BILL NUMBER: SB 1407	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  311
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 31, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 29, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 29, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 15, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 8, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 14, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 2, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 18, 2008
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 27, 2008
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 14, 2008
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 28, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Perata
   (Coauthors: Senators Corbett, Kuehl, and Ridley-Thomas)
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Jones)

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2008

   An act to amend Section 6322.1 of the Business and Professions
Code, to amend Sections 68085.1, 68085.3, 68085.4, 68086.1, 70372,
70374, 70375, 70391, 70603, 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70617, 70621,
70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70654, 70655, 70656, 70657, 70657.5,
70658, and 70670 of, and to add Sections 68085.45, 70371.5, 70371.6,
70373, and 70602 to, the Government Code, to amend Section 103470 of
the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 1463.010 of, and to
amend, repeal, and add Section 1203.1d of, the Penal Code, to amend
Section 7660 of the Probate Code, and to amend Sections 40611 and
42007.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to court facilities.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1407, Perata. Court facilities: financing.
   (1) The Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002 establishes the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund and provides that moneys in that
fund may be used to acquire, rehabilitate, construct, or finance
court facilities, as defined, and to implement trial court projects
in designated counties, as specified.
   This bill would extend the purposes for which moneys in that fund
may be used to include the planning, design, construction,
rehabilitation, replacement, leasing, or acquisition of court
facilities. The bill would establish the Immediate and Critical Needs
Account of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, the
proceeds of which would be used for the planning, design,
construction, rehabilitation, renovation, replacement, or acquisition
of court facilities, for the repayment of moneys appropriated for
lease of court facilities pursuant to the issuance of lease-revenue
bonds, and for the payment for lease or rental of court facilities.
The bill would require the Judicial Council to collect and make
available information regarding moneys in the account, as specified,
and to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature for
projects based on its determination that the need for a project is
most immediate and critical, as specified. The bill would authorize
the Judicial Council to acquire sites for the replacement of
deficient court facilities in 4 specified counties. The bill would
require any moneys remaining in, or that would otherwise be payable
into, the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, to be transferred to the Controller for
deposit into the State Trial Court Operations Trust Fund, as
established by this bill, upon the retirement of any bonded
indebtedness that may be incurred in connection with immediate and
critical trial court projects, the proceeds of which would be
available upon appropriation by the Legislature only for trial court
operations.
   (2) Existing law provides that the Judicial Council, as the
policymaking body for the judicial branch, shall have certain
responsibilities and authorities with regard to court facilities,
including to conduct audits of the collection of fees by the local
courts, and to establish and consult with local project advisory
groups on the construction of new trial court facilities.
   This bill would further authorize the Judicial Council to conduct
audits of the collection of fees to be transmitted to the state for
deposit in the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund. The bill would include the local
sheriff among those local project advisory groups with which the
Judicial Council consults in the construction of new trial court
facilities, as specified.
   (3) Existing law specifies various uniform fees for filing
specified documents in connection with certain civil proceedings,
including a fee schedule for filing a first petition or first account
in connection with a trust or estate. Existing law also imposes a
fee of $20 upon every conviction for a criminal offense, other than
parking offenses, for funding of court security, and a fee of $10 for
corrections of violations of license, registration, or mechanical
requirements of the Vehicle Code. Supplemental penalties and fees are
imposed upon specified parking offenses and persons ordered to
attend traffic violator school. Existing law specifies the
disposition of fines and forfeitures, and traffic violator fees,
collected by the courts for crimes other than parking violations.
   This bill would generally increase those fees, and would impose an
additional assessment upon every conviction for a criminal offense,
but would eliminate the fee schedule for filing a first petition or
first account in connection with a trust or estate and replace it
with a set filing fee. The bill would eliminate certain exemptions
from payment of filing fees in connection with an estate. The bill
would impose a fee for filing in the superior court an application to
appear as counsel pro hac vice. The bill would provide for a
specified portion of all of those fees to be deposited into the
Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund, as described in (1) above. The bill would make
other conforming changes, and would declare the intent of the
Legislature to establish a moratorium on increases in filing fees
until January 1, 2012.
   (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section
68085.1 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1873, to be operative
if AB 1873 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on
or before January 1, 2009, and this bill is chaptered last.
   (5) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Sections
68085.3, 68085.4, 68086.1, 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70621, 70650,
70651, 70652, 70653, 70654, 70655, 70656, 70658, and 70670 of the
Government Code, Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code, and
Section 7660 of the Probate Code, proposed by SB 1177, to be
operative if SB 1177 and this bill are both chaptered and become
effective on or before January 1, 2009, and this bill is chaptered
last.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   6322.1.  (a) Until the end of the moratorium described in Section
70601 of the Government Code, the board of supervisors of any county
may increase, as provided in this section, the amount distributed to
its county law library fund from the uniform filing fees listed in
Section 6321 whenever it determines that the increase is necessary to
defray the expenses of the law library.
   Any increase in the amount distributed to the law library fund in
any county under this subdivision shall not be effective until
January 1 of the next year after the adoption by the board of
supervisors of the increase. The amount of the increase in any
calendar year shall be no greater than three dollars ($3) over the
previous calendar year. A copy of the action of the board of
supervisors that establishes the increase shall be provided to the
Administrative Office of the Courts as soon as it becomes available
but no later than December 15 of the year before the increased
distribution goes into effect.
   (b) Distribution changes after January 1, 2008, shall be
determined by the process described in Section 70601 of the
Government Code.
   (c) (1) In an action or proceeding in which a claim for money
damages falls within the monetary jurisdiction of the small claims
court and is filed by an assignee who is prohibited from filing or
maintaining a claim pursuant to Section 116.420 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, the uniform filing fee shall be reduced by twenty-four
dollars ($24) to one hundred seventy-six dollars ($176) if the
complaint contains a declaration under penalty of perjury, executed
by the party requesting the reduction in fees, that the case
qualifies for the lower fee because the claim for money damages will
not exceed the monetary jurisdiction of small claims court and is
filed by an assignee of the claim.
   (2) When the uniform filing fee is reduced as provided under this
subdivision, the amount distributed from each uniform filing fee to
the law library fund in the county shall be as follows:

Jurisdiction                           Amount
Alameda........................        $12.00
Alpine.........................          1.00
Amador.........................          6.00
Butte..........................         12.00
Calaveras......................          7.00
Colusa.........................         12.00
Contra Costa...................          8.00
Del Norte......................          6.00
El Dorado......................          9.00
Fresno.........................          9.00
Glenn..........................          6.00
Humboldt.......................         12.00
Imperial.......................         12.00
Inyo...........................          6.00
Kern...........................         12.00
Kings..........................         12.00
Lake...........................         12.00
Lassen.........................         12.00
Los Angeles....................          5.00
Madera.........................         12.00
Marin..........................         12.00
Mariposa.......................          4.00
Mendocino......................         12.00
Merced.........................         12.00
Modoc..........................          6.00
Mono...........................          6.00
Monterey.......................         10.00
Napa...........................         12.00
Nevada.........................          7.00
Orange.........................          8.00
Placer.........................          7.00
Plumas.........................          6.00
Riverside......................         12.00
Sacramento.....................          8.50
San Benito.....................          6.00
San Bernardino.................         12.00
San Diego......................         12.00
San Francisco..................         12.00
San Joaquin....................         10.00
San Luis Obispo................         12.00
San Mateo......................         12.00
Santa Barbara..................         12.00
Santa Clara....................          8.00
Santa Cruz.....................         12.00
Shasta.........................          8.50
Sierra.........................          9.00
Siskiyou.......................          8.00
Solano.........................          9.00
Sonoma.........................         12.00
Stanislaus.....................          6.50
Sutter.........................          1.00
Tehama.........................          9.00
Trinity........................          6.00
Tulare.........................         12.00
Tuolumne.......................          2.00
Ventura........................         12.00
Yolo...........................         10.00
Yuba...........................          7.00


   The increases described in subdivision (a) do not apply to the law
library distributions in this subdivision.
   (3) Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 68085.4 of the
Government Code, when the uniform filing fee is reduced as provided
in this subdivision, the amounts distributed to dispute resolution
programs, the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, the Judges'
Retirement Fund, children's waiting rooms, and the Equal Access Fund
shall remain as provided under subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section
68085.4 of the Government Code and shall not be changed. Only the
amounts distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund, the law libraries,
and the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund shall be adjusted. The amount
distributed from each uniform filing fee under this section to the
Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5, shall be eleven
dollars ($11). If the fee is further reduced below one hundred
seventy-six dollars ($176), as with a partial waiver or partial
payment, the proportional reductions described in subdivision (g) of
Section 68085.1 of the Government Code shall apply.
   (d) Distributions under this section to the law library fund in
each county shall be used only for the purposes authorized by this
chapter.
   (e) As used in this section and Section 6321, "law library fund"
includes a law library account described in the second paragraph of
Section 6320.
  SEC. 1.5.  Section 68085.1 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   68085.1.  (a) This section applies to all fees and fines that are
collected on or after January 1, 2006, under all of the following:
   (1) Sections 177.5, 209, 403.060, 491.150, 631.3, 683.150,
704.750, 708.160, 724.100, 1134, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of,
subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of
Section 411.21 of, and Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110)
of Title 1 of Part 1 of, the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (2) Section 3112 of the Family Code.
   (3) Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (4) Subdivision (d) of Section 6103.5, Sections 68086 and 68086.1,
subdivision (d) of Section 68511.3, Sections 68926.1 and 69953.5,
and Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 70600).
   (5) Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (6) Subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 166 and Section 1214.1 of
the Penal Code.
   (7) Sections 1835, 1851.5, 2343, 7660, and 13201 of the Probate
Code.
   (8) Sections 14607.6 and 16373 of the Vehicle Code.
   (9) Section 71386 of this code, Sections 304, 7851.5, and 9002 of
the Family Code, and Section 1513.1 of the Probate Code, if the
reimbursement is for expenses incurred by the court.
   (10) Section 3153 of the Family Code, if the amount is paid to the
court for the cost of counsel appointed by the court to represent a
child.
   (b) On and after January 1, 2006, each superior court shall
deposit all fees and fines listed in subdivision (a), as soon as
practicable after collection and on a regular basis, into a bank
account established for this purpose by the Administrative Office of
the Courts. Upon direction of the Administrative Office of the
Courts, the county shall deposit civil assessments under Section
1214.1 of the Penal Code and any other money it collects under the
sections listed in subdivision (a) as soon as practicable after
collection and on a regular basis into the bank account established
for this purpose and specified by the Administrative Office of the
Courts. The deposits shall be made as required by rules adopted by,
and financial policies and procedures authorized by, the Judicial
Council under subdivision (a) of Section 77206. Within 15 days after
the end of the month in which the fees and fines are collected, each
court, and each county that collects any fines or fees under
subdivision (a), shall provide the Administrative Office of the
Courts with a report of the fees by categories as specified by the
Administrative Office of the Courts. The Administrative Office of the
Courts and any court may agree upon a time period greater than 15
days, but in no case more than 30 days after the end of the month in
which the fees and fines are collected. The fees and fines listed in
subdivision (a) shall be distributed as provided in this section.
   (c) (1) Within 45 calendar days after the end of the month in
which the fees and fines listed in subdivision (a) are collected, the
Administrative Office of the Courts shall make the following
distributions:
   (A) To the small claims advisory services, as described in
subdivision (f) of Section 116.230 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (B) To dispute resolution programs, as described in subdivision
(b) of Section 68085.3 and subdivision (b) of Section 68085.4.
   (C) To the county law library funds, as described in Sections
116.230 and 116.760 of the Code of Civil Procedure, subdivision (b)
of Section 68085.3, subdivision (b) of Section 68085.4, and Section
70621 of this code, and Section 14607.6 of the Vehicle Code.
   (D) To the courthouse construction funds in the Counties of
Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Francisco, as described in
Sections 70622, 70624, and 70625.
   (2) If any distribution under this subdivision is delinquent, the
Administrative Office of the Courts shall add a penalty to the
distribution as specified in subdivision (i).
   (d) Within 45 calendar days after the end of the month in which
the fees and fines listed in subdivision (a) are collected, the
amounts remaining after the distributions in subdivision (c) shall be
transmitted to the State Treasury for deposit in the Trial Court
Trust Fund and other funds as required by law. This remittance shall
be accompanied by a remittance advice identifying the collection
month and the appropriate account in the Trial Court Trust Fund or
other fund to which it is to be deposited. Upon the receipt of any
delinquent payment required under this subdivision, the Controller
shall calculate a penalty as provided under subdivision (i).
   (e) From the money transmitted to the State Treasury under
subdivision (d), the Controller shall make deposits as follows:
   (1) Into the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, the Judges'
Retirement Fund, and the Equal Access Fund, as described in
subdivision (c) of Section 68085.3 and subdivision (c) of Section
68085.4.
   (2) Into the Health Statistics Special Fund, as described in
subdivision (b) of Section 70670 of this code and Section 103730 of
the Health and Safety Code.
   (3) Into the Family Law Trust Fund, as described in Section 70674.

   (4) Into the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5,
as described in Sections 68085.3, 68085.4, and 70657.5, and
subdivision (e) of Section 70617.
   (5) The remainder of the money shall be deposited into the Trial
Court Trust Fund.
   (f) The amounts collected by each superior court under Section
116.232, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20, and subdivision (g) of
Section 411.21 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Sections 304, 3112,
3153, 7851.5, and 9002 of the Family Code, subdivision (d) of Section
6103.5, subdivision (d) of Section 68511.3 and Sections 68926.1,
69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code,
and Sections 1513.1, 1835, 1851.5, and 2343 of the Probate Code shall
be added to the monthly apportionment for that court under
subdivision (a) of Section 68085.
   (g) If any of the fees provided in subdivision (a) are partially
waived by court order or otherwise reduced, and the fee is to be
divided between the Trial Court Trust Fund and any other fund or
account, the amount of the reduction shall be deducted from the
amount to be distributed to each fund in the same proportion as the
amount of each distribution bears to the total amount of the fee. If
the fee is paid by installment payments, the amount distributed to
each fund or account from each installment shall bear the same
proportion to the installment payment as the full distribution to
that fund or account does to the full fee. If a court collects a fee
that was incurred before January 1, 2006, under a provision that was
the predecessor to one of the paragraphs contained in subdivision
(a), the fee may be deposited as if it were collected under the
paragraph of subdivision (a) that corresponds to the predecessor of
that paragraph and distributed in prorated amounts to each fund or
account to which the fee in subdivision (a) must be distributed.
   (h) Except as provided in Sections 470.5 and 6322.1 of the
Business and Professions Code, and Sections 70622, 70624, and 70625
of this code, no agency may take action to change the amounts
allocated to any of the funds described in subdivision (c), (d), or
(e).
   (i) The amount of the penalty on any delinquent payment under
subdivision (c) or (d) shall be calculated by multiplying the amount
of the delinquent payment at a daily rate equivalent to 11/2 percent
per month for the number of days the payment is delinquent. The
penalty shall be paid from the Trial Court Trust Fund. Penalties on
delinquent payments under subdivision (d) shall be calculated only on
the amounts to be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund and the
State Court Facilities Construction Fund, and each penalty shall be
distributed proportionately to the funds to which the delinquent
payment was to be distributed.
   (j) If a delinquent payment under subdivision (c) or (d) results
from a delinquency by a superior court under subdivision (b), the
court shall reimburse the Trial Court Trust Fund for the amount of
the penalty. Notwithstanding Section 77009, any penalty on a
delinquent payment that a court is required to reimburse pursuant to
this section shall be paid from the court operations fund for that
court. The penalty shall be paid by the court to the Trial Court
Trust Fund no later than 45 days after the end of the month in which
the penalty was calculated. If the penalty is not paid within the
specified time, the Administrative Office of the Courts may reduce
the amount of a subsequent monthly allocation to the court by the
amount of the penalty on the delinquent payment.
   (k) If a delinquent payment under subdivision (c) or (d) results
from a delinquency by a county in transmitting fees and fines listed
in subdivision (a) to the bank account established for this purpose,
as described in subdivision (b), the county shall reimburse the Trial
Court Trust Fund for the amount of the penalty. The penalty shall be
paid by the county to the Trial Court Trust Fund no later than 45
days after the end of the month in which the penalty was calculated.
  SEC. 1.7.  Section 68085.1 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   68085.1.  (a) This section applies to all fees and fines that are
collected on or after January 1, 2006, under all of the following:
   (1) Sections 177.5, 209, 403.060, 491.150, 631.3, 683.150,
704.750, 708.160, 724.100, 1134, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of,
subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of
Section 411.21 of, and Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110)
of Title 1 of Part 1 of, the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (2) Section 3112 of the Family Code.
   (3) Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (4) Subdivision (d) of Section 6103.5, Sections 68086 and 68086.1,
subdivision (d) of Section 68511.3, Sections 68926.1 and 69953.5,
and Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 70600).
   (5) Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (6) Subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 166 and Section 1214.1 of
the Penal Code.
   (7) Sections 1835, 1851.5, 2343, 7660, and 13201 of the Probate
Code.
   (8) Sections 14607.6 and 16373 of the Vehicle Code.
   (9) Section 71386 of this code, Sections 304, 7851.5, and 9002 of
the Family Code, Section 1513.1 of the Probate Code, and Section
903.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, if the reimbursement is
for expenses incurred by the court.
   (10) Section 3153 of the Family Code, if the amount is paid to the
court for the cost of counsel appointed by the court to represent a
child.
   (b) On and after January 1, 2006, each superior court shall
deposit all fees and fines listed in subdivision (a), as soon as
practicable after collection and on a regular basis, into a bank
account established for this purpose by the Administrative Office of
the Courts. Upon direction of the Administrative Office of the
Courts, the county shall deposit civil assessments under Section
1214.1 of the Penal Code and any other money it collects under the
sections listed in subdivision (a) as soon as practicable after
collection and on a regular basis into the bank account established
for this purpose and specified by the Administrative Office of the
Courts. The deposits shall be made as required by rules adopted by,
and financial policies and procedures authorized by, the Judicial
Council under subdivision (a) of Section 77206. Within 15 days after
the end of the month in which the fees and fines are collected, each
court, and each county that collects any fines or fees under
subdivision (a), shall provide the Administrative Office of the
Courts with a report of the fees by categories as specified by the
Administrative Office of the Courts. The Administrative Office of the
Courts and any court may agree upon a time period greater than 15
days, but in no case more than 30 days after the end of the month in
which the fees and fines are collected. The fees and fines listed in
subdivision (a) shall be distributed as provided in this section.
   (c) (1) Within 45 calendar days after the end of the month in
which the fees and fines listed in subdivision (a) are collected, the
Administrative Office of the Courts shall make the following
distributions:
   (A) To the small claims advisory services, as described in
subdivision (f) of Section 116.230 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (B) To dispute resolution programs, as described in subdivision
(b) of Section 68085.3 and subdivision (b) of Section 68085.4.
   (C) To the county law library funds, as described in Sections
116.230 and 116.760 of the Code of Civil Procedure, subdivision (b)
of Section 68085.3, subdivision (b) of Section 68085.4, and Section
70621 of this code, and Section 14607.6 of the Vehicle Code.
   (D) To the courthouse construction funds in the Counties of
Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Francisco, as described in
Sections 70622, 70624, and 70625.
   (2) If any distribution under this subdivision is delinquent, the
Administrative Office of the Courts shall add a penalty to the
distribution as specified in subdivision (i).
   (d) Within 45 calendar days after the end of the month in which
the fees and fines listed in subdivision (a) are collected, the
amounts remaining after the distributions in subdivision (c) shall be
transmitted to the State Treasury for deposit in the Trial Court
Trust Fund and other funds as required by law. This remittance shall
be accompanied by a remittance advice identifying the collection
month and the appropriate account in the Trial Court Trust Fund or
other fund to which it is to be deposited. Upon the receipt of any
delinquent payment required under this subdivision, the Controller
shall calculate a penalty as provided under subdivision (i).
   (e) From the money transmitted to the State Treasury under
subdivision (d), the Controller shall make deposits as follows:
   (1) Into the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, the Judges'
Retirement Fund, and the Equal Access Fund, as described in
subdivision (c) of Section 68085.3 and subdivision (c) of Section
68085.4.
   (2) Into the Health Statistics Special Fund, as described in
subdivision (b) of Section 70670 of this code and Section 103730 of
the Health and Safety Code.
   (3) Into the Family Law Trust Fund, as described in Section 70674.

   (4) Into the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5,
as described in Sections 68085.3, 68085.4, and 70657.5, and
subdivision (e) of Section 70617.
   (5) The remainder of the money shall be deposited into the Trial
Court Trust Fund.
   (f) The amounts collected by each superior court under Section
116.232, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20, and subdivision (g) of
Section 411.21 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Sections 304, 3112,
3153, 7851.5, and 9002 of the Family Code, subdivision (d) of Section
6103.5, subdivision (d) of Section 68511.3 and Sections 68926.1,
69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code,
and Sections 1513.1, 1835, 1851.5, and 2343 of the Probate Code shall
be added to the monthly apportionment for that court under
subdivision (a) of Section 68085.
   (g) If any of the fees provided in subdivision (a) are partially
waived by court order or otherwise reduced, and the fee is to be
divided between the Trial Court Trust Fund and any other fund or
account, the amount of the reduction shall be deducted from the
amount to be distributed to each fund in the same proportion as the
amount of each distribution bears to the total amount of the fee. If
the fee is paid by installment payments, the amount distributed to
each fund or account from each installment shall bear the same
proportion to the installment payment as the full distribution to
that fund or account does to the full fee. If a court collects a fee
that was incurred before January 1, 2006, under a provision that was
the predecessor to one of the paragraphs contained in subdivision
(a), the fee may be deposited as if it were collected under the
paragraph of subdivision (a) that corresponds to the predecessor of
that paragraph and distributed in prorated amounts to each fund or
account to which the fee in subdivision (a) must be distributed.
   (h) Except as provided in Sections 470.5 and 6322.1 of the
Business and Professions Code, and Sections 70622, 70624, and 70625
of this code, no agency may take action to change the amounts
allocated to any of the funds described in subdivision (c), (d), or
(e).
   (i) The amount of the penalty on any delinquent payment under
subdivision (c) or (d) shall be calculated by multiplying the amount
of the delinquent payment at a daily rate equivalent to 11/2 percent
per month for the number of days the payment is delinquent. The
penalty shall be paid from the Trial Court Trust Fund. Penalties on
delinquent payments under subdivision (d) shall be calculated only on
the amounts to be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund and the
State Court Facilities Construction Fund, and each penalty shall be
distributed proportionately to the funds to which the delinquent
payment was to be distributed.
   (j) If a delinquent payment under subdivision (c) or (d) results
from a delinquency by a superior court under subdivision (b), the
court shall reimburse the Trial Court Trust Fund for the amount of
the penalty. Notwithstanding Section 77009, any penalty on a
delinquent payment that a court is required to reimburse pursuant to
this section shall be paid from the court operations fund for that
court. The penalty shall be paid by the court to the Trial Court
Trust Fund no later than 45 days after the end of the month in which
the penalty was calculated. If the penalty is not paid within the
specified time, the Administrative Office of the Courts may reduce
the amount of a subsequent monthly allocation to the court by the
amount of the penalty on the delinquent payment.
   (k) If a delinquent payment under subdivision (c) or (d) results
from a delinquency by a county in transmitting fees and fines listed
in subdivision (a) to the bank account established for this purpose,
as described in subdivision (b), the county shall reimburse the Trial
Court Trust Fund for the amount of the penalty. The penalty shall be
paid by the county to the Trial Court Trust Fund no later than 45
days after the end of the month in which the penalty was calculated.
  SEC. 2.  Section 68085.3 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   68085.3.  (a) Fees collected under Sections 70611, 70612, 70650,
70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, 70658, and 70670 shall be deposited in a
bank account established by the Administrative Office of the Courts
for deposit of fees collected by the courts.
   (b) For each three-hundred-fifty-dollar ($350) fee listed in
subdivision (a), the Administrative Office of the Courts shall
distribute specified amounts in each county as follows:
   (1) To the county law library fund, the amount described in
Sections 6321 and 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code.
   (2) To the account to support dispute resolution programs, the
amount described in Section 470.5 of the Business and Professions
Code.
   (c) The remainder of the fees in subdivision (a) shall be
transmitted monthly to the Treasurer for deposit. For each
three-hundred-fifty-dollar ($350) fee listed in subdivision (a), the
Controller shall make deposits as follows:
   (1) To the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, as provided
in Article 6 (commencing with Section 70371) of Chapter 5.7,
thirty-five dollars ($35).
   (2) To the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5, thirty
dollars ($30), unless the fee is collected under Section 70658, in
which case the amount distributed to that fund shall be one hundred
seventy dollars ($170).
   (3) To the Judges' Retirement Fund, as established in Section
75100, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50).
   (4) To the Trial Court Trust Fund for use as part of the Equal
Access Fund program administered by the Judicial Council, four
dollars and eighty cents ($4.80).
   (5) To the Trial Court Trust Fund, as provided in Section 68085.1,
the remainder of the fee.

            (d) If any of the fees listed in subdivision (a) are
reduced or partially waived, the amount of the reduction or partial
waiver shall be deducted from the amount to be distributed to each
fund or account in the same proportion as the amount of each
distribution bears to the total amount of the fee.
   (e) As used in this section, "law library fund" includes a law
library account described in Section 6320 of the Business and
Professions Code.
  SEC. 2.5.  Section 68085.3 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   68085.3.  (a) Fees collected under Sections 70611, 70612, 70650,
70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, 70658, and 70670 shall be deposited in a
bank account established by the Administrative Office of the Courts
for deposit of fees collected by the courts.
   (b) For each three-hundred-fifty-five-dollar ($355) fee listed in
subdivision (a), the Administrative Office of the Courts shall
distribute specified amounts in each county as follows:
   (1) To the county law library fund, the amount described in
Sections 6321 and 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code.
   (2) To the account to support dispute resolution programs, the
amount described in Section 470.5 of the Business and Professions
Code.
   (c) The remainder of the fees in subdivision (a) shall be
transmitted monthly to the Treasurer for deposit. For each
three-hundred-fifty-five-dollar ($355) fee listed in subdivision (a),
the Controller shall make deposits as follows:
   (1) To the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, as provided
in Article 6 (commencing with Section 70371) of Chapter 5.7,
thirty-five dollars ($35).
   (2) To the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5, thirty
dollars ($30), unless the fee is collected under Section 70658, in
which case the amount distributed to that fund shall be one hundred
seventy dollars ($170).
   (3) To the Judges' Retirement Fund, as established in Section
75100, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50).
   (4) To the Trial Court Trust Fund for use as part of the Equal
Access Fund program administered by the Judicial Council, four
dollars and eighty cents ($4.80).
   (5) To the Trial Court Trust Fund, as provided in Section 68085.1,
the remainder of the fee.
   (d) If any of the fees listed in subdivision (a) are reduced or
partially waived, the amount of the reduction or partial waiver shall
be deducted from the amount to be distributed to each fund or
account in the same proportion as the amount of each distribution
bears to the total amount of the fee.
   (e) As used in this section, "law library fund" includes a law
library account described in Section 6320 of the Business and
Professions Code.
  SEC. 3.  Section 68085.4 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   68085.4.  (a) Fees collected under Sections 70613, 70614, 70621,
70654, and 70656 of this code, Section 103470 of the Health and
Safety Code, and Section 7660 of the Probate Code shall be deposited
in a bank account established by the Administrative Office of the
Courts for deposit of fees collected by the courts.
   (b) For each three-hundred-twenty-five-dollar ($325) fee and each
two-hundred-dollar ($200) fee listed in subdivision (a), the
Administrative Office of the Courts shall distribute specified
amounts in each county as follows:
   (1) To the county law library fund, the amount described in
Sections 6321 and 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code.
   (2) To the account to support dispute resolution programs, the
amount described in Section 470.5 of the Business and Professions
Code.
   (c) The remainder of the fees in subdivision (a) shall be
transmitted monthly to the Treasurer for deposit. For each
three-hundred-twenty-five-dollar ($325) fee and each
two-hundred-dollar ($200) fee listed in subdivision (a), the
Controller shall make deposits as follows:
   (1) To the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, as provided
in Article 6 (commencing with Section 70371) of Chapter 5.7,
twenty-five dollars ($25) if the fee is three hundred twenty-five
dollars ($325), and twenty dollars ($20) if the fee is two hundred
dollars ($200).
   (2) To the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5,
twenty-five dollars ($25) if the fee is three hundred twenty-five
dollars ($325), and twenty dollars ($20) if the fee is two hundred
dollars ($200), except as otherwise provided in Section 6322.1 of the
Business and Professions Code.
   (3) To the Judges' Retirement Fund, as established in Section
75100, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50).
   (4) To the Trial Court Trust Fund for use as part of the Equal
Access Fund program administered by the Judicial Council, four
dollars and eighty cents ($4.80).
   (5) To the Trial Court Trust Fund, as provided in Section 68085.1,
the remainder of the fee.
   (d) If any of the fees listed in subdivision (a) are reduced or
partially waived, the amount of the reduction or partial waiver shall
be deducted from the amount to be distributed to each fund or
account in the same proportion as the amount of each distribution
bears to the total amount of the fee.
   (e) As used in this section, "law library fund" includes a law
library account described in Section 6320 of the Business and
Professions Code.
  SEC. 3.5.  Section 68085.4 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   68085.4.  (a) Fees collected under Sections 70613, 70614, 70621,
70654, and 70656 of this code, Section 103470 of the Health and
Safety Code, and Section 7660 of the Probate Code shall be deposited
in a bank account established by the Administrative Office of the
Courts for deposit of fees collected by the courts.
   (b) For each three-hundred-thirty-dollar ($330) fee and each
two-hundred-five-dollar ($205) fee listed in subdivision (a), the
Administrative Office of the Courts shall distribute specified
amounts in each county as follows:
   (1) To the county law library fund, the amount described in
Sections 6321 and 6322.1 of the Business and Professions Code.
   (2) To the account to support dispute resolution programs, the
amount described in Section 470.5 of the Business and Professions
Code.
   (c) The remainder of the fees in subdivision (a) shall be
transmitted monthly to the Treasurer for deposit. For each
three-hundred-thirty-dollar ($330) fee and each
two-hundred-five-dollar ($205) fee listed in subdivision (a), the
Controller shall make deposits as follows:
   (1) To the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, as provided
in Article 6 (commencing with Section 70371) of Chapter 5.7,
twenty-five dollars ($25) if the fee is three hundred thirty dollars
($330), and twenty dollars ($20) if the fee is two hundred five
dollars ($205).
   (2) To the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5,
twenty-five dollars ($25) if the fee is three hundred thirty dollars
($330), and twenty dollars ($20) if the fee is two hundred five
dollars ($205), except as otherwise provided in Section 6322.1 of the
Business and Professions Code.
   (3) To the Judges' Retirement Fund, as established in Section
75100, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50).
   (4) To the Trial Court Trust Fund for use as part of the Equal
Access Fund program administered by the Judicial Council, four
dollars and eighty cents ($4.80).
   (5) To the Trial Court Trust Fund, as provided in Section 68085.1,
the remainder of the fee.
   (d) If any of the fees listed in subdivision (a) are reduced or
partially waived, the amount of the reduction or partial waiver shall
be deducted from the amount to be distributed to each fund or
account in the same proportion as the amount of each distribution
bears to the total amount of the fee.
   (e) As used in this section, "law library fund" includes a law
library account described in Section 6320 of the Business and
Professions Code.
  SEC. 3.7.  Section 68085.45 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   68085.45.  (a) There is hereby established the State Trial Court
Operations Trust Fund. Upon the retirement of any bonded indebtedness
that may be incurred in connection with immediate and critical trial
court projects, any moneys remaining in, or that would otherwise be
payable into, the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund, shall be transferred to the
Controller for deposit into the State Trial Court Operations Trust
Fund.
   (b) The proceeds of the State Trial Court Operations Trust Fund
shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the
annual Budget Act, only for trial court operations as defined in
Section 77003.
  SEC. 4.  Section 68086.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   68086.1.  (a) Commencing January 1, 2006, for each
three-hundred-fifty-dollar ($350) fee collected under Section 70611,
70612, or 70670, twenty-five dollars ($25) of the amount distributed
to the Trial Court Trust Fund shall be used for services of an
official court reporter in civil proceedings.
   (b) Commencing January 1, 2006, for each
three-hundred-twenty-five-dollar ($325) fee collected under
subdivision (a) of Section 70613 or subdivision (a) of Section 70614,
twenty-five dollars ($25) of the amount distributed to the Trial
Court Trust Fund shall be used for services of an official court
reporter in civil proceedings.
   (c) It is the intent of the Legislature, in approving the
twenty-five-dollar ($25) distribution out of each filing fee listed
in subdivisions (a) and (b), to continue an incentive to courts to
use the services of an official court reporter in civil proceedings.
However, nothing in this section shall affect the Judicial Council's
authority to allocate these revenues to replace reductions in the
General Fund appropriation to the Trial Court Trust Fund.
   (d) The portion of the distribution to the Trial Court Trust Fund
to be used for services of an official court reporter in civil
proceedings pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used only
in trial courts that utilize the services of an official court
reporter in civil proceedings.
  SEC. 4.5.  Section 68086.1 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   68086.1.  (a) Commencing January 1, 2006, for each
three-hundred-fifty-five-dollar ($355) fee collected under Section
70611, 70612, or 70670, twenty-five dollars ($25) of the amount
distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund shall be used for services
of an official court reporter in civil proceedings.
   (b) Commencing January 1, 2006, for each
three-hundred-thirty-dollar ($330) fee collected under subdivision
(a) of Section 70613 or subdivision (a) of Section 70614, twenty-five
dollars ($25) of the amount distributed to the Trial Court Trust
Fund shall be used for services of an official court reporter in
civil proceedings.
   (c) It is the intent of the Legislature, in approving the
twenty-five-dollar ($25) distribution out of each filing fee listed
in subdivisions (a) and (b), to continue an incentive to courts to
use the services of an official court reporter in civil proceedings.
However, nothing in this section shall affect the Judicial Council's
authority to allocate these revenues to replace reductions in the
General Fund appropriation to the Trial Court Trust Fund.
   (d) The portion of the distribution to the Trial Court Trust Fund
to be used for services of an official court reporter in civil
proceedings pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used only
in trial courts that utilize the services of an official court
reporter in civil proceedings.
  SEC. 5.  Section 70371.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   70371.5.  (a) There is hereby established the Immediate and
Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities Construction
Fund, the proceeds of which shall only be used for any of the
following:
   (1) The planning, design, construction, rehabilitation,
renovation, replacement, or acquisition of court facilities.
   (2) Repayment for moneys appropriated for lease of court
facilities pursuant to the issuance of lease-revenue bonds.
   (3) Payment for lease or rental of court facilities, including
those made for facilities in which one or more private sector
participants undertake some of the risks associated with the
financing, design, construction, or operation of the facility.
   (b) Any moneys expended from the Immediate and Critical Needs
Account are not subject to Section 77202.
   (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the money in the
Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund shall be used in part to pay the debt service of
lease revenue bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other
appropriate financial instruments used to pay for the costs referred
to in subdivision (a) in the amount of up to five billion dollars
($5,000,000,000). The total bonded indebtedness shall not exceed that
amount for which fine and fee revenues may fully satisfy the debt
service.
   (d) The Judicial Council shall collect and make available upon
request information regarding the moneys deposited in the Immediate
and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities Construction
Fund resulting from new and increased fees, assessments, and
penalties authorized by the act that added this section.
   (e) (1) The Judicial Council shall make recommendations to the
Governor and the Legislature for projects based on its determination
that the need for a project is most immediate and critical using the
then most recent version of the Prioritization Methodology for Trial
Court Capital-Outlay Projects originally adopted on August 26, 2006.
   (2) The Legislature finds that there may not be enough resources
to pay for the cost of the projects identified as immediate and
critical needs by the Judicial Council pursuant to its Prioritization
Methodology for Trial Court Capital-Outlay Projects originally
adopted on August 26, 2006, even after considering any bonded
indebtedness that may be issued relying at least in part on those
resources. Therefore, in choosing which projects shall be recommended
to the Governor and the Legislature for the selection of projects to
be funded from the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State
Court Construction Fund, the Judicial Council shall consider and
apply, as appropriate, the following factors, among others:
   (A) Any economic opportunity that exists for a project.
   (B) The effect on available resources of using alternative methods
of project delivery as provided by Section 70391.5.
   (3) Nothing in paragraph (2) shall authorize the Judicial Council
to exceed the resources provided by the Immediate and Critical Needs
Account of the State Court Construction Fund, together with other
available resources, in undertaking projects identified as immediate
and critical needs.
   (4) As used in paragraph (2), "economic opportunity" includes, but
is not limited to, free or reduced costs of land for new
construction, viable financing partnerships with, or fund
contributions by, other government entities or private parties that
result in lower project delivery costs, cost savings resulting from
adaptive reuse of existing facilities, operational efficiencies from
consolidation of court calendars and operations, operational savings
from sharing of facilities by more than one court, and building
operational cost savings from consolidation of facilities.
   (5) The Judicial Council shall not consider and apply an economic
opportunity in making a recommendation unless it is reasonably
assured that the economic opportunity is viable and will be realized.
If a project is selected for funding based on an economic
opportunity that is withdrawn after the project is approved, the
Judicial Council may cancel the project.
  SEC. 5.5.  Section 70371.6 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   70371.6.  The Judicial Council is authorized to acquire sites for
the replacement of deficient court facilities within the Counties of
Butte (New North County Courthouse), Los Angeles (New Southeast Los
Angeles Courthouse), Tehama (New Red Bluff Courthouse), and Yolo (New
Woodland Courthouse), as identified in the Immediate Needs Priority
Group identified by the Judicial Branch Five-Year Infrastructure
Plan, as adopted by the Judicial Council on April 25, 2008.
  SEC. 6.  Section 70372 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70372.  (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of
Section 70375 and in this article, there shall be levied a state
court construction penalty, in the amount of five dollars ($5) for
every ten dollars ($10), or part of ten dollars ($10), upon every
fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for
all criminal offenses, including, but not limited to, all offenses
involving a violation of a section of the Fish and Game Code, the
Health and Safety Code, or the Vehicle Code or any local ordinance
adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code. This penalty is in addition to
any other state or local penalty, including, but not limited to, the
penalty provided by Section 1464 of the Penal Code and Section 76000.

   (2) The amount of the court construction penalty may be reduced by
a county as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 70375.
   (3) This construction penalty does not apply to the following:
   (A) Any restitution fine.
   (B) Any penalty authorized by Section 1464 of the Penal Code or
Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 76000) of Title 8.
   (C) Any parking offense subject to Article 3 (commencing with
Section 40200) of Chapter 1 of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code.
   (D) The state surcharge authorized by Section 1465.7 of the Penal
Code.
   (4) Any bail schedule adopted pursuant to Section 1269b of the
Penal Code or adopted by the Judicial Council pursuant to Section
40310 of the Vehicle Code may include the necessary amount to pay the
penalty established by this section, the penalties authorized by
Section 1464 of the Penal Code and Chapter 12 (commencing with
Section 76000) of Title 8, and the surcharge authorized by Section
1465.7 of the Penal Code for all matters where a personal appearance
is not mandatory and the bail is posted primarily to guarantee
payment of the fine. After a determination by the court of the amount
due, the clerk of the court shall collect the penalty and transmit
it immediately to the county treasury and the county treasurer shall
transmit these sums as provided in subdivision (f).
   (b) In addition to the penalty provided by subdivision (a), for
every parking offense where a parking penalty, fine, or forfeiture is
imposed, an added state court construction penalty of four dollars
and fifty cents ($4.50) shall be included in the total penalty, fine,
or forfeiture. These moneys shall be taken from fines and
forfeitures deposited with the county treasurer prior to any division
pursuant to Section 1462.3 or 1463.009 of the Penal Code. In those
cities, districts, or other issuing agencies which elect to accept
parking penalties, and otherwise process parking violations pursuant
to Article 3 (commencing with Section 40200) of Chapter 1 of Division
17 of the Vehicle Code, that city, district, or issuing agency shall
observe the increased bail amounts as established by the court
reflecting the added penalty provided for by this subdivision. Each
agency that elects to process parking violations shall pay to the
county treasurer four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) for the parking
penalty imposed by this subdivision for each violation that is not
filed in court. Those payments to the county treasurer shall be made
monthly, and the county treasurer shall transmit these sums as
provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f).
   (c) If multiple offenses are involved, the state court
construction penalty under subdivision (a) shall be based upon the
total fine or bail for each case. If a fine is suspended, in whole or
in part, the state court construction penalty under subdivision (a)
shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.
   (d) If any deposited bail is made for an offense to which this
section applies, and for which a court appearance is not mandatory,
the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount
to include the state court construction penalty prescribed by
subdivision (a) for forfeited bail. If bail is returned, the state
court construction penalty paid thereon pursuant to subdivision (a)
shall also be returned.
   (e) In any case where a person convicted of any offense, to which
this section applies, is in prison until the fine is satisfied, the
judge may waive all or any part of the state court construction
penalty, the payment of which would work a hardship on the person
convicted or his or her immediate family.
   (f) (1) Within 45 days after the end of the month that moneys are
deposited in the county treasury pursuant to subdivision (a), the
county treasurer shall transmit the moneys to the Controller, to be
deposited as follows:
   (A) The total to be deposited pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be
multiplied by a fraction as follows:
   (i) The numerator is the amount imposed as an additional penalty
on every ten dollars ($10), or part of ten dollars ($10), upon every
fine, penalty, or forfeiture, if any, for deposit into the local
courthouse construction fund in that county established pursuant to
Sections 76000 and 76100. The numerator shall be expressed in whole
dollars and fractions of a dollar.
   (ii) The denominator is five dollars ($5).
   (B) The resulting amount shall be deposited in the Immediate and
Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities Construction
Fund, established in Section 70371.5.
   (C) The remaining amount of the deposit shall be deposited in the
State Court Facilities Construction Fund.
   (2) Within 45 days after the end of the month that moneys are
deposited in the county treasury pursuant to subdivision (b), the
county treasurer shall transmit the moneys to the Controller to be
deposited as follows: one-third of the total amount shall be
deposited in the State Court Facilities Construction Fund and
two-thirds of the total amount shall be deposited in the Immediate
and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities Construction
Fund, established in Section 70371.5.
  SEC. 6.5.  Section 70373 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   70373.  (a) (1) To ensure and maintain adequate funding for court
facilities, an assessment shall be imposed on every conviction for a
criminal offense, including a traffic offense, except parking
offenses as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 1463 of the Penal
Code, involving a violation of a section of the Vehicle Code or any
local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code. The assessment
shall be imposed in the amount of thirty dollars ($30) for each
misdemeanor or felony and in the amount of thirty-five dollars ($35)
for each infraction.
   (2) For the purposes of this section, "conviction" includes the
dismissal of a traffic violation on the condition that the defendant
attend a court-ordered traffic violator school, as authorized by
Sections 41501 and 42005 of the Vehicle Code. This assessment shall
be deposited in accordance with subdivision (d), and may not be
included with the fee calculated and distributed pursuant to Section
42007 of the Vehicle Code.
   (b) This assessment shall be in addition to the state penalty
assessed pursuant to Section 1464 of the Penal Code and may not be
included in the base fine to calculate the state penalty assessment
as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1464 of the Penal Code.
The penalties authorized by Chapter 12 (commencing with Section
76000), and the state surcharge authorized by Section 1465.7 of the
Penal Code, do not apply to this assessment.
   (c) When bail is deposited for an offense to which this section
applies, and for which a court appearance is not necessary, the
person making the deposit also shall deposit a sufficient amount to
include the assessment prescribed by this section.
   (d) Notwithstanding any other law, the assessments collected
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall all be deposited in a special
account in the county treasury and transmitted therefrom monthly to
the Controller for deposit in the Immediate and Critical Needs
Account of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, established
in Section 70371.5.
   (e) The Judicial Council shall provide for the administration of
this section.
  SEC. 7.  Section 70374 of the Government Code, as amended by
Section 5 of Chapter 9 of the Statutes of 2008, is amended to read:
   70374.  (a) The Judicial Council shall annually recommend to the
Governor and the Legislature the amount proposed to be spent for
projects paid for with money in the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund. The use of the appropriated money is subject to
subdivision (l) of Section 70391.
   (b) Acquisition and construction of court facilities shall be
subject to the State Building Construction Act of 1955 (commencing
with Section 15800) and the Property Acquisition Law (commencing with
Section 15850), except that, (1) notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall serve as an
implementing agency upon approval of the Department of Finance, and
(2) the provisions of subdivision (e) shall prevail. Acquisition and
construction of facilities are not subject to the provisions of the
Public Contract Code, but shall be subject to facilities contracting
policies and procedures adopted by the Judicial Council after
consultation and review by the Department of Finance.
   (c) Money in the State Court Facilities Construction Fund shall
only be used for either of the following:
   (1) The planning, design, construction, rehabilitation,
renovation, replacement, leasing, or acquisition of court facilities,
as defined by subdivision (d) of Section 70301.
   (2) The rehabilitation of one or more existing court facilities in
conjunction with the construction, acquisition, or financing of one
or more new court facilities.
   (d) (1) Except as provided in Section 70374.2 and paragraph (2) of
this subdivision, 25 percent of all money collected for the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund from any county shall be
designated for implementation of trial court projects in that county.
The Judicial Council shall determine the local projects after
consulting with the trial court in that county and based on the
locally approved trial court facilities master plan for that county.
   (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to money that has been deposited
in the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5.
       (e) The following provisions shall prevail over provisions of
the State Building Construction Act of 1955 (Part 10b (commencing
with Section 15800) of Division 3 of Title 2) in regard to buildings
subject to this section.
   (1) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall be responsible
for the operation, including, but not limited to, the maintenance and
repair, of all court facilities whose title is held by the state.
Notwithstanding Section 15807, the operation of buildings under this
section shall be the responsibility of the Judicial Council.
   (2) Notwithstanding Section 15808.1, the Judicial Council shall
have the responsibility for determining whether a building under this
act shall be located within or outside of an existing public transit
corridor.
   (3) The buildings under this section are subject to Section
15814.12 concerning cogeneration and alternative energy sources at
the request of, or with the consent of, the Judicial Council. Any
building acquired by the state pursuant to this section on or before
July 1, 2007, is not subject to subdivision (b) of Section 15814.12
concerning acquiring of cogeneration or alternative energy equipment
if the building, when acquired, already had cogeneration or
alternative energy equipment. Section 15814.17 only applies to
buildings to which the Judicial Council has given its consent under
subdivision (a) of Section 15814.12.
  SEC. 8.  Section 70375 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70375.  (a) This article shall take effect on January 1, 2003, and
the fund, penalty, and fee assessment established by this article
shall become operative on January 1, 2003, except as otherwise
provided in this article.
   (b) In each county, the five-dollar ($5) penalty amount authorized
by subdivision (a) of Section 70372 shall be reduced by the amount
collected for transmission to the state for inclusion in the
Transitional State Court Facilities Construction Fund established
pursuant to Section 70401 to the extent it is funded by money from
the local courthouse construction fund.
   (c) The authority for all of the following shall expire
proportionally on the June 30th following the date of transfer of
responsibility for facilities from the county to the Judicial
Council, except so long as money is needed to pay for construction
provided for in those sections and undertaken prior to the transfer
of responsibility for facilities from the county to the Judicial
Council:
   (1) An additional penalty for a local courthouse construction fund
established pursuant to Section 76100.
   (2) A filing fee surcharge in the County of Riverside established
pursuant to Section 70622.
   (3) A filing fee surcharge in the County of San Bernardino
established pursuant to Section 70624.
   (4) A filing fee surcharge in the City and County of San Francisco
established pursuant to Section 70625.
   (d) For purposes of subdivision (c), the term "proportionally"
means that proportion of the fee or surcharge that shall expire upon
the transfer of responsibility for a facility that is the same
proportion as the square footage that facility bears to the total
square footage of court facilities in that county.
  SEC. 9.  Section 70391 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70391.  The Judicial Council, as the policymaking body for the
judicial branch, shall have the following responsibilities and
authorities with regard to court facilities, in addition to any other
responsibilities or authorities established by law:
   (a) Exercise full responsibility, jurisdiction, control, and
authority as an owner would have over trial court facilities whose
title is held by the state, including, but not limited to, the
acquisition and development of facilities.
   (b) Exercise the full range of policymaking authority over trial
court facilities, including, but not limited to, planning,
construction, acquisition, and operation, to the extent not expressly
otherwise limited by law.
   (c) Dispose of surplus court facilities following the transfer of
responsibility under Article 3 (commencing with Section 70321),
subject to all of the following:
   (1) If the property was a court facility previously the
responsibility of the county, the Judicial Council shall comply with
the requirements of Section 11011, and as follows, except that,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proportion of the net
proceeds that represents the proportion of other state funds used on
the property other than for operation and maintenance shall be
returned to the fund from which it came and the remainder of the
proceeds shall be deposited in the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund.
   (2) The Judicial Council shall consult with the county concerning
the disposition of the facility. Notwithstanding any other law,
including Section 11011, when requested by the transferring county, a
surplus facility shall be offered to that county at fair market
value prior to being offered to any other state agency or other local
government agency.
   (3) The Judicial Council shall consider whether the potential new
or planned use of the facility:
   (A) Is compatible with the use of other adjacent public buildings.

   (B) Unreasonably departs from the historic or local character of
the surrounding property or local community.
   (C) Has a negative impact on the local community.
   (D) Unreasonably interferes with other governmental agencies that
use or are located in or adjacent to the building containing the
court facility.
   (E) Is of sufficient benefit to outweigh the public good in
maintaining it as a court facility or building.
   (4) All funds received for disposal of surplus court facilities
shall be deposited by the Judicial Council in the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund.
   (5) If the facility was acquired, rehabilitated, or constructed,
in whole or in part, with money in the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund that was deposited in that fund from the state
fund, any funds received for disposal of that facility shall be
apportioned to the state fund and the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund in the same proportion that the original cost of
the building was paid from the state fund and other sources of the
State Court Facilities Construction Fund.
   (6) Submission of a plan to the Legislature for the disposition of
court facilities transferred to the state, prior to, or as part of,
any budget submission to fund a new courthouse that will replace the
existing court facilities transferred to the state.
   (d) Conduct audits of all of the following:
   (1) The collection of fees by the local courts.
   (2) The money in local courthouse construction funds established
pursuant to Section 76100.
   (3) The collection of moneys to be transmitted to the Controller
for deposit in the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5.
   (e) Establish policies, procedures, and guidelines for ensuring
that the courts have adequate and sufficient facilities, including,
but not limited to, facilities planning, acquisition, construction,
design, operation, and maintenance.
   (f) Establish and consult with local project advisory groups on
the construction of new trial court facilities, including the trial
court, the county, the local sheriff, state agencies, bar groups,
including, but not limited to, the criminal defense bar, and members
of the community. Consultation with the local sheriff in design,
planning, and construction shall include the physical layout of new
facilities, as it relates to court security and other security
considerations, including matters relating to the safe control and
transport of in-custody defendants.
   (g) Manage court facilities in consultation with the trial courts.

   (h) Allocate appropriated funds for court facilities maintenance
and construction, subject to the other provisions of this chapter.
   (i) Manage shared-use facilities to the extent required by the
agreement under Section 70343.
   (j) Prepare funding requests for court facility construction,
repair, and maintenance.
   (k) Implement the design, bid, award, and construction of all
court construction projects, except as delegated to others.
   (l) Provide for capital outlay projects that may be built with
funds appropriated or otherwise available for these purposes as
follows:
   (1) Approve five-year and master plans for each district.
   (2) Establish priorities for construction.
   (3) Recommend to the Governor and the Legislature the projects to
be funded by the State Court Facilities Construction Fund.
   (4) Submit the cost of projects proposed to be funded to the
Department of Finance for inclusion in the Governor's Budget.
   (m) In carrying out its responsibilities and authority under this
section, the Judicial Council shall consult with the local court for:

   (1) Selecting and contracting with facility consultants.
   (2) Preparing and reviewing architectural programs and designs for
court facilities.
   (3) Preparing strategic master and five-year capital facilities
plans.
   (4) Major maintenance of any facility.
  SEC. 9.3.  Section 70602 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   70602.  It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a
moratorium on increases in filing fees until January 1, 2012. No fee
provided for in this chapter may be changed before January 1, 2012.
  SEC. 9.5.  Section 70603 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   70603.  (a) Except as provided in this section, the fees charged
for filings and services under this chapter are intended to be
uniform statewide and to be the only allowable fees for those
services and filings. The only charges that may be added to the fees
in this chapter are the following:
   (1) In a complex case, the fee provided for in Section 70616 may
be added to the first paper and first responsive paper filing fees in
Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, and 70614.
   (2) In an unlawful detainer action subject to Section 1161.2 of
the Code of Civil Procedure, a charge of fifteen dollars ($15) as
provided under that section may be added to the fee in Section 70613
for filing a first appearance by a plaintiff.
   (3) In Riverside County, a surcharge as provided in Section 70622
may be added to the first paper and first responsive paper filing
fees in Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651, 70652,
70653, 70655, and 70670.
   (4) In San Bernardino County, a surcharge as provided in Section
70624 may be added to the first paper and first responsive paper
filing fees in Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651,
70652, 70653, 70655, and 70670. This paragraph applies to fees
collected under Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651,
70652, 70653, 70655, and 70670, beginning January 1, 2006.
   (5) In the City and County of San Francisco, a surcharge as
provided in Section 70625 may be added to the first paper and first
responsive paper filing fees in Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614,
70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, and 70670.
   (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section
68085.3 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 68085.4, when
a charge for courthouse construction in the County or City and
County of San Francisco, Riverside, or San Bernardino is added to the
uniform filing fee as provided under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of
subdivision (a), the amount distributed to the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund under Section 68085.3 or 68085.4 shall be reduced
by an amount equal to the charge added under paragraph (3), (4), or
(5) of subdivision (a), up to the amount that would otherwise be
distributed to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund. If the
amount added under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (a) is
greater than the amount that would be distributed to the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund under Section 68085.3 or 68085.4, no
distribution shall be made to the State Court Facilities Construction
Fund, but the amount charged to the party may be greater than the
amount of the uniform fee otherwise allowed, in order to collect the
surcharge under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (a).
   (c) If a filing fee is reduced by twenty-four dollars ($24) under
subdivision (c) of Section 6322.1 of the Business and Professions
Code, and a courthouse construction surcharge is added to the filing
fee as provided under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (a),
the amount distributed to the State Court Facilities Construction
Fund under Section 68085.4 shall be reduced as provided in
subdivision (b). If the amount added under paragraph (3), (4), or (5)
of subdivision (a) is greater than the amount that would be
distributed to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund under
Section 68085.4, no distribution shall be made to the State Court
Facilities Construction Fund, but the amount charged to the party may
be greater than one hundred seventy-six dollars ($176), in order to
collect the surcharge under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision
(a).
  SEC. 10.  Section 70611 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70611.  The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a civil
action or proceeding in the superior court, other than in a limited
civil case, an adoption proceeding, a proceeding under the Probate
Code, or a proceeding under the Family Code, is three hundred fifty
dollars ($350). The fee shall be distributed as provided in Section
68085.3.
   This section applies to the initial complaint, petition, or
application, and the papers transmitted from another court on the
transfer of a civil action or proceeding, but does not include
documents filed pursuant to Section 491.150, 704.750, or 708.160 of
the Code of Civil Procedure.
  SEC. 10.5.  Section 70611 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70611.  The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a civil
action or proceeding in the superior court, other than in a limited
civil case, an adoption proceeding, a proceeding under the Probate
Code, or a proceeding under the Family Code, is three hundred
fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall be distributed as provided
in Section 68085.3.
   This section applies to the initial complaint, petition, or
application, and the papers transmitted from another court on the
transfer of a civil action or proceeding, but does not include
documents filed pursuant to Section 491.150, 704.750, or 708.160 of
the Code of Civil Procedure.
  SEC. 11.  Section 70612 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70612.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in the
action or proceeding described in Section 70611 on behalf of any
defendant, intervenor, respondent, or adverse party, whether
separately or jointly, except for the purpose of making disclaimer,
is three hundred fifty dollars ($350). The fee shall be distributed
as provided in Section 68085.3.
   (b) As used in this section, the term "paper" does not include a
stipulation for the appointment of a temporary judge or of a court
investigator, or the report made by the court investigator.
  SEC. 11.5.  Section 70612 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70612.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in the
action or proceeding described in Section 70611 on behalf of any
defendant, intervenor, respondent, or adverse party, whether
separately or jointly, except for the purpose of making disclaimer,
is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
   (b) As used in this section, the term "paper" does not include a
stipulation for the appointment of a temporary judge or of a court
investigator, or the report made by the court investigator.
  SEC. 12.  Section 70613 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70613.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a
limited civil case is three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325),
except as provided in subdivision (b).
   (b) In a case where the amount demanded, excluding attorney's fees
and costs, is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, the uniform
fee for filing the first paper is two hundred dollars ($200). The
first page of the first paper shall state whether the amount demanded
exceeds or does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
   (c) This section applies to the initial complaint, petition, or
application, and any papers transmitted from another court on the
transfer of a civil action or proceeding, but does not include
documents filed pursuant to Section 491.150, 704.750, or 708.160 of
the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (d) The fee for a paper filed under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
   (e) The fee shall be waived in any action for damages against a
defendant, based upon the defendant's commission of a felony offense,
upon presentation to the clerk of the court of a certified copy of
the abstract of judgment of conviction of the defendant of the felony
giving rise to the claim for damages. If the plaintiff would have
been entitled to recover those fees from the defendant had they been
paid, the court may assess the amount of the waived fees against the
defendant and order the defendant to pay that sum to the court.
  SEC. 12.5.  Section 70613 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70613.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a
limited civil case is three hundred thirty dollars ($330), except as
provided in subdivision (b).
   (b) In a case where the amount demanded, excluding attorney's fees
and costs, is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, the uniform
fee for filing the first paper is two hundred five dollars ($205).
The first page of the first paper shall state whether the amount
demanded exceeds or does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
   (c) This section applies to the initial complaint, petition, or
application, and any papers transmitted from another court on the
transfer of a civil action or proceeding, but does not include
documents filed pursuant to Section 491.150, 704.750, or 708.160 of
the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (d) The fee for a paper filed under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
   (e) The fee shall be waived in any action for damages against a
defendant, based upon the defendant's commission of a felony offense,
upon presentation to the clerk of the court of a certified copy of
the abstract of judgment of conviction of the defendant of the felony
giving rise to the claim for damages. If the plaintiff would have
been entitled to recover those fees from the defendant had they been
paid, the court may assess the amount of the waived fees against the
defendant and order the defendant to pay that sum to the court.
  SEC. 13.  Section 70614 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70614.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a
limited civil case on behalf of any party other than a plaintiff is
three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325), except as provided in
subdivision (b).
   (b) In a case where the amount demanded, excluding attorney's fees
and costs, is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, the uniform
fee for filing the first paper is two hundred dollars ($200).
   (c) The fees in this section do not apply to papers filed for the
purpose of making disclaimer.
   (d) The fee for a paper filed under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
  SEC. 13.3.  Section 70614 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70614.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a
limited civil case on behalf of any party other than a plaintiff is
three hundred thirty dollars ($330), except as provided in
subdivision (b).
   (b) In a case where the amount demanded, excluding attorney's fees
and costs, is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, the uniform
fee for filing the first paper is two hundred five dollars ($205).
   (c) The fees in this section do not apply to papers filed for the
purpose of making disclaimer.
   (d) The fee for a paper filed under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
  SEC. 13.5.  Section 70617 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70617.  (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e), the
uniform fee for filing a motion, application, or any other paper
requiring a hearing subsequent to the first paper, is forty dollars
($40). Papers for which this fee shall be charged include the
following:
   (1) A motion listed in paragraphs (1) to (12), inclusive, of
subdivision (a) of Section 1005 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (2) A motion or application to continue a trial date.
   (3) An application for examination of a third person controlling
defendant's property under Section 491.110 or 491.150 of the Code of
Civil Procedure.
   (4) Discovery motions under Title 4 (commencing with Section
2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (5) A motion for a new trial of any civil action or special
proceeding.
   (6) An application for an order for a judgment debtor examination
under Section 708.110 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (7) An application for an order of sale of a dwelling under
Section 704.750 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
   (8) An ex parte application that requires a party to give notice
of the ex parte appearance to other parties.
   (b) There shall be no fee under subdivision (a) or (c) for filing
any of the following:
   (1) A motion, application, demurrer, request, notice, or
stipulation and order that is the first paper filed in an action and
on which a first paper filing fee is paid.
   (2) An amended notice of motion.
   (3) A civil case management statement.
   (4) A request for trial de novo after judicial arbitration.
   (5) A stipulation that does not require an order.
   (6) A request for an order to prevent civil harassment.
   (7) A request for an order to prevent domestic violence.
   (8) A request for entry of default or default judgment.
   (9) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for emancipation of
a minor.
   (10) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for an order to
prevent abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
   (11) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for a writ of
review, mandate, or prohibition.
   (12) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for a decree of
change of name or gender.
   (13) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition to approve the
compromise of a claim of a minor.
   (c) The fee for filing the following papers not requiring a
hearing is twenty dollars ($20):
   (1) A request, application, or motion for, or a notice of, the
continuance of a hearing or case management conference. The fee shall
be charged no more than once for each continuance. The fee shall not
be charged if the continuance is required by the court.
   (2) A stipulation and order.
   (3) A request for an order authorizing service of summons by
posting or by publication under Section 415.45 or 415.50 of the Code
of Civil Procedure.
   (d) The fee for filing a motion for summary judgment or summary
adjudication of issues is two hundred dollars ($200).
   (e) The fee for filing in the superior court an application to
appear as counsel pro hac vice is two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
This fee is in addition to any other fee required of the applicant.
The entire fee collected under this subdivision shall be transmitted
to the state for deposit into the Immediate and Critical Needs
Account of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, established
in Section 70371.5.
   (f) Regardless of whether each motion or matter is heard at a
single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required by
subdivisions (a), (c), (d), and (e) apply separately to each motion
or other paper filed. The Judicial Council may publish rules to give
uniform guidance to courts in applying fees under this section.
  SEC. 14.  Section 70621 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70621.  (a) (1) The fee for filing a notice of appeal to the
appellate division of the superior court in a limited civil case is
three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325), except as provided in
subdivision (b).
   (2) The fee for filing a petition for a writ within the original
jurisdiction of the appellate division of the superior court is three
hundred twenty-five dollars ($325), except as provided in
subdivision (b).
   (b) If the amount demanded in the limited civil case, excluding
attorney's fees and costs, is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less,
the fee for filing a petition for a writ or a notice of appeal to
the appellate division of the superior court is two hundred dollars
($200).
   (c) The fees provided for in this section shall be distributed as
provided in Section 68085.4.
   (d) The Judicial Council may make rules governing the time and
method of payment of the fees in this section and providing for
excuse.
  SEC. 14.5.  Section 70621 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70621.  (a) (1) The fee for filing a notice of appeal to the
appellate division of the superior court in a limited civil case is
three hundred thirty dollars ($330), except as provided in
subdivision (b).
   (2) The fee for filing a petition for a writ within the original
jurisdiction of the appellate division of the superior court is three
hundred thirty dollars ($330), except as provided in subdivision
(b).
   (b) If the amount demanded in the limited civil case, excluding
attorney's fees and costs, is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less,
the fee for filing a petition for a writ or a notice of appeal to
the appellate division of the superior court is two hundred five
dollars ($205).
   (c) The fees provided for in this section shall be distributed as
provided in Section 68085.4.
   (d) The Judicial Council may make rules governing the time and
method of payment of the fees in this section and providing for
excuse.
  SEC. 15.  Section 70650 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70650.  (a) The uniform filing fee for the first petition for
letters of administration or letters testamentary, or the first
petition for special letters of administration with the powers of a
general personal representative pursuant to Section 8545 of the
Probate Code, is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
   (b) The uniform filing fee for the first objections to the probate
of any will or codicil under Section 8250 of the Probate Code, or
the first petition for revocation of probate of any will or codicil
under Section 8270 of the Probate Code, is three hundred fifty
dollars ($350). The uniform filing fee for the first petition for
special letters of administration without the powers of a general
personal representative is the fee provided in Section 70657.5. Where
objections to the probate of a will or codicil
                       or a petition for revocation of probate of a
will or codicil are filed together with a petition for appointment of
a personal representative described in subdivision (c) filed by the
same person, only the fee provided in subdivision (c) shall be
charged to that person.
   (c) A fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350) shall also be
charged for filing each subsequent petition or objections of a type
described in subdivision (a) in the same proceeding by a person other
than the original petitioner or contestant. The same fee as provided
in subdivision (b) shall be charged for filing each subsequent
petition or objections of a type described in that subdivision in the
same proceeding by a person other than the original petitioner or
contestant.
   (d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for special
letters of administration is filed together with a petition for
letters of administration or letters testamentary under subdivision
(a) or (c) by the same person, the person filing the petitions shall
be charged the applicable filing fees for both petitions.
   (e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
  SEC. 15.5.  Section 70650 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70650.  (a) The uniform filing fee for the first petition for
letters of administration or letters testamentary, or the first
petition for special letters of administration with the powers of a
general personal representative pursuant to Section 8545 of the
Probate Code, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).
   (b) The uniform filing fee for the first objections to the probate
of any will or codicil under Section 8250 of the Probate Code, or
the first petition for revocation of probate of any will or codicil
under Section 8270 of the Probate Code, is three hundred fifty-five
dollars ($355). The uniform filing fee for the first petition for
special letters of administration without the powers of a general
personal representative is the fee provided in Section 70657.5. Where
objections to the probate of a will or codicil or a petition for
revocation of probate of a will or codicil are filed together with a
petition for appointment of a personal representative described in
subdivision (c) filed by the same person, only the fee provided in
subdivision (c) shall be charged to that person.
   (c) A fee of three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) shall also be
charged for filing each subsequent petition or objections of a type
described in subdivision (a) in the same proceeding by a person other
than the original petitioner or contestant. The same fee as provided
in subdivision (b) shall be charged for filing each subsequent
petition or objections of a type described in that subdivision in the
same proceeding by a person other than the original petitioner or
contestant.
   (d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for special
letters of administration is filed together with a petition for
letters of administration or letters testamentary under subdivision
(a) or (c) by the same person, the person filing the petitions shall
be charged the applicable filing fees for both petitions.
   (e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
  SEC. 16.  Section 70651 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70651.  (a) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other
paper in opposition to a petition described in subdivision (a) of
Section 70650, other than a petition described in subdivision (c) of
Section 70650, is three hundred fifty dollars ($350). If objections
or any other paper in opposition are filed together with a petition
described in subdivision (c) of Section 70650 by the same person,
only the fee provided in subdivision (c) of Section 70650 shall be
charged to that person.
   (b) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
  SEC. 16.5.  Section 70651 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70651.  (a) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other
paper in opposition to a petition described in subdivision (a) of
Section 70650, other than a petition described in subdivision (c) of
Section 70650, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). If
objections or any other paper in opposition are filed together with a
petition described in subdivision (c) of Section 70650 by the same
person, only the fee provided in subdivision (c) of Section 70650
shall be charged to that person.
   (b) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
  SEC. 17.  Section 70652 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70652.  (a) The uniform filing fee for each petition concerning
the internal affairs of a trust under Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 17200) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the Probate Code, or a
first account of a trustee of a testamentary trust that is subject to
the continuing jurisdiction of the court pursuant to Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 17300) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the
Probate Code, is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
   (b) The uniform filing fee for each paper filed in opposition to a
petition or first account of a trustee of a testamentary trust under
subdivision (a) is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
   (c) To avoid hardship, or for other good cause, the court may
direct the clerk of the court to refund all or any part of a filing
fee paid under this section.
   (d) This section does not apply to petitions or opposition filed
concerning trusts created by court order under Article 10 (commencing
with Section 2580) of Chapter 6 of Part 3 of Division 4 of the
Probate Code, Article 1 (commencing with Section 3100) of Chapter 3
of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Probate Code, Article 1 (commencing
with Section 3600) of Chapter 4 of Part 8 of Division 4 of the
Probate Code.
   (e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
  SEC. 17.5.  Section 70652 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70652.  (a) The uniform filing fee for each petition concerning
the internal affairs of a trust under Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 17200) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the Probate Code, or a
first account of a trustee of a testamentary trust that is subject to
the continuing jurisdiction of the court pursuant to Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 17300) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the
Probate Code, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).
   (b) The uniform filing fee for each paper filed in opposition to a
petition or first account of a trustee of a testamentary trust under
subdivision (a) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).
   (c) To avoid hardship, or for other good cause, the court may
direct the clerk of the court to refund all or any part of a filing
fee paid under this section.
   (d) This section does not apply to petitions or opposition filed
concerning trusts created by court order under Article 10 (commencing
with Section 2580) of Chapter 6 of Part 3 of Division 4 of the
Probate Code, Article 1 (commencing with Section 3100) of Chapter 3
of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Probate Code, Article 1 (commencing
with Section 3600) of Chapter 4 of Part 8 of Division 4 of the
Probate Code.
   (e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
  SEC. 18.  Section 70653 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70653.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition for appointment
of a conservator, a guardian of the estate, or a guardian of the
person and estate, pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section
1400) of the Probate Code, is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
   (b) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the uniform filing fee
for objections or any other paper in opposition to a petition under
subdivision (a) or (d) is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
   (c) If a competing petition for appointment of a guardian or
conservator subject to the fee under subdivision (a) is filed
together with opposition to the petition of another by the same
person, the person filing the competing petition and opposition shall
be charged a filing fee only for the competing petition.
   (d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for appointment
of a temporary guardian or conservator is filed together with a
petition for appointment of a guardian or conservator under
subdivision (a), or a competing petition under subdivision (c) by the
same person, the person filing the petitions shall be charged the
applicable filing fees for both petitions.
   (e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
   (f) No fee under this section shall be charged for objections or
any other paper in opposition filed by or on behalf of the proposed
conservatee, or the minor or a parent of the minor who is the subject
of a guardianship proceeding.
  SEC. 18.5.  Section 70653 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70653.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition for appointment
of a conservator, a guardian of the estate, or a guardian of the
person and estate, pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section
1400) of the Probate Code, is three hundred fifty-five dollars
($355).
   (b) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the uniform filing fee
for objections or any other paper in opposition to a petition under
subdivision (a) or (d) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).
   (c) If a competing petition for appointment of a guardian or
conservator subject to the fee under subdivision (a) is filed
together with opposition to the petition of another by the same
person, the person filing the competing petition and opposition shall
be charged a filing fee only for the competing petition.
   (d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for appointment
of a temporary guardian or conservator is filed together with a
petition for appointment of a guardian or conservator under
subdivision (a), or a competing petition under subdivision (c) by the
same person, the person filing the petitions shall be charged the
applicable filing fees for both petitions.
   (e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
   (f) No fee under this section shall be charged for objections or
any other paper in opposition filed by or on behalf of the proposed
conservatee, or the minor or a parent of the minor who is the subject
of a guardianship proceeding.
  SEC. 19.  Section 70654 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70654.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition for appointment
of a guardian of the person only, is two hundred dollars ($200).
   (b) Except as provided in subdivision (e), the uniform filing fee
for objections or any other paper in opposition to a petition under
subdivision (a) is two hundred dollars ($200).
   (c) If a competing petition for appointment of a guardian subject
to the fee under subdivision (a) is filed together with opposition to
the petition of another by the same person, the person filing the
competing petition and opposition shall be charged a filing fee only
for the competing petition.
   (d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for appointment
of a temporary guardian is filed together with a petition for
appointment of a guardian under subdivision (a), or a competing
petition under subdivision (c) by the same person, the person filing
the petitions shall be charged the applicable filing fees for both
petitions.
   (e) No fee under this section shall be charged for objections or
any other paper in opposition filed by or on behalf of the minor or a
parent of the minor who is the subject of the proceeding.
   (f) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
   (g) No other fees shall be charged for filing a paper under this
section in addition to the uniform filing fee provided for in this
section.
  SEC. 19.5.  Section 70654 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70654.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition for appointment
of a guardian of the person only, is two hundred five dollars ($205).

   (b) Except as provided in subdivision (e), the uniform filing fee
for objections or any other paper in opposition to a petition under
subdivision (a) is two hundred five dollars ($205).
   (c) If a competing petition for appointment of a guardian subject
to the fee under subdivision (a) is filed together with opposition to
the petition of another by the same person, the person filing the
competing petition and opposition shall be charged a filing fee only
for the competing petition.
   (d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for appointment
of a temporary guardian is filed together with a petition for
appointment of a guardian under subdivision (a), or a competing
petition under subdivision (c) by the same person, the person filing
the petitions shall be charged the applicable filing fees for both
petitions.
   (e) No fee under this section shall be charged for objections or
any other paper in opposition filed by or on behalf of the minor or a
parent of the minor who is the subject of the proceeding.
   (f) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
   (g) No other fees shall be charged for filing a paper under this
section in addition to the uniform filing fee provided for in this
section.
  SEC. 20.  Section 70655 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70655.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition that commences
any of the proceedings under the Probate Code listed in subdivision
(c) is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
   (b) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper filed
in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) is three hundred
fifty dollars ($350).
   (c) This section applies to petitions or opposition concerning the
following proceedings:
   (1) A petition for compromise of a minor's claim pursuant to
Section 3600 of the Probate Code.
   (2) A petition to determine succession to real property pursuant
to Section 13151 of the Probate Code.
   (3) A spousal or domestic partnership property petition pursuant
to Section 13650 of the Probate Code, except as provided in Section
13652 of the Probate Code.
   (4) A petition to establish the fact of death to determine title
to real property under Section 200 of the Probate Code.
   (5) A petition for an order concerning a particular transaction
pursuant to Section 3100 of the Probate Code.
   (6) A petition concerning capacity determination and health care
decision for an adult without conservator pursuant to Section 3200 of
the Probate Code.
   (7) A petition concerning an advance health care directive
pursuant to Section 4766 of the Probate Code.
   (8) A petition concerning a power of attorney pursuant to Section
4541 of the Probate Code.
   (9) A petition for approval, compromise, or settlement of claims
against a deceased settlor, or for allocation of amounts due between
trusts, pursuant to Section 19020 of the Probate Code.
   (10) Any other petition that commences a proceeding under the
Probate Code not otherwise provided for in this article.
   (d) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
  SEC. 20.5.  Section 70655 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70655.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition that commences
any of the proceedings under the Probate Code listed in subdivision
(c) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).
   (b) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper filed
in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) is three hundred
fifty-five dollars ($355).
   (c) This section applies to petitions or opposition concerning the
following proceedings:
   (1) A petition for compromise of a minor's claim pursuant to
Section 3600 of the Probate Code.
   (2) A petition to determine succession to real property pursuant
to Section 13151 of the Probate Code.
   (3) A spousal or domestic partnership property petition pursuant
to Section 13650 of the Probate Code, except as provided in Section
13652 of the Probate Code.
   (4) A petition to establish the fact of death to determine title
to real property under Section 200 of the Probate Code.
   (5) A petition for an order concerning a particular transaction
pursuant to Section 3100 of the Probate Code.
   (6) A petition concerning capacity determination and health care
decision for adult without conservator pursuant to Section 3200 of
the Probate Code.
   (7) A petition concerning an advance health care directive
pursuant to Section 4766 of the Probate Code.
   (8) A petition concerning a power of attorney pursuant to Section
4541 of the Probate Code.
   (9) A petition for approval, compromise, or settlement of claims
against a deceased settlor, or for allocation of amounts due between
trusts, pursuant to Section 19020 of the Probate Code.
   (10) Any other petition that commences a proceeding under the
Probate Code not otherwise provided for in this article.
   (d) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
  SEC. 21.  Section 70656 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70656.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition requesting an
order setting aside a decedent's estate of small value pursuant to
Section 6602 of the Probate Code, if no estate proceeding is pending
for the decedent, is two hundred dollars ($200).
   (b) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper filed
in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) is two hundred
dollars ($200).
   (c) If a petition or objections or any other paper in opposition
under this section is filed concurrently with a petition for
appointment of a personal representative described in Section 70650,
the petitioner or objector shall be charged only for the filing fee
provided in Section 70650.
   (d) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
   (e) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no other fee shall be
charged for filing a paper under this section in addition to the
uniform filing fee provided for in this section.
  SEC. 21.5.  Section 70656 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70656.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition requesting an
order setting aside a decedent's estate of small value pursuant to
Section 6602 of the Probate Code, if no estate proceeding is pending
for the decedent, is two hundred five dollars ($205).
   (b) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper filed
in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) is two hundred
five dollars ($205).
   (c) If a petition or objections or any other paper in opposition
under this section is filed concurrently with a petition for
appointment of a personal representative described in Section 70650,
the petitioner or objector shall be charged only for the filing fee
provided in Section 70650.
   (d) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
   (e) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no other fee shall be
charged for filing a paper under this section in addition to the
uniform filing fee provided for in this section.
  SEC. 22.  Section 70657 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70657.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the uniform fee
for filing a motion or other paper requiring a hearing subsequent to
the first paper in a proceeding under the Probate Code, other than a
petition or application or opposition described in Sections 70657.5
and 70658, is forty dollars ($40). This fee shall be charged for the
following papers:
   (1) Papers listed in subdivision (a) of Section 70617.
   (2) Applications for ex parte relief, whether or not notice of the
application to any person is required, except an ex parte petition
for discharge of a personal representative, conservator, or guardian
upon completion of a court-ordered distribution or transfer, for
which no fee shall be charged.
   (3) Petitions or applications, or objections, filed subsequent to
issuance of temporary letters of conservatorship or guardianship or
letters of conservatorship or guardianship that are not subject to
the filing fee provided in subdivision (a) of Section 70658.
   (4) The first or subsequent petition for temporary letters of
conservatorship or guardianship.
   (b) There shall be no fee under subdivision (a) for filing any of
the papers listed under subdivision (b) of Section 70617.
   (c) The summary judgment fee provided in subdivision (d) of
Section 70617 shall apply to summary judgment motions in proceedings
under the Probate Code.
   (d) Regardless of whether each motion or matter is heard at a
single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required by
subdivisions (a) and (c) apply separately to each motion or other
paper filed. The Judicial Council may publish rules to give uniform
guidance to courts in applying fees under this section.
   (e) No fee is payable under this section for a petition or
opposition filed subsequent to issuance of letters of temporary
guardianship or letters of guardianship in a guardianship described
in Section 70654.
  SEC. 23.  Section 70657.5 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70657.5.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the following petitions
or applications, and objections or other opposition, is two hundred
dollars ($200):
   (1) Petitions or applications, or opposition, concerning the
internal affairs of a trust that are not subject to the filing fees
provided in Section 70650, 70651, or 70652.
   (2) Petitions or applications, or objections, filed subsequent to
issuance of special letters of administration or letters testamentary
or of administration in decedent's estate proceedings that are not
subject to the filing fee provided in subdivision (a) of Section
70658.
   (3) The first or subsequent petition for special letters of
administration without the powers of a general personal
representative.
   (b) One hundred sixty dollars ($160) of each two-hundred-dollar
($200) fee collected under subdivision (a) shall be transmitted to
the state for deposit into the Immediate and Critical Needs Account
of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, established in
Section 70371.5.
   (c) No fee is payable under this section for a disclaimer of an
interest in a decedent's estate.
  SEC. 24.  Section 70658 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70658.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the uniform fee
for filing a petition or application, or objections or any other
paper in opposition to a petition or application listed in this
subdivision, filed after issuance of letters testamentary, letters of
administration, letters of special administration to a personal
representative of a decedent's estate, or letters of guardianship or
conservatorship, or letters of temporary guardianship or
conservatorship to a guardian or conservator, is three hundred fifty
dollars ($350). This section shall apply to the following petitions
or applications, or opposition:
   (1) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
directing, authorizing, approving, or confirming the sale, lease,
encumbrance, grant of an option, purchase, conveyance, or exchange of
property.
   (2) Petition or application for or opposition to an order settling
an account of a fiduciary.
   (3) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
authorizing, instructing, or directing a fiduciary, or approving or
confirming the acts of a fiduciary.
   (4) Petition or application for or opposition to an order fixing,
authorizing, allowing, or directing payment of compensation or
expenses of an attorney.
   (5) Petition or application for or opposition to an order fixing,
authorizing, allowing, or directing payment of compensation or
expenses of a fiduciary.
   (6) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
surcharging or removing a fiduciary.
   (7) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
transferring or authorizing the transfer of the property of an estate
to a fiduciary in another jurisdiction.
   (8) Petition or application for or opposition to an order allowing
a fiduciary's request to resign.
   (9) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
adjudicating the merits of a claim made under Part 19 (commencing
with Section 850) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.
   (10) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
granting permission to fix the residence of a ward or conservatee at
a place not within this state.
   (11) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
directing, authorizing, approving, or modifying payments for support,
maintenance, or education of a ward or conservatee or for a person
entitled to support, maintenance, or education from a ward or
conservatee.
   (12) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
granting or denying a request under Section 2423, concerning payment
of surplus income to the relatives of a conservatee, or Section 2580,
concerning substituted judgment, of the Probate Code.
   (13) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
affecting the legal capacity of a conservatee pursuant to Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 1870) of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Probate
Code.
   (14) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
adjudicating the merits of a claim under Article 5 (commencing with
Section 2500) of Chapter 6 of Part 4 of Division 4 of the Probate
Code.
   (b) The uniform fee in subdivision (a) shall be distributed as
provided in Section 68085.3. No other fee shall be charged for filing
a paper under this section in addition to the uniform filing fee
provided for in this section.
   (c) The fee provided in this section shall not be charged for
filing any of the following papers:
   (1) A petition or application, or opposition, in a guardianship
proceeding under Section 70654.
   (2) A disclaimer of an interest in a decedent's estate.
   (d) One hundred seventy dollars ($170) of each
three-hundred-fifty-dollar ($350) fee collected under this section
shall be transmitted to the Controller for deposit into the Immediate
and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5.
  SEC. 24.5.  Section 70658 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70658.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the uniform fee
for filing a petition or application, or objections or any other
paper in opposition to a petition or application listed in this
                                         subdivision, filed after
issuance of letters testamentary, letters of administration, letters
of special administration to a personal representative of a decedent'
s estate, or letters of guardianship or conservatorship, or letters
of temporary guardianship or conservatorship to a guardian or
conservator, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). This section
shall apply to the following petitions or applications, or
opposition:
   (1) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
directing, authorizing, approving, or confirming the sale, lease,
encumbrance, grant of an option, purchase, conveyance, or exchange of
property.
   (2) Petition or application for or opposition to an order settling
an account of a fiduciary.
   (3) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
authorizing, instructing, or directing a fiduciary, or approving or
confirming the acts of a fiduciary.
   (4) Petition or application for or opposition to an order fixing,
authorizing, allowing, or directing payment of compensation or
expenses of an attorney.
   (5) Petition or application for or opposition to an order fixing,
authorizing, allowing, or directing payment of compensation or
expenses of a fiduciary.
   (6) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
surcharging or removing a fiduciary.
   (7) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
transferring or authorizing the transfer of the property of an estate
to a fiduciary in another jurisdiction.
   (8) Petition or application for or opposition to an order allowing
a fiduciary's request to resign.
   (9) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
adjudicating the merits of a claim made under Part 19 (commencing
with Section 850) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.
   (10) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
granting permission to fix the residence of a ward or conservatee at
a place not within this state.
   (11) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
directing, authorizing, approving, or modifying payments for support,
maintenance, or education of a ward or conservatee or for a person
entitled to support, maintenance, or education from a ward or
conservatee.
   (12) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
granting or denying a request under Section 2423, concerning payment
of surplus income to the relatives of a conservatee, or Section 2580,
concerning substituted judgment, of the Probate Code.
   (13) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
affecting the legal capacity of a conservatee pursuant to Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 1870) of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Probate
Code.
   (14) Petition or application for or opposition to an order
adjudicating the merits of a claim under Article 5 (commencing with
Section 2500) of Chapter 6 of Part 4 of Division 4 of the Probate
Code.
   (b) The uniform fee in subdivision (a) shall be distributed as
provided in Section 68085.3. No other fee shall be charged for filing
a paper under this section in addition to the uniform filing fee
provided for in this section.
   (c) The fee provided in this section shall not be charged for
filing any of the following papers:
   (1) A petition or application, or opposition, in a guardianship
proceeding under Section 70654.
   (2) A disclaimer of an interest in a decedent's estate.
   (d) One hundred seventy dollars ($170) of each
three-hundred-fifty-five-dollar ($355) fee collected under this
section shall be transmitted to the Controller for deposit into the
Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5.
  SEC. 25.  Section 70670 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   70670.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a
proceeding under the Family Code, other than a proceeding for
dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or
nullity, is three hundred fifty dollars ($350). The fee shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
   (b) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding for
dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation,
or nullity, is three hundred fifty dollars ($350). The fee shall be
distributed as provided in Section 68085.3, except that two dollars
($2) of the funds that would otherwise be distributed to the Trial
Court Trust Fund shall be transmitted to the Treasurer for deposit in
the Health Statistics Special Fund.
   (c) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding
under subdivision (a) on behalf of any respondent, defendant,
intervenor, or adverse party, whether separately or jointly, is three
hundred fifty dollars ($350). The fee shall be distributed as
provided in Section 68085.3.
   (d) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding
under subdivision (b) on behalf of any respondent, defendant,
intervenor, or adverse party, whether separately or jointly, is three
hundred fifty dollars ($350). The fee shall be distributed as
provided in Section 68085.3.
   (e) The fees in this section do not apply to papers filed for the
purpose of making a disclaimer.
  SEC. 25.5.  Section 70670 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   70670.  (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a
proceeding under the Family Code, other than a proceeding for
dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or
nullity, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall
be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
   (b) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding for
dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation,
or nullity, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall
be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3, except that two
dollars ($2) of the funds that would otherwise be distributed to the
Trial Court Trust Fund shall be transmitted to the Treasurer for
deposit in the Health Statistics Special Fund.
   (c) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding
under subdivision (a) on behalf of any respondent, defendant,
intervenor, or adverse party, whether separately or jointly, is three
hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall be distributed as
provided in Section 68085.3.
   (d) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding
under subdivision (b) on behalf of any respondent, defendant,
intervenor, or adverse party, whether separately or jointly, is three
hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall be distributed as
provided in Section 68085.3.
   (e) The fees in this section do not apply to papers filed for the
purpose of making a disclaimer.
  SEC. 26.  Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   103470.  The fee for filing the petition is two hundred dollars
($200). This fee shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.4
of the Government Code. The petition may be heard by any judge
hearing probate matters, or if a probate department has been
designated for hearing probate matters, the matter shall be assigned
to the probate department for hearing.
  SEC. 26.5.  Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   103470.  The fee for filing the petition is two hundred five
dollars ($205). This fee shall be distributed as provided in Section
68085.4 of the Government Code. The petition may be heard by any
judge hearing probate matters, or if a probate department has been
designated for hearing probate matters, the matter shall be assigned
to the probate department for hearing.
  SEC. 27.  Section 1203.1d of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   1203.1d.  (a) In determining the amount and manner of disbursement
under an order made pursuant to this code requiring a defendant to
make reparation or restitution to a victim of a crime, to pay any
money as reimbursement for legal assistance provided by the court, to
pay any cost of probation or probation investigation, to pay any
cost of jail or other confinement, or to pay any other reimbursable
costs, the court, after determining the amount of any fine and
penalty assessments, and a county financial evaluation officer when
making a financial evaluation, shall first determine the amount of
restitution to be ordered paid to any victim, and shall then
determine the amount of the other reimbursable costs.
   If payment is made in full, the payment shall be apportioned and
disbursed in the amounts ordered by the court.
   If reasonable and compatible with the defendant's financial
ability, the court may order payments to be made in installments.
   (b) With respect to installment payments and amounts collected by
the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section 19280 of the Revenue and
Taxation Code and subsequently transferred by the Controller pursuant
to Section 19282 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the board of
supervisors shall provide that disbursements be made in the following
order of priority:
   (1) Restitution ordered to, or on behalf of, the victim pursuant
to subdivision (f) of Section 1202.4.
   (2) The state surcharge ordered pursuant to Section 1465.7.
   (3) Any fines, penalty assessments, and restitution fines ordered
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1202.4. Payment of each of
these items shall be made on a proportional basis to the total amount
levied for all of these items.
   (4) Any other reimbursable costs.
   (c) The board of supervisors shall apply these priorities of
disbursement to orders or parts of orders in cases where defendants
have been ordered to pay more than one court order.
   (d) Documentary evidence, such as bills, receipts, repair
estimates, insurance payment statements, payroll stubs, business
records, and similar documents relevant to the value of the stolen or
damaged property, medical expenses, and wages and profits lost shall
not be excluded as hearsay evidence.
   (e) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), if any statute that takes
effect after January 1, 2009, either increases the amount of any item
or adds a new item that would otherwise be subject to disbursement
under paragraphs (2) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (b), those
additional amounts or the amount of any increase shall not be
disbursed until after all reimbursable costs have been disbursed
pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b).
   (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
that date. The task force on criminal and traffic-related
court-ordered debts established pursuant to Section 1463.02 may
recommend that this section be amended prior to that date.
  SEC. 27.5.  Section 1203.1d is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   1203.1d.  (a) In determining the amount and manner of disbursement
under an order made pursuant to this code requiring a defendant to
make reparation or restitution to a victim of a crime, to pay any
money as reimbursement for legal assistance provided by the court, to
pay any cost of probation or probation investigation, to pay any
cost of jail or other confinement, or to pay any other reimbursable
costs, the court, after determining the amount of any fine and
penalty assessments, and a county financial evaluation officer when
making a financial evaluation, shall first determine the amount of
restitution to be ordered paid to any victim, and shall then
determine the amount of the other reimbursable costs.
   If payment is made in full, the payment shall be apportioned and
disbursed in the amounts ordered by the court.
   If reasonable and compatible with the defendant's financial
ability, the court may order payments to be made in installments.
   (b) With respect to installment payments and amounts collected by
the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section 19280 of the Revenue and
Taxation Code and subsequently transferred by the Controller pursuant
to Section 19282 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the board of
supervisors shall provide that disbursements be made in the following
order of priority:
   (1) Restitution ordered to, or on behalf of, the victim pursuant
to subdivision (f) of Section 1202.4.
   (2) The state surcharge ordered pursuant to Section 1465.7.
   (3) Any fines, penalty assessments, and restitution fines ordered
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1202.4. Payment of each of
these items shall be made on a proportional basis to the total amount
levied for all of these items.
   (4) Any other reimbursable costs.
   (c) The board of supervisors shall apply these priorities of
disbursement to orders or parts of orders in cases where defendants
have been ordered to pay more than one court order.
   (d) Documentary evidence, such as bills, receipts, repair
estimates, insurance payment statements, payroll stubs, business
records, and similar documents relevant to the value of the stolen or
damaged property, medical expenses, and wages and profits lost shall
not be excluded as hearsay evidence.
   (e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2012.
  SEC. 28.  Section 1463.010 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   1463.010.  The uniform imposition and enforcement of court-ordered
debts are recognized as an important element of California's
judicial system. Prompt, efficient, and effective imposition and
collection of court-ordered fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties,
restitution, and assessments ensure the appropriate respect for court
orders. The California State Association of Counties and the
Administrative Office of the Courts are jointly committed to
identifying, improving, and seeking to expand access to mechanisms
and tools that will enhance efforts to collect court-ordered debt. To
provide for this prompt, efficient, and effective collection:
   (a) The Judicial Council shall adopt guidelines for a
comprehensive program concerning the collection of moneys owed for
fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments imposed by court
order. As part of its guidelines, the Judicial Council may establish
standard agreements for entities to provide collection services. As
part of its guidelines, the Judicial Council shall include provisions
that promote competition by and between entities in providing
collection services to courts and counties. The Judicial Council may
delegate to the Administrative Director of the Courts the
implementation of the aspects of this program to be carried out at
the state level.
   (b) The courts and counties shall maintain the collection program
that was in place on January 1, 1996, unless otherwise agreed to in
writing by the court and county. The program may wholly or partially
be staffed and operated within the court itself, may be wholly or
partially staffed and operated by the county, or may be wholly or
partially contracted with a third party. In carrying out this
collection program, each superior court and county shall develop a
cooperative plan to implement the Judicial Council guidelines. In the
event that a court and a county are unwilling or unable to enter
into a cooperative plan pursuant to this section, prior to the
arbitration procedures required by subdivision (e) of Section 1214.1,
the court or the county may request the continuation of negotiations
with mediation assistance as mutually agreed upon and provided by
the Administrative Director of the Courts and the California State
Association of Counties.
   (c) The Judicial Council shall develop performance measures and
benchmarks to review the effectiveness of the cooperative superior
court and county collection programs operating pursuant to this
section. Each superior court and county shall jointly report to the
Judicial Council, as provided by the Judicial Council, information
requested in a reporting template on or before September 1, 2009, and
annually thereafter. The Judicial Council shall report to the
Legislature on December 31, 2009, and annually thereafter, on all of
the following:
   (1) The extent to which each court or county is following best
practices for its collection program.
   (2) The performance of each collection program.
   (3) Any changes necessary to improve performance of collection
programs statewide.
   (d) The Judicial Council may, when the efficiency and
effectiveness of the collection process may be improved, facilitate a
joint collection program between superior courts, between counties,
or between superior courts and counties.
   (e) The Judicial Council may establish, by court rule, a program
providing for the suspension and nonrenewal of a business and
professional license if the holder of the license has unpaid fees,
fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments imposed upon them
under a court order. The Judicial Council may provide that some or
all of the superior courts or counties participate in the program.
Any program established by the Judicial Council shall ensure that the
licensee receives adequate and appropriate notice of the proposed
suspension or nonrenewal of his or her license and has an opportunity
to contest the suspension or nonrenewal. The opportunity to contest
may not require a court hearing.
   (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial
Council, after consultation with the Franchise Tax Board with respect
to collections under Section 19280 of the Revenue and Taxation Code,
may provide for an amnesty program involving the collection of
outstanding fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments,
applicable either statewide or within one or more counties. The
amnesty program shall provide that some or all of the interest or
collections costs imposed on outstanding fees, fines, forfeitures,
penalties, and assessments may be waived if the remaining amounts due
are paid within the amnesty period.
  SEC. 29.  Section 7660 of the Probate Code is amended to read:
   7660.  (a) If a public administrator takes possession or control
of an estate pursuant to this chapter, the public administrator may,
acting as personal representative of the estate, summarily dispose of
the estate in the manner provided in this article in either of the
following circumstances:
   (1) The total value of the property in the decedent's estate does
not exceed the amount prescribed in Section 13100. The authority
provided by this paragraph may be exercised only upon order of the
court. The order may be made upon ex parte application. The fee to be
allowed to the clerk for the filing of the application is two
hundred dollars ($200). The authority for this summary administration
of the estate shall be evidenced by a court order for summary
disposition.
   (2) The total value of the property in the decedent's estate does
not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). The authority provided
by this paragraph may be exercised without court authorization.
   (A) A public administrator who is authorized to summarily dispose
of property of a decedent pursuant to this paragraph may issue a
written certification of Authority for Summary Administration. The
written certification is effective for 30 days after the date of
issuance.
   (B) A financial institution, government or private agency,
retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities
dealer, or other person shall, without the necessity of inquiring
into the truth of the written certification of Authority for Summary
Administration and without court order or letters being issued do all
of the following:
   (i) Provide the public administrator complete information
concerning any property held in the name of the decedent, including
the names and addresses of any beneficiaries or joint owners.
   (ii) Grant the public administrator access to a safe-deposit box
or storage facility rented in the name of the decedent for the
purpose of inspection and removal of property of the decedent. Costs
and expenses incurred in accessing a safe-deposit box or storage
facility shall be borne by the estate of the decedent.
   (iii) Surrender to the public administrator any property of the
decedent that is held or controlled by the financial institution,
agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed
securities dealer, or other person.
   (C) Receipt by a financial institution, government or private
agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed
securities dealer, or other person of the written certification
provided by this article shall do both of the following:
   (i) Constitute sufficient acquittance for providing information or
granting access to a safe-deposit box or a storage facility and for
surrendering any property of the decedent.
   (ii) Fully discharge the financial institution, government or
private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company,
licensed securities dealer, or other person from liability for any
act or omission of the public administrator with respect to the
property, a safe-deposit box, or a storage facility.
   (b) Summary disposition may be made notwithstanding the existence
of the decedent's will, if the will does not name an executor or if
the named executor refuses to act.
   (c) Nothing in this article precludes the public administrator
from filing a petition with the court under any other provision of
this code concerning the administration of the decedent's estate.
   (d) Petitions filed pursuant to this article shall contain the
information required by Section 8002.
   (e) If a public administrator takes possession or control of an
estate pursuant to this chapter, this article conveys the authority
of a personal representative as described in Section 9650 to the
public administrator to summarily dispose of the estates pursuant to
the procedures described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision
(a).
   (f) The fee charged under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall
be distributed as provided in Section 68085.4 of the Government Code.
When an application is filed under that paragraph, no other fees
shall be charged in addition to the uniform filing fee provided for
in Section 68085.4 of the Government Code.
  SEC. 29.5.  Section 7660 of the Probate Code is amended to read:
   7660.  (a) If a public administrator takes possession or control
of an estate pursuant to this chapter, the public administrator may,
acting as personal representative of the estate, summarily dispose of
the estate in the manner provided in this article in either of the
following circumstances:
   (1) The total value of the property in the decedent's estate does
not exceed the amount prescribed in Section 13100. The authority
provided by this paragraph may be exercised only upon order of the
court. The order may be made upon ex parte application. The fee to be
allowed to the clerk for the filing of the application is two
hundred five dollars ($205). The authority for this summary
administration of the estate shall be evidenced by a court order for
summary disposition.
   (2) The total value of the property in the decedent's estate does
not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). The authority provided
by this paragraph may be exercised without court authorization.
   (A) A public administrator who is authorized to summarily dispose
of property of a decedent pursuant to this paragraph may issue a
written certification of Authority for Summary Administration. The
written certification is effective for 30 days after the date of
issuance.
   (B) A financial institution, government or private agency,
retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities
dealer, or other person shall, without the necessity of inquiring
into the truth of the written certification of Authority for Summary
Administration and without court order or letters being issued do all
of the following:
   (i) Provide the public administrator complete information
concerning any property held in the name of the decedent, including
the names and addresses of any beneficiaries or joint owners.
   (ii) Grant the public administrator access to a safe-deposit box
or storage facility rented in the name of the decedent for the
purpose of inspection and removal of property of the decedent. Costs
and expenses incurred in accessing a safe-deposit box or storage
facility shall be borne by the estate of the decedent.
   (iii) Surrender to the public administrator any property of the
decedent that is held or controlled by the financial institution,
agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed
securities dealer, or other person.
   (C) Receipt by a financial institution, government or private
agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed
securities dealer, or other person of the written certification
provided by this article shall do both of the following:
   (i) Constitute sufficient acquittance for providing information or
granting access to a safe-deposit box or a storage facility and for
surrendering any property of the decedent.
   (ii) Fully discharge the financial institution, government or
private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company,
licensed securities dealer, or other person from liability for any
act or omission of the public administrator with respect to the
property, a safe-deposit box, or a storage facility.
   (b) Summary disposition may be made notwithstanding the existence
of the decedent's will, if the will does not name an executor or if
the named executor refuses to act.
   (c) Nothing in this article precludes the public administrator
from filing a petition with the court under any other provision of
this code concerning the administration of the decedent's estate.
   (d) Petitions filed pursuant to this article shall contain the
information required by Section 8002.
   (e) If a public administrator takes possession or control of an
estate pursuant to this chapter, this article conveys the authority
of a personal representative as described in Section 9650 to the
public administrator to summarily dispose of the estates pursuant to
the procedures described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision
(a).
   (f) The fee charged under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall
be distributed as provided in Section 68085.4 of the Government Code.
When an application is filed under that paragraph, no other fees
shall be charged in addition to the uniform filing fee provided for
in Section 68085.4 of the Government Code.
  SEC. 30.  Section 40611 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   40611.  (a) Upon proof of correction of an alleged violation of
Section 12500 or 12951, or any violation cited pursuant to Section
40610, or upon submission of evidence of financial responsibility
pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16028, the clerk shall collect
a twenty-five-dollar ($25) transaction fee for each violation. The
fees shall be deposited by the clerk in accordance with
                                  Section 68084 of the Government
Code.
   (b) (1) For each citation, ten dollars ($10) shall be allocated
monthly as follows:
   (A) Thirty-three percent shall be transferred to the local
governmental entity in whose jurisdiction the citation was issued for
deposit in the general fund of the entity.
   (B) Thirty-four percent shall be transferred to the State Treasury
for deposit in the State Penalty Fund established by Section 1464 of
the Penal Code.
   (C) Thirty-three percent shall be deposited in the county general
fund.
   (2) The remainder of the fees collected on each citation shall be
deposited in the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5 of
the Government Code.
   (c) No fee shall be imposed pursuant to this section if the
violation notice is processed only by the issuing agency and no
record of the action is transmitted to the court.
  SEC. 31.  Section 42007.1 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   42007.1.  (a) The fee collected by the clerk pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 42007 shall be in an amount equal to the
total bail set forth for the eligible offense on the uniform
countywide bail schedule plus forty-nine dollars ($49).
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 42007, the revenue
from the forty-nine-dollar ($49) fee collected under this section
shall be deposited in the county general fund. Fifty-one percent of
the amount collected under this section and deposited into the county
general fund shall be transmitted therefrom monthly to the
Controller for deposit in the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of
the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section
70371.5 of the Government Code.
  SEC. 32.  The provisions of this act are severable. If any
provision of this act or its application is held invalid, that
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can
be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
  SEC. 33.  Section 1.7 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 68085.1 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
AB 1873. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are
enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each
bill amends Section 68085.1 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill
is enacted after AB 1873, in which case Section 1.5 of this bill
shall not become operative.
  SEC. 34.  Section 2.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 68085.3 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are
enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each
bill amends Section 68085.3 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill
is enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 2 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 35.  Section 3.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 68085.4 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are
enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each
bill amends Section 68085.4 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill
is enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 3 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 36.  Section 4.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 68086.1 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are
enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each
bill amends Section 68086.1 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill
is enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 4 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 37.  Section 10.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70611 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70611 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 10 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 38.  Section 11.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70612 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70612 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 11 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 39.  Section 12.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70613 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70613 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 12 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 40.  Section 13.3 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70614 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70614 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 13 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 41.  Section 14.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70621 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70621 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 14 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 42.  Section 15.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70650 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70650 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 15 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 43.  Section 16.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70651 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70651 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 16 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 44.  Section 17.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70652 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70652 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 17 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 45.  Section 18.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70653 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70653 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 18 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 46.  Section 19.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70654 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70654 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 19 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 47.  Section 20.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70655 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70655 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 20 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 48.  Section 21.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70656 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70656 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 21 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 49.  Section 24.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70658 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70658 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 24 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 50.  Section 25.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 70670 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 70670 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is
enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 25 of this bill shall
not become operative.
  SEC. 51.  Section 26.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by both this
bill and SB 1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills
are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2)
each bill amends Section 103470 of the Health and Safety Code, and
(3) this bill is enacted after SB 1177, in which case Section 26 of
this bill shall not become operative.
  SEC. 52.  Section 29.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 7660 of the Probate Code proposed by both this bill and SB
1177. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on or before January 1, 2009, (2) each bill
amends Section 7660 of the Probate Code, and (3) this bill is enacted
after SB 1177, in which case Section 29 of this bill shall not
become operative.