the position of a presiding judge of a superior court which has 15 or more judges, and the positions of the administrative presiding justices of the Courts of Appeal, shall be increased by that amount that is produced by multiplying the salary of each of these judicial offices by 4 percent and the salary for the position of a presiding judge of a superior court, that has four to 14 judges, shall be increased by the amount that is produced by multiplying the salary of that judicial office by 2 percent.
(b) Operative January 2, 2003, the salary for the position of a presiding judge of a superior court that has two or three judges, shall be increased by the amount that is produced by multiplying his or her salary by 2 percent.
(c) A judge or justice who no longer serves in the position of an administrative presiding justice or a presiding judge of a superior court shall receive only the salary in effect for judges or justices of his or her court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1008, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68204.

68204. The justices and judges named in Sections 68200 to 68202, inclusive, shall not be deemed to be state officers for the purposes of Section 11569.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1600.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68206.2.

68206.2. (a) On and after January 1, 1990, the state shall reimburse each small county which is not an option county under the Brown-Presley Trial Court Funding Act (Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 77000) of this title), for the cost of salary and per diem for any substitute judge assigned to replace a judge disqualified from acting as a judge while there is pending a recommendation to the Supreme Court by the Commission on Judicial Performance for removal or retirement of the judge pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 18 of Article VI of the California Constitution, beginning with the salary and per diem for the seventh month following the disqualification.
(b) For purposes of this section, a “small county” is one which has a total of nine or fewer superior court judges.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 214. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68206.5.

68206.5. The board of supervisors of any county may, by resolution, agree to participate in a state-prescribed payroll procedure to pay superior court judges solely from a state payroll. Such procedure shall be prescribed by the State Controller. It shall include provision for payment in advance to the state by each participating county of its share of the applicable judges’ salaries and may include provision for payroll deductions authorized under applicable county laws.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68206.6.

68206.6. The Controller may agree to participate in a county payroll procedure to pay superior court judges solely from a county payroll. Such procedure shall be prescribed by the county auditor and approved by resolution of the county board of supervisors. It shall include provision for payment in advance to each participating county by the state of its share of the applicable judges’ salaries and may include provision for payroll deductions authorized under applicable state laws. Nothing in this section, and no procedure adopted pursuant to this section, shall increase or decrease any compensation or benefits available to, or received by, superior court judges as a result of being paid from a state payroll.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1060, Sec. 1. Effective September 27, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68207.

68207. For the purpose of this chapter the population of each county of the State is the population determined for the county pursuant to subdivision (a) or, if the provisions of subdivision (b) apply to a county, pursuant to subdivision (b).
(a) The population of each county is as shown and determined by the last preceding decennial census taken under the authority of the Congress of the United States, except that whenever a new decennial census is taken under such authority after the effective date of this section the population shown and determined thereby shall be deemed the population of the county commencing on the first day of July in the year next succeeding the year as of which such census is taken and not before.
(b) The Department of Finance, before the first day of December of each year, shall certify to the Controller the population of each county as determined by the department pursuant to Section 13073.5. The Controller shall forthwith ascertain from that certification whether any county has a population, determined as provided in this subdivision, which would raise it to a higher classification under this chapter than as determined by subdivision (a). If any county is ascertained to be within such a higher classification, the Controller shall promptly certify that fact to the board of supervisors of that county. For the purpose of this chapter, the population of each county on the first day of July of each year shall be the population determined by the Department of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 59.55. Effective July 1, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68210.

68210. No judge of a court of record shall receive his salary unless he shall make and subscribe before an officer entitled to administer oaths, an affidavit stating that no cause before him remains pending and undetermined for 90 days after it has been submitted for decision.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68211.

68211. Each judge of the Supreme Court and the courts of appeal shall receive the same group term life insurance benefit as is granted to other constitutional officers and state managerial employees. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall administer the insurance benefit.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1415, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68220.

68220. (a) Judges of a court whose judges received supplemental judicial benefits provided by the county or court, or both, as of July 1, 2008, shall continue to receive supplemental benefits from the county or court then paying the benefits on the same terms and conditions as were in effect on that date.
(b) A county may terminate its obligation to provide benefits under this section upon providing the Administrative Director of the Courts and the impacted judges with 180 days’ written notice. The termination shall not be effective as to any judge during his or her current term while that judge continues to serve as a judge in that court or, at the election of the county, when that judge leaves office. The county is also authorized to elect to provide benefits for all judges in the county.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 2. Effective May 21, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68221.

68221. To clarify ambiguities and inconsistencies in terms with regard to judges and justices and to ensure uniformity statewide, the following shall apply for purposes of Sections 68220 to 68222, inclusive:
(a) “Benefits” and “benefit” shall include federally regulated benefits, as described in Section 71627, and deferred compensation plan benefits, such as 401(k) and 457 plans, as described in Section 71628, and may also include professional development allowances.
(b) “Salary” and “compensation” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 1241.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 3. Effective May 21, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Compensation of Justices and Judges of Courts of Record › Section 68222.

68222. Nothing in this act shall require the Judicial Council to increase funding to a court for the purpose of paying judicial benefits or obligate the state or the Judicial Council to pay for benefits previously provided by the county, city and county, or the court.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 4. Effective May 21, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68500.

68500. The Judicial Council may appoint and employ during its pleasure such officers, assistants, and other employees as it deems necessary for the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers conferred by law upon it and its members. It may determine the duties and fix and provide for the compensation of all such officers, assistants, and other employees.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68500.1.

68500.1. The Judicial Council may prescribe the methods, means, and standards for electronic collection of data related to court administration, practice, and procedure.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 387, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68500.3.

68500.3. Any reference to the Administrative Office of the Courts in state law means the Judicial Council.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 36, Sec. 8. (AB 452) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68500.5.

68500.5. The annual salary of the Administrative Director of the Courts shall be set by the chairperson of the Judicial Council and shall be no less than the salary of a judge of the court of appeal, and shall be paid out of appropriations for the support of the Judicial Council.
The salary of a judge of a court of appeal means the salary of a judge first appointed to the court of appeal after January 1, 1982.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 995, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68501.

68501. The chairman of the Judicial Council may appoint committees composed of official court reporters, judges, retired judges, attorneys and experts in specialized fields, or any combination thereof, to advise with the Judicial Council in studying the condition of business in the several courts and the means for simplifying and improving the administration of justice and in the performance of any other duties of the council authorized or imposed by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1416, Sec. 36.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68502.

68502. The committees may assemble information and make recommendations to the Judicial Council, but shall not exercise any of the powers vested in the council.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68502.6.

68502.6. (a) If the cash balance of the Trial Court Trust Fund is insufficient to support trial court operations during the fiscal year, the Administrative Office of the Courts may transfer funds from any fund identified in subdivision (c) as a loan to the Trial Court Trust Fund. The total amount of outstanding loans shall not exceed one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) at any time during the fiscal year. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall not authorize a loan pursuant to this section to provide cash resources to any court that has not first provided a balanced budget approved by the Judicial Council.
(b) The Administrative Office of the Courts may transfer funds from the Trial Court Trust Fund for the repayment of the loan described in subdivision (a). Interest shall not be charged or paid on any loan authorized pursuant to this section and all loans shall be repaid within two years from the date on which the loan originated. The authority to transfer funds provided by this section shall not interfere with the objectives for which the funds identified in subdivision (c) were created. This section shall not be construed to provide additional expenditure authority to the Trial Court Trust Fund.
(c) Moneys in the following funds shall be available for transfer to the Trial Court Trust Fund as a loan for cash flow purposes:
(1) The State Court Facilities Construction Fund.
(2) The Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Fund.
(d) For each loan executed pursuant to this section, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall, no later than August 30 of each year, report the following information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance:
(1) The date of the loan.
(2) The amount loaned to each court.
(3) The funding source of the loan.
(4) The repayment date or proposed repayment date of the loan.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 7. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68502.7.

68502.7. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the state in any fiscal year to provide money for trial court costs from any state fund that is in excess of the total amount available for disbursement from that fund during the fiscal year. The Judicial Council may reallocate moneys pursuant to Section 68502.5 if at any time during the fiscal year it determines that the amount available for disbursement from any state fund will be less than or greater than the amount already allocated from that fund for that fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 811, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68503.

68503. Members of committees appointed pursuant to Section 68501 shall receive no compensation from the state for their services. When called into session by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council, members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses for travel, board, and lodging, which shall be paid from the funds appropriated to the use of the council. These expenses shall be approved in the manner that the council directs, and shall be audited by the Controller in accordance with the rules of the Department of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 154. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68503.5.

68503.5. Whenever provision is made by law for appointment or designation, by the Judicial Council or the chairman thereof, of judges to serve on nonsalaried advisory committees, boards or commissions the provision shall be deemed to authorize appointment or designation of retired judges to serve on such committees, boards or commissions.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 412.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68504.

68504. Upon receiving information of the death, removal, or resignation of any justice of the Supreme Court or of the courts of appeal, or a judge of the superior court, the Secretary of the Judicial Council shall immediately give the Controller, the Judges’ Retirement System, and the Judges’ Retirement System II written notice of such death, removal, or resignation.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 6. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68505.

68505. The county clerks and clerks of all courts of record shall cooperate with the Judicial Council. They shall keep such records and make such reports to the council, in such manner and at such times, as the Chair of the Judicial Council requires, respecting the condition and manner of disposal of judicial business in their respective courts.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 239. Effective September 28, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68506.

68506. All salaries and expenses incurred by the council pursuant to this article, including the necessary expenses for travel, board, and lodging of the members of the council and its officers, assistants, and other employees incurred in the performance of the duties and business of the council, shall be paid from the funds appropriated for the use of the council. The salaries and expenses shall be approved in the manner that the council directs, and shall be audited by the Controller in accordance with the rules of the Department of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 155. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68506.5.

68506.5. The Judicial Council shall, after receiving comment from the courts, court employee organizations, and other interested groups, adopt fiscally responsible travel reimbursement policies, procedures, and rates for the judicial branch that provide for appropriate accountability.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 738, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68507.

68507. The Secretary of the Judicial Council shall purchase and provide for the installation of the flag of the United States and the Bear Flag of California in all the courtrooms of the Supreme Court and the courts of appeal.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 17.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68508.

68508. No act of the Judicial Council shall be valid unless concurred in by a majority of its members.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68510.

68510. No member of the Judicial Council shall receive any compensation for his services as such, but he shall be allowed his necessary expenses for travel, board and lodging incurred in the performance of his duties as such.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 17.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68511.

68511. The Judicial Council may prescribe by rule the form and content of forms used in the courts of this state. When any such form has been so prescribed by the Judicial Council, no court may use a different form which has as its aim the same function as that for which the Judicial Council’s prescribed form is designed. The Judicial Council shall report periodically to the Legislature any statutory changes needed to achieve uniformity in the forms used in the courts of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1057.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68511.1.

68511.1. The Judicial Council shall develop a form explaining the nature of a guardianship of a minor, the rights, duties, and obligations of a person serving as guardian of a minor, and information about the services and supports available to a probate guardian and how they differ from the services and supports available to a caregiver in the child welfare system or a guardian appointed by the juvenile court. The form shall be prepared in English and Spanish in language easily understood by a lay person not trained in law and shall be distributed to the superior courts in the state for use in guardianships established pursuant to Section 1514 of the Probate Code and Sections 360 and 366.26 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and for any other purposes as may be directed or permitted by the Judicial Council.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 578, Sec. 1. (AB 260) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68511.2.

68511.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council shall provide by rule for the photographic, microphotographic, mechanical, or electronic entry, storage, and retrieval of court records.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 110. Effective October 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68511.5.

68511.5. Not later than January 1, 1985, the Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court regulating the selection of appointed counsel, other than the State Public Defender, to handle criminal appeals by indigent defendants. These rules shall establish procedures for the appointment of counsel in all appellate districts. In developing these rules, the Judicial Council shall consider the need to include screening of eligible appointees, the need to match the skills and experience of the attorney with the demands of the case and the process by which this might be done, and the need or desirability of evaluating an attorney’s performance before assigning the attorney to another case. Further, in developing these rules, the Judicial Council shall consult with local bar associations and the Office of the State Public Defender.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68511.6.

68511.6. The Judicial Council shall adopt appropriate rules providing for notice to the public and for public input to decisions concerning administrative and financial functions of a trial court, including, but not limited to, decisions relating to the budget of the trial court prior to submittal to the Judicial Council and subsequent to budget approval. The Judicial Council shall also adopt appropriate rules requiring trial courts to give notice to the public of other appropriate decisions concerning the administrative and financial functions of the trial courts. The provisions of this section do not apply to the judicial or adjudicative functions of the trial courts or to the assignment of judges.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 367, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68511.7.

68511.7. (a) Prior to adopting a baseline budget plan for the fiscal year, each trial court shall provide the public notice of, and an opportunity for input on, the trial court’s proposed budget plan, consistent with the requirements of this section.
(b) The court shall allow public input by the submission of written comments or by holding a public hearing on the trial court’s proposed baseline budget plan. Any public hearing shall be conducted in a place reasonably accessible to the residents of the county in which the court is located, and allow for public comment. The court may conduct the public hearing at the courthouse in that county.
(c) (1) Prior to conducting a public hearing, the court shall make the proposed baseline budget plan available to the public and provide notice of the hearing date, time, and location, and the opportunity to submit written comments. Notice of the hearing and the opportunity to submit comments shall be by conspicuous posting within or about the court’s facilities, on the court’s public Internet Web site, and by electronic distribution to individuals that have subscribed to the court’s electronic distribution service. The notice shall be posted not less than 10 court days prior to the date of the hearing.
(2) The baseline budget plan shall be made available to the public at the courthouse and on the court’s public Internet Web site no less than three court days prior to the hearing or, if there is no hearing, adoption of the plan.
(d) This section shall not be construed to obligate courts to provide responses to the comments presented at the public hearing or to written comments received.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 31, Sec. 6. (SB 75) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68511.9.

68511.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Case Management System, as well as all other administrative and infrastructure information technology projects of the Judicial Council or the courts with total costs estimated at more than five million dollars ($5,000,000), shall be subject to the reviews and recommendations of the office of the State Chief Information Officer. The State Chief Information Officer shall submit a copy of those reviews and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
(b) In conducting its review, the office of the State Chief Information Officer shall do all of the following:
(1) Evaluate information technology projects based on the business case justification, resources requirements, proposed technical solution, project management, oversight and risk mitigation approach, and compliance with statewide strategies, policies, and procedures. Projects shall continue to be funded through the established Budget Act.
(2) Consult with the Administrative Office of the Courts during project planning to ensure that project proposals are based on well-defined programmatic needs, clearly identify programmatic benefits, and consider feasible alternatives to address the identified needs and benefits consistent with statewide strategies, policies, and procedures.
(3) Consult with the Administrative Office of the Courts to review the project governance and management framework to ensure that it is best designed for success and will serve as a resource throughout the project implementation.
(4) Require the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide information on information technology projects, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The degree to which the project is within approved scope, cost, and schedule.
(B) Project issues, risks, and corresponding mitigation efforts.
(C) The current estimated schedule and costs for project completion.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 6. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 68512.

68512. The Chair of the Judicial Council, with the approval of the Director of Finance, may adjust the salaries of the following judicial officers by the same percent as is granted state employees of comparable salary level as a general salary increase after July 1, 1969:
(a) The Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court.
(b) The reporter of decisions for the Supreme Court and of the courts of appeal whose salary is set by Section 68901.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 36, Sec. 9. (AB 452) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)