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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71808.

71808. (a) The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall set terms and conditions of employment for court interpreters within the region, including, but not limited to, hourly rates of pay, subject to meet and confer in good faith. These terms and conditions of employment, when adopted by the regional committee, shall be binding on the trial courts within the region. Hourly rates of pay shall be uniform throughout the region. Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, other terms and conditions of employment shall be uniform throughout the region, except that health and welfare and pension benefits may be the same as those provided to other employees of the same trial court.
(b) Trial courts may set additional local compensation, subject to meet and confer in good faith between the trial court and the recognized employee organization. An agreement establishing local compensation shall be between the trial court and the recognized employee organization, and shall not modify the terms of a regional memorandum of understanding or agreement between the regional court interpreter employment relations committee and the recognized employee organization.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
(Repealed (in Sec. 13) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 14. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71809.

71809. The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall act as the representative of the trial courts within the region in bargaining with a recognized employee organization. A memorandum of understanding or agreement ratified by the regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall be considered a binding agreement with each trial court within the region.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71810.

71810. (a) A court interpreter pro tempore employed by a trial court may accept appointments to provide services to other trial courts.
(b) The Judicial Council shall adopt procedures to facilitate the efficient cross-assignment of court interpreters.
(c) Based on an assessment of interpreter use and current practices, trial courts may create new employee positions for court interpreters to perform spoken language interpretation for the trial courts in classifications other than court interpreter pro tempore. Some of these positions may include, as part of the duties of the position, the requirement that the interpreter accept cross-assignments, as defined in Section 71801, under procedures adopted by the Judicial Council, and some positions may make the acceptance of cross-assignments optional. Court interpreters pro tempore, and other interpreters who have not accepted employment in a position requiring the interpreter to accept cross-assignments, may not be disciplined for declining a cross-assignment.
(d) The impact of cross-assignments shall be included within the scope of representation as those matters affect wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of court interpreters. The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall be required to meet and confer in good faith with respect to that impact.
(e) A court interpreter on cross-assignment shall be treated for purposes of compensation, employee benefits, seniority, and discipline and grievance procedures, as having performed the services in the trial court in which the interpreter is employed.
(f) Court interpreters on cross-assignment shall be reimbursed for mileage and other travel expenses at the same rates as other judicial branch employees.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71811.

71811. Except as provided in this chapter, or by a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, court interpreters who are employed by a trial court shall be subject to the same personnel rules as other employees of the trial court, subject to meet and confer in good faith.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71812.

71812. Except as provided in this chapter, or by a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, each trial court may control the manner and means of the work performed by court interpreters employed by the trial court and may hire, supervise, discipline, and terminate employment of those court interpreters in accordance with the personnel rules of the trial court, including applicable employee protections and dispute resolution mechanisms.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71812.5.

71812.5. (a) Court interpreters employed by the trial courts shall be permitted to engage in outside employment or enterprises, except where that activity would violate the professional conduct requirements set forth in Rule 2.893 of the California Rules of Court, would interfere with the employee’s performance of their duties for the trial courts, or would be incompatible, inconsistent, or in conflict with the duties performed by the employee for the trial courts.
(b) Unless the parties consent, an interpreter may not be appointed by the trial court to interpret in a proceeding after having previously interpreted on behalf of one of the parties, rather than on behalf of the court, in that same matter. An interpreter shall disclose that type of prior involvement to the trial court.
(c) An interpreter employed by a trial court is prohibited from doing any of the following:
(1) Receiving or accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift, including money, service, gratuity, favor, entertainment, hospitality, loan, or any other thing of value from anyone who is doing or seeking to do business of any kind with the trial court or whose activities are regulated or controlled in any way by the trial court, under circumstances from which it reasonably could be inferred that the gift was intended to influence the employee in the performance of their official duties or was intended as a reward for official action of the employee.
(2) Using confidential information acquired by virtue of trial court employment for the employee’s private gain or advantage, or for the private gain or advantage of another, or to the employer’s detriment.
(3) Using trial court facilities, equipment, or supplies for personal gain or advantage or for the private gain or advantage of another.
(4) Using the prestige or influence of trial court office or employment for personal gain or advantage or advantage of another.
(5) Using the trial court’s electronic mail facilities to communicate or promote personal causes or gain.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 15. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71813.

71813. Except as otherwise provided by statute, court interpreters employed by the trial courts shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. Court interpreters employed by the trial courts also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the trial courts.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71815.

71815. A recognized employee organization shall have the right to represent its members in their employment relations with the trial courts as to matters covered by this chapter. Employee organizations may establish reasonable restrictions regarding who may join and may make reasonable provisions for the dismissal of individuals from membership. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any employee from appearing on his or her own behalf regarding employment relations.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71816.

71816. (a) The scope of representation shall include all matters relating to employment conditions and employer-employee relations, including, but not limited to, wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. However, the scope of representation may not include consideration of the merits, necessity, or organization of any service or activity provided by law or executive order.
(b) In view of the unique and special responsibilities of the trial courts in the administration of justice, decisions regarding any of the following matters may not be included within the scope of representation:
(1) The merits and administration of the trial court system.
(2) Coordination, consolidation, and merger of trial courts and support staff.
(3) Automation, including, but not limited to, fax filing, electronic recording, and implementation of information systems.
(4) Design, construction, and location of court facilities.
(5) Delivery of court services.
(6) Hours of operation of the trial courts and trial court system.
(c) The impact from matters in subdivision (b) shall be included within the scope of representation as those matters affect wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of court interpreters. The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall be required to meet and confer in good faith with respect to that impact.
(d) The trial courts have the right to determine assignments and transfers of court interpreters, provided that the process, procedures, and criteria for assignments and transfers are included within the scope of representation.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71817.

71817. (a) Except in cases of emergency, as provided in this section, the regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall give reasonable written notice to a recognized employee organization affected by any rule, practice, or policy directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adopted by the regional court interpreter employment relations committee, and shall give that recognized employee organization the opportunity to meet with the committee.
(b) In cases of emergency when the regional court interpreter employment relations committee determines that any rule, policy, or procedure must be adopted immediately without prior notice or meeting with a recognized employee organization, the regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall provide a notice and opportunity to meet at the earliest practicable time following the adoption of the rule, policy, or procedure.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71818.

71818. The regional court interpreter employment relations committee, or those representatives as it may designate, shall meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment within the scope of representation, as defined in this chapter, with representatives of the recognized employee organizations, and shall consider fully the presentations that are made by the recognized employee organization on behalf of its members prior to arriving at a determination of policy or course of action.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71819.

71819. If agreement is reached by the representatives of the regional court interpreter employment relations committee and a recognized employee organization, they shall jointly prepare a written memorandum of understanding or agreement, which is not binding, and present it to the regional court interpreter employment relations committee or its designee for ratification.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71820.

71820. If after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the regional court interpreter employment relations committee and the recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement, the regional court interpreter employment relations committee and the recognized employee organization together may agree upon the appointment of a mediator mutually agreeable to the parties. Costs of mediation, if any, shall be divided one-half to the trial courts within the region and one-half to the recognized employee organization.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71821.

71821. The trial courts shall allow a reasonable number of court interpreter employee representatives of a recognized employee organization reasonable time off, without loss of compensation or other benefits, when formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the regional court interpreter employment relations committee on matters within the scope of representation.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71822.

71822. The trial courts, the regional court interpreter employment relations committee, and employee organizations may not interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce, harass, or discriminate against applicants for interpreter employment or interpreter employees because of their membership in an interpreter association or employee organization, because of their participation in any grievance, complaint, or meet and confer activities, or for the exercise of any other rights granted to interpreter employees under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71824.

71824. A court interpreter may authorize, and the trial court employer shall honor, a dues deduction from his or her salary or wages as provided in Section 1152, 1153, 1157.1, 1157.2, 1157.3, 1157.4, 1157.5, or 1157.7.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 38. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71825.

71825. (a) As used in this section, “board” means the Public Employment Relations Board established pursuant to Section 3541.
(b) The powers and duties of the board described in Section 3541.3 shall also apply, as appropriate, to this chapter and shall include the authority as set forth in subdivisions (c) and (d). Included among the appropriate powers of the board are the power to order elections, to conduct any election the board orders, and to adopt rules to apply in areas where a regional court interpreter employment relations committee has no rule.
(c) A complaint alleging any violation of this chapter or of any rules and regulations adopted by a regional court interpreter employment relations committee pursuant to Section 71823 shall be processed as an unfair practice charge by the board. The initial determination as to whether the charge of unfair practice is justified and, if so, the appropriate remedy necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, shall be a matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the board, except that in an action to recover damages due to an unlawful strike, the board shall have no authority to award strike-preparation expenses as damages, and shall have no authority to award damages for costs, expenses, or revenue losses incurred during, or as a consequence of, an unlawful strike. The board shall apply and interpret unfair labor practices consistent with existing judicial interpretations of this chapter and subdivision (b) of Section 71826. The board shall not issue a complaint in respect of any charge based upon an alleged unfair practice occurring more than six months prior to the filing of the charge, except that if the rules and regulations adopted by a regional court interpreter employment relations committee require exhaustion of a remedy prior to filing an unfair practice charge or the charging party chooses to exhaust a regional court interpreter employment relations committee’s remedy prior to filing an unfair practice charge, the six-month limitation set forth in this subdivision shall be tolled during such reasonable amount of time it takes the charging party to exhaust the remedy, but nothing herein shall require a charging party to exhaust a remedy when that remedy would be futile.
(d) The board shall enforce and apply rules adopted by a regional court interpreter employment relations committee concerning unit determinations, representation, recognition, and elections.
(e) This section does not apply to employees designated as management employees.
(f) The board shall not find it an unfair practice for an employee organization to violate a rule or regulation adopted by a regional court interpreter employment relations committee if that rule or regulation is itself in violation of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 539, Sec. 6. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71825.2.

71825.2. (a) Any written agreements reached through negotiations held pursuant to this article are binding upon the parties, upon adoption under Section 71819, and, notwithstanding Sections 1085 and 1103 of the Code of Civil Procedure requiring the issuance of a writ to an inferior tribunal, any of those agreements may be enforced by petitioning the superior court for relief pursuant to Section 1085 or 1103 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(b) Written agreements reached through negotiations held pursuant to this article that contain provisions requiring the arbitration of controversies arising out of the agreement, shall be subject to enforcement under Title 9 (commencing with Section 1280) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court that shall provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who shall be qualified to hear petitions under Title 9 (commencing with Section 1280) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and writ applications under Sections 1085 and 1103 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and as specified in those rules, from which a single justice shall be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior court and, to the extent permitted by law, shall provide that any justice assigned to hear the matter in the superior court shall not be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed, and shall further provide that appeals in those matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the matter was filed.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 227, Sec. 76. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71826.

71826. (a) The enactment of this chapter may not be construed as making Section 923 of the Labor Code applicable to court interpreters.
(b) Court interpreters and the trial courts are not covered by Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1, or any subsequent changes thereto except as provided in this chapter. However, if the language of this chapter is the same or substantially the same as that contained in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1, it shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the judicial interpretations of the same language.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71827.

71827. If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity may not affect other provisions or application of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71828.

71828. (a) This chapter does not apply to trial courts in Solano and Ventura Counties. Labor and employment relations for court interpreters employed by trial courts in Solano and Ventura Counties shall remain subject to the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600)), and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the application of that act to court interpreters employed by those counties.
(b) If an interpreter employed by a trial court in a different county accepts a temporary appointment to perform services for a trial court in Solano or Ventura County, the interpreter shall be treated for purposes of compensation, employee benefits, seniority, and discipline and grievance procedures, as having performed the services in the trial court in which the interpreter is employed.
(c) If an interpreter employed by a trial court in Solano or Ventura County accepts a temporary appointment to perform services for another trial court, the interpreter shall be treated for purposes of compensation, employee benefits, seniority, and discipline and grievance procedures, as having performed the services in the trial court in which the interpreter is employed.
(d) This chapter also does not apply to court interpreters who have been continuously employed by a trial court in any county beginning prior to September 1, 2002, and who are covered by a memorandum of understanding or agreement entered into pursuant to the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600)), and to future employees hired in the same positions as replacements for those employees. For any other certified or registered interpreters hired by trial courts as employees prior to December 31, 2002, the trial courts may not change existing job classifications and may not reduce their wages and benefits during the regional transition period or during the term of an existing contract, whichever is longer.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 16. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 17 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 556.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71828.

71828. (a) This chapter does not apply to trial courts in Solano and Ventura Counties. Labor and employment relations for court interpreters employed by trial courts in Solano and Ventura Counties shall remain subject to the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600)), and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the application of that act to court interpreters employed by those counties.
(b) If an interpreter employed by a trial court in a different county accepts a temporary appointment to perform services for a trial court in Solano or Ventura County, the interpreter shall be treated for purposes of compensation, employee benefits, seniority, and discipline and grievance procedures, as having performed the services in the trial court in which the interpreter is employed.
(c) If an interpreter employed by a trial court in Solano or Ventura County accepts a temporary appointment to perform services for another trial court, the interpreter shall be treated for purposes of compensation, employee benefits, seniority, and discipline and grievance procedures, as having performed the services in the trial court in which the interpreter is employed.
(d) This chapter also does not apply to court interpreters who have been continuously employed by a trial court in any county beginning prior to September 1, 2002, and who are covered by a memorandum of understanding or agreement entered into pursuant to the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600)), and to future employees hired in the same positions as replacements for those employees unless the position has remained vacant for one year or more. For any other certified or registered interpreters hired by trial courts as employees prior to December 31, 2002, the trial courts may not change existing job classifications and may not reduce their wages and benefits during the regional transition period or during the term of an existing contract, whichever is longer.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
(Repealed (in Sec. 16) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 17. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act › Section 71829.

71829. (a) The trial courts shall provide to the Judicial Council on or before March 1, 2003, a list of certified and registered court interpreters appointed by the trial courts as independent contractors between January 1, 2002, and January 1, 2003, including the number of court days or parts of court days those interpreters have been appointed by each trial court during that year and each of the prior four years. The Judicial Council shall provide this list to registered employee organizations.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 18. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 7.7 - Judicial Council Court Interpreter Workforce Study › Section 71900.

71900. (a) On or before January 1, 2026, the Judicial Council shall conduct a court interpreter workforce study and provide recommendations to the Legislature regarding court interpreter availability and the future court interpreter workforce.
(b) The Judicial Council shall work in collaboration with key stakeholder groups, including exclusively recognized employee organizations representing court interpreters and trade associations representing independent court interpreters.
(c) The report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 19. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 72004.

72004.  Sections 24350 to 24356, inclusive, and Sections 29350 and 29351 apply to officers of superior courts and to the disposition of fees collected by those officers.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 362. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Marshal › Section 72112.

72112. The deputy marshals serving as custodians shall be paid only for their actual services as keepers of property taken under legal process and shall be paid out of funds deposited by the parties to the action in which such services are rendered.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Marshal › Section 72116.

72116. Court-related services are provided by the marshal’s office in Shasta County.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 210, Sec. 27. (AB 1984) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 5 - Other Officers › Section 72190.

72190. Within the jurisdiction of the court and under the direction of the judges, commissioners shall exercise all the powers and perform all of the duties prescribed by law. At the direction of the judges, commissioners may have the same jurisdiction and exercise the same powers and duties as the judges of the court with respect to any infraction or small claims action. They shall be ex officio deputy clerks.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 811, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 5 - Other Officers › Section 72190.1.

72190.1. A commissioner may conduct arraignment proceedings on a complaint if directed to perform those duties by the presiding judge of the court, including the issuance and signing of bench warrants.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 375. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 5 - Other Officers › Section 72190.2.

72190.2. If directed to perform such duties by the presiding judge, a commissioner may issue and sign a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant who fails to appear in court when required to appear by law or who fails to perform any act required by court order.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 376. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 5 - Other Officers › Section 72193.

72193. Whenever the charter of any city creates the office of city prosecutor, or provides that a deputy city attorney shall act as city prosecutor, and charges such prosecutor with the duty, when authorized by law, of prosecuting misdemeanor offenses arising out of violations of state laws, the city prosecutor may exercise the following powers:
(a) The city prosecutor shall prosecute all such misdemeanors committed within the city, and handle all appeals arising from it. The city prosecutor shall draw complaints for such misdemeanors, and shall prosecute all recognizances or bail bond forfeitures arising from or resulting from the commission of such offenses.
(b) Whenever any person applying for a writ of habeas corpus is held in custody by any peace officer of such city, charged with having committed within the city any misdemeanor, a copy of the application for such writ shall be served upon such city prosecutor at the time and in the manner provided by law for the service of writs of habeas corpus upon district attorneys. On behalf of the people, the prosecutor shall conduct all proceedings relating to such application. If the constitutionality of any law is questioned in any such habeas corpus proceeding, the city prosecutor shall immediately notify the city attorney who may take charge of the proceedings on behalf of the people, or become associated with the city prosecutor in the proceedings.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 323. Effective September 28, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - When Open for Business › Section 72301.

72301. The clerk of the superior court or one or more deputy clerks, the sheriff or one or more deputy sheriffs, or one or more city police officers shall be in attendance at all hours of the day and night, including Sundays and holidays, and may fix and accept bail pursuant to procedures established by the court for the appearance before the court of any defendant charged in the court or whenever a defendant has been arrested and booked within the county for having committed a misdemeanor. The amount of bail shall be pursuant to a schedule of bail in such cases previously fixed and approved by the judges of the court at their annual meeting. If a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the defendant, the bail shall be in the amount fixed in the warrant. The bail shall be cash, negotiable United States Treasury bonds, or a surety bond executed by a certified, admitted surety insurer as provided in the Insurance Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 388. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - When Open for Business › Section 72302.

72302. If a defendant has been arrested for felony upon a warrant issued by a judge of that court, the clerk may, under like conditions, accept bail in the amount fixed in the warrant.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 329. Effective September 28, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - When Open for Business › Section 72303.

72303. The authority to accept bail provided for in this article includes authority to approve it, to issue and sign an order for the release of the defendant, and to set a time and place for the appearance of the defendant before the appropriate department or judge of such court and give the defendant notice.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 8 - When Open for Business › Section 72304.

72304. Any commissioner or traffic referee of such court may exercise all of the powers and duties provided for in this article for the clerk relating to bail and the discharge of defendants under bail, and the authority to fix the amount of bail in cases of misdemeanor defined in the Vehicle Code and to endorse it upon the notice for the appearance of the defendant as provided by Section 40511 of the Vehicle Code. Nothing in this article shall be construed to reduce or limit the powers or authority of such commissioners or traffic referees otherwise provided by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 85.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Traffic Referees › Section 72401.

72401. At the direction of the court the traffic referee may do any of the following:
(a) With respect to any misdemeanor violation of the Vehicle Code he may fix the amount of bail, grant continuances, arraign the defendant, hear and recommend orders to be made on demurrers and motions other than for continuances, take pleas and set cases for hearing or trial.
(b) With respect to any misdemeanor violation falling within the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 4200l of the Vehicle Code he may perform any of the duties set forth in subdivision (a) of this section and in addition he may impose a fine following a plea of guilty or nolo contendere not to exceed the bail provided for that offense in the county bail schedule adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1269b of the Penal Code and he may order that payment of the fine or any portion thereof be suspended but may not impose express conditions of probation. He may also order the defendant to attend a school for traffic violators pursuant to the provisions of Section 42005 of the Vehicle Code.
(c) With respect to any infraction, he may have the same jurisdiction and exercise the same powers and duties as a judge of the court.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 959.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Traffic Referees › Section 72402.

72402. In conducting arraignments, taking pleas, granting continuances, setting cases for trial and imposing penalties for traffic offenses as provided in this article the traffic referee shall have the same powers as a judge of the court.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 85.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 8 - Superior Courts › ARTICLE 9 - Traffic Referees › Section 72403.

72403. The traffic referee shall have the power of a deputy clerk of the court, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 390. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 9 - Los Angeles County › Section 72708.

72708. This chapter applies to proceedings in the Los Angeles County Superior Court that would have been within the jurisdiction of the former Municipal Court of the Los Angeles Judicial District as of January 21, 2000.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 398. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 9 - Los Angeles County › Section 72709.

72709. The salaries and benefits of official reporters shall be paid from the Reporters’ Salary Fund.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 398. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 9 - Los Angeles County › Section 72710.

72710. On order of the court, the per diem fees and benefits of official reporters pro tempore shall be paid from the Reporter’s Salary Fund.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 398. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 9 - Los Angeles County › Section 72711.

72711. (a) Fees for reporting services payable by law by the parties to proceedings in the court to official reporters or official reporters pro tempore shall be paid to the clerk of the court, who shall deposit them in the Reporters’ Salary Fund.
(b) Fees for transcription of testimony and proceedings in the court shall be paid by the parties to official reporters and official reporters pro tempore as otherwise provided by law, and in all cases where by law the court may direct the payment of transcription fees out of the Trial Court Operations Fund, the fee on order of the court shall be paid from the Reporters’ Salary Fund, except fees for transcription of testimony and proceedings in felony cases, which shall be paid from the Trial Court Operations Fund.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 398. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 9 - Los Angeles County › Section 72711.5.

72711.5. The reporting and transcription fees payable pursuant to Section 72711 shall also be payable in the same sums and in the same manner by the parties to proceedings in the court for electronically recording an action or proceeding pursuant to Section 69957 or for transcriptions of testimony and proceedings in the court stenographically recorded. The fees shall be paid to the clerk of the court, who shall deposit them in the Reporters’ Salary Fund. In any case where by law the court may direct the payment of a transcription fee out of the Trial Court Operations Fund, on order of the court the fee for transcription of testimony and proceedings in the court electronically recorded shall be paid from the Reporters’ Salary Fund, except fees for transcription of testimony and proceedings in felony cases, which shall be paid from the Trial Court Operations Fund.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 398. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 9 - Los Angeles County › Section 72712.

72712. There shall be set aside from the revenue of the court a revolving fund in the amount of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000). The fund shall be known as the Reporters’ Salary Fund.
At the time of each monthly distribution of the revenue of the court to the cities within the former Los Angeles Judicial District and to the county within which the district was established, the clerk of the court shall deduct proportionately from their respective total shares such sum as will, when added to the sum then remaining in the fund, equal seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) and deposit it in the fund. Such sum shall include the cost incurred pursuant to Section 69957 from electronic recording devices, appurtenant equipment, supplies, recordings, and transcriptions produced from electronic recording of testimony and proceedings in the court.
Deductions from the county’s share of the revenue shall be made from that portion of it distributable to the general fund of the county, and deductions from each city’s share shall be made from that portion of it distributable to the general fund of each city.
For the purposes of this section the “revenue” of the court includes all fines, forfeitures, and fees accruing to the cities or the county, except law library fees.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 398. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 9 - Los Angeles County › Section 72713.

72713. (a) If at any time the Reporters’ Salary Fund is insufficient, on order of the court the amount of the deficiency shall be paid from the Trial Court Operations Fund.
(b) The county treasurer shall be the depositary, and the county auditor the disbursing agent, for the Reporters’ Salary Fund.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 398. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 10 - County-Specific Provisions › ARTICLE 9 - El Cajon Judicial District › Section 73640.

73640. This article applies to the municipal court established in a district embracing the Judicial District of El Cajon.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 416. Effective January 1, 2003. Repealed as of January 1, 2074, pursuant to Section 73643.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 10 - County-Specific Provisions › ARTICLE 9 - El Cajon Judicial District › Section 73642.

73642. (a) In addition to any other compensation and benefits, each judge of the municipal court shall receive the same life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, comprehensive annual physical examinations, executive flexible benefits plan, except that if deferred compensation is selected, no adjustment based on retirement tier shall apply, and dental and vision insurance as provided by the County of San Diego for the classification of chief administrative officer. Changes in these benefits shall be effective on the same date as those for the classification of chief administrative officer.
(b) Subject to approval by the board of supervisors, each judge of the municipal court shall receive one or more of the following benefits: the same long-term disability insurance as provided by the County of San Diego for the classification of chief administrative officer or retiree health benefits whereby each judge of the municipal court serving on or after October 1, 1987, who retires from the municipal court on or after January 1, 1989, shall receive the same amount of insurance premium for retiree health benefits under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (Part 5 (commencing with Section 22750) of Title 2) that the state provides to retired superior court judges under that act.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 28. Effective June 24, 2004. Repealed as of January 1, 2074, pursuant to Section 73643.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 10 - County-Specific Provisions › ARTICLE 9 - El Cajon Judicial District › Section 73643.

73643. (a) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2074, and as of that date is repealed.
(b) The repeal of this article does not affect any right or benefit to which a person was entitled on the date of repeal.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 478, Sec. 48. (AB 1756) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2074, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 9, commencing with Section 73640.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 10 - County-Specific Provisions › ARTICLE 11.6 - Madera County › Section 73758.

73758. The Sheriff of Madera County shall be responsible for the transportation of prisoners held in the county’s adult correctional facility to and from necessary court appearances, medical and dental trips, and transfers to or from local, state, or federal correctional facilities. To meet this responsibility, the Sheriff of Madera County shall contract with the county department of corrections, pursuant to Section 831.6 of the Penal Code, to provide these transportation services by qualified personnel of the county department of corrections.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 427. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 10 - County-Specific Provisions › ARTICLE 16 - North County Judicial District › Section 73950.

73950. This article applies to the Municipal Court of the North County Judicial District.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 439. Effective January 1, 2003. Repealed as of January 1, 2074, pursuant to Section 73953.)