§ 77003. — 77003. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 54.)

California § 77003.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Title 8.: TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS
• Ch. 13.: CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts
• Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

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(a)
As used in this chapter, “court operations” means all of the following:
(1)
Salaries, benefits, and public agency retirement contributions for superior court judges and for subordinate judicial officers. For purposes of this paragraph, “subordinate judicial officers” includes all commissioner or referee positions created prior to July 1, 1997, including positions created in the municipal court prior to July 1, 1997, which thereafter became positions in the superior court as a result of unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county, and including those commissioner positions created pursuant to former Sections 69904, 70141, 70141.9, 70142.11, 72607, 73794, 74841.5,
and 74908; and includes any staff who provide direct support to commissioners; but does not include commissioners or staff who provide direct support to the commissioners whose positions were created after July 1, 1997, unless approved by the Judicial Council, subject to availability of funding.
(2)
The salary, benefits, and public agency retirement contributions for other court staff.
(3)
Court security, but only to the extent consistent with court responsibilities under Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 69920) of Chapter 5.
(4)
Court-appointed counsel in juvenile court dependency proceedings and counsel appointed by the court to represent a minor pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3150) of Part 2 of Division 8 of the Family Code.
(5)
Services and supplies relating to court operations.
(6)
Collective bargaining under Sections 71630 and 71639.3 with respect to court employees.
(7)
Subject to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 77212, actual indirect costs for county and city and county general services attributable to court operations, but specifically excluding, but not limited to, law library operations conducted by a trust pursuant to statute; courthouse construction; district attorney services; probation services; indigent criminal defense; grand jury expenses and operations; and pretrial release services.
(8)
Except as provided in subdivision (b), and subject to Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 69920) of Chapter 5, other matters listed as court operations in Rule 10.810
of the California Rules of Court as it read on January 1, 2007.
(b)
However, “court operations” does not include collection enhancements as defined in Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court as it read on January 1, 2007.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 54. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.