Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) As used in this section, “reporting notes” are the reporting notes of all court reporters employed to report in the courts of California, who may be known as official reporters and official reporters pro tempore. Reporting notes are official records of the court. Reporting no…

The official reporter shall perform the duties required of him by law. When not actually engaged in the performance of any other duty imposed on him by this code, he shall render stenographic or clerical assistance, or both, to the judge or judges of the superior court as such ju…

(a) If an official reporter or an official reporter pro tempore is unavailable to report an action or proceeding in a court, subject to the availability of approved equipment and equipment monitors, the court may order that, in a limited civil case, or a misdemeanor or infraction…

Each superior court shall report to the Judicial Council on or before October 1, 2004, and semiannually thereafter, and the Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2004, and semiannually thereafter, regarding all purchases and leases of electron…

(a) Remote court reporting shall not be used by courts to make the record of any court proceedings, and courts shall not expend any funds to purchase equipment or software to facilitate the use of remote court reporting. (b) “Remote court reporting” means the use of a stenographi…

(a) For purposes of this section, “remote court reporting” means the use of a stenographic reporter who is not present in the courtroom to produce a verbatim record of court proceedings that are transmitted by audiovisual means to the reporter. (b) Notwithstanding Section 69959, …

Any county or city and county may enter into leases and agreements relating to real property and buildings to be used jointly by the county or city and county and any private person, firm, or corporation pursuant to this article. As used in this article, “building” includes onsit…

At the time and place fixed in the resolution for the meeting of the board of supervisors, the board shall meet and receive all plans and proposals submitted for the joint occupancy of the building to be constructed on the site under consideration. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 38…

(a) After considering all proposals submitted, the board of supervisors shall have the authority to select the plan or proposal which best meets the needs of the county or city and county and to enter into a lease or agreement incorporating that plan or proposal either as submitt…

The board of supervisors shall have the authority to review and approve the plans and specifications of any building constructed for use of the county or city and county pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 341.)

The provisions of this article prevail over any provisions of law which conflict therewith. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 341.)

Before a board of supervisors enters into a lease or agreement pursuant to this article, it shall own a site upon which a building to be used by the county or city and county and the private person, firm, or corporation may be constructed. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 341.)

The term of any lease or agreement entered into by a county or city and county pursuant to this article shall not exceed 66 years. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 341.)

Sections 25521 to 25535, inclusive, shall not apply to leases or agreements made pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 341.)

The board of supervisors may lease to any private person, firm, or corporation, any real property which belongs to the county or city and county if the instrument by which such property is let requires the lessee therein to construct on the demised premises, or provide for the co…

Any lease of real property by a county or city and county to a private person, firm, or corporation pursuant to this article shall be upon such terms and conditions as the parties thereto may agree and may be entered into as provided in this article. However, any such lease or ag…

Before entering into a lease or agreement pursuant to this article, the board of supervisors shall comply with the provisions of Section 25549.8. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 341.)

For the purposes of receiving proposals for the joint occupancy of a building to be constructed on property belonging to a county or city and county, the board of supervisors shall, in a regular open meeting, adopt a resolution declaring its intention to consider the proposals. T…

Notice of adoption of the resolution and the time and place of holding the meeting shall be given by publishing the resolution at least once a week for three weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 341.)

The following definitions shall control the construction of this article: (a) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district, or county service area. (b) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission. (c) “Privatization project” means any wastewater…

(a) A local agency may, pursuant to this article, authorize, grant, or enter into one or more exclusive or nonexclusive franchise, license, or service agreements with a privatizer for the design, ownership, financing, construction, maintenance, or operation of a privatization pro…

(a) In accordance with Section 10013 of the Public Utilities Code, prior to signing a proposed franchise, license, or service agreement with a local agency, a privatizer shall apply to the commission for a determination that the proposed privatization project is not a public util…

No proposed franchise, license, or service agreement for a privatization project pursuant to this article shall be entered into between a local agency and a privatizer unless and until all of the following occur: (a) The local agency has selected the privatizer through a competit…

A local agency’s compliance with Section 54253 shall constitute compliance with Division 3 (commencing with Section 6001) of the Public Utilities Code. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1430, Sec. 4.)

(a) Any ordinance subject to referendum under Section 54253 shall be published after adoption as required by law for ordinances of the local agency generally, or, if there is no requirement applicable to the ordinance, then once pursuant to Sections 6040 to 6044, inclusive, withi…

In the event an ordinance enacted pursuant to Section 54253 authorizing a local agency to enter into a privatization project agreement is subjected to a successful referendum election, no ordinance authorizing the local agency to enter into a franchise, license, or service agreem…

When no appeal is taken or when the orders and determinations of the legislative body upon appeal have been complied with and it is satisfied with the correctness of the assessment, it shall forthwith by resolution preliminarily confirm the proceedings, the assessment and diagram…

In the resolution the legislative body shall determine: (a) The amount for which each issue of original bonds are to be acquired. (b) The amount of the reassessment. (c) The number of years for which the new bonds are to be issued. (d) The interest rate on the new bonds. (Added b…

Before the legislative body may proceed after the preliminary confirmation or finally confirm the proceedings, including the diagram, assessment, and proposals, there shall be filed with the clerk written consents to the assessment readjustment and bond refunding proceedings as p…

The State Controller may sign any consent to the refunding and reassessment for the State and the board of supervisors of the county in which the property lies may consent to the refunding and reassessment by resolution. If pursuant to law a city or other municipal or public corp…

In each county with a population of more than 70,000 and less than 100,000, as determined by the 1940 federal census, to assist the court in the transaction of its judicial business, a majority of the judges of the superior court for such county may appoint as many regular offici…

The duties of official reporters appointed pursuant to Section 69990 shall be performed as elsewhere provided by law. As full compensation for taking notes in criminal cases in the superior court each reporter shall receive a monthly salary of one thousand eighty-one dollars ($1,…

Any county or city and county may contract to acquire a condominium interest, as defined in Section 783 of the Civil Code, in real property to be used jointly by the county or city and county and any private person, firm, or corporation pursuant to this article. Any land, buildin…

The site in which the condominium interest is to be acquired may, prior to acquisition of such interest, be owned by a private person, firm, or corporation. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 158, Sec. 1.)

The condominium interest acquired may be for a term of years or in fee. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 158, Sec. 1.)

Any acquisition of a condominium interest shall be upon such terms and conditions as the parties thereto may agree. However, a notice of intention shall be given as provided in Section 25350 not later than the close of escrow. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 158, Sec. 1.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In the early decades of California’s statehood, the relationship between the state and California Native Americans was fraught with violence, exploitation, dispossession, and the attempted destruction of tribal communit…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Economic benefits” may include, but are not limited to the following: (1) Employment growth. (2) Housing development. (3) Infrastructure and environmental improvements. (4) Assistance to…

(a) State and local governments are encouraged to work cooperatively with California federally recognized tribes in their fee-to-trust applications for purposes of regaining ancestral lands. (b) State and local governments are encouraged to support California federally recognized…

The assessment hearing shall be continued from time to time and the legislative body has continuing jurisdiction to determine by resolution whether and when the written consents of the owners of a majority in area of such lands have been filed. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)

If the legislative body determines that the consents have been filed, it shall by resolution finally confirm the proceedings, the assessment and diagram, and the proposals. The clerk shall attach to the assessment and diagram a certified copy of the resolution. The legislative bo…

Unless otherwise specifically provided, the determination of whether a county has the population prescribed in this article shall be made on the basis of the 1950 federal census. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)

Unless otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this article apply in each county described as follows: (a) A county with a population of 70,000 or less, as determined by the 1940 federal census, and having two or more superior court judges. (b) A county with a populati…

Unless otherwise specifically provided the provisions of this article apply in a county with a population of 290,000 or more and under 295,000. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 421.)

Unless otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this article apply to a county with a population of over 45,000 and under 46,750, as determined on the basis of the 1950 federal census. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1423.)

The provisions of this article are applicable in a county described in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 70041 only if the board of supervisors of such county by resolution adopts the procedure for the appointment and compensation of official phonographic reporters provided for…