AB 1008, as amended, Torres. Civil procedure: judges.
Existingbegin insert law requires the clerk of the superior court to attend each session of the superior court in the county and upon the judges of the court in chambers when required. Existingend insert law authorizes a judge to perform any act required or permitted to be performed by a clerk of the court.
begin insertThis bill would provide that the above-described requirements of a court clerk are not satisfied by a judge performing the duties of a clerk pursuant to the latter provision.
end insertThis bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
end deleteVote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 69841 of the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert is
2amended to read:end insert
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert The clerk of the superior court shall attend each
4session of the superior court in the county and upon the judges of
5the court in chambers when required.
P2 1(b) The requirements of subdivision (a) are not satisfied by the
2attendance of a judge performing the duties of a clerk pursuant to
3Section 167 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Section 167 of the Code of Civil Procedure is
5amended to read:
An act required or permitted to be performed by the clerk
7of a court may be performed by a judge thereof.
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