Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(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 viola…

(a) The Judicial Council shall annually recommend to the Governor and the Legislature the amount proposed to be spent for projects paid for with moneys in the State Court Facilities Construction Fund. The use of the appropriated moneys is subject to subdivision (l) of Section 703…

Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 70374, in order to ensure that funding is available to support the construction of the new court facility projects approved in the Budget Act of 2007, the Judicial Council shall not commit to additional expenditures from the State Court …

(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) The authority for all of the following shall expire proportion…

It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for courthouse alteration, renovation, and construction be funded by money in the State Court Facilities Construction Fund and additional money as necessary from the state. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1082, Sec. 4. Effective January…

(a) Amounts required to be transmitted by a county, city and county, or court to the state pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer no later than 45 days after the end of the month in which the fees, assessments, or penalties were collected. This remittan…

The State Court Facilities Construction Fund shall be invested in the Surplus Money Investment Fund and all interest earned shall be allocated to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund semiannually and shall be allocated as otherwise provided in this article. (Added by Stat…

(a) The Court Facilities Architecture Revolving Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, and, notwithstanding Section 13340, the fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years. (1) With the approval of the Department of Finance, and except as otherwise…

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, jurisd…

(a) The Judicial Council shall develop performance expectations for court facility proposals, including benchmark criteria for total project life-cycle costs, project cost comparisons to traditional delivery and financing options, project risk assessments and allocations, utility…

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall have the following responsibilities and authority in addition to other responsibilities and authority granted by law or delegated by the Judicial Council: (a) Notwithstanding any other…

The county shall have the following authority and responsibilities with regard to court facilities in addition to any other authority or responsibilities established by law: (a) Manage the shared-use buildings whose title the county retains under subdivision (b) of Section 70323.…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, at fair market value and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the reservations the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state, if all of the following requirements are satisfied:…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, at fair market value and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the reservations the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state, if all of the following requirements are satisfied:…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, at fair market value and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the reservations the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state, if all of the following requirements are satisfied:…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, in a fair market value transaction and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the reservations the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state, if all of the following requirements …

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, in a fair market value transaction and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the reservations the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state, if all of the following requirements …

(a) Any amount in a county’s courthouse construction fund established by Section 76100, a fund established by Section 70622 in the County of Riverside, a fund established by Section 70624 in the County of San Bernardino, and a fund established by Section 70625 in the City and Cou…

(a) Each county shall submit a report to the Administrative Director of the Courts and the Director of Finance accounting for all receipts and expenditures from the local courthouse construction fund established pursuant to Section 76100 for the period from January 1, 1998, to th…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Central courthouse project” means the project analyzed in the Judicial Council EIR to construct the San Diego Central Courthouse and perform the demolition project. (b) “Central jail” means the county-owned…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The state owns two contiguous parcels of real property consisting of approximately 2.59 acres located in the City of San Diego on two city blocks bounded by West B Street on the north, Union Street on the west, Broadway…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Administrative Director of the Courts is hereby authorized, on behalf of the state, to convey to the County of San Diego fee title to the San Diego property in exchange for the county’s release of the Judicial Council and the state from …

The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego is authorized to approve a lease for any or all of the San Diego property and the county property, which actions shall not be subject to Article 8 (commencing with Section 25520) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 3. …

(a) With respect to the Judicial Council EIR of the central courthouse project, the Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The County of San Diego’s approval of the acquisition of the San Diego property or approval of the demolition project does not propose any …

(a) With respect to the city EIRs of the City of San Diego’s General Plan and the San Diego Downtown Community Plan, which were conducted in compliance with CEQA, the Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Section 21083.3 of the Public Resources Code and Section…

The exemption from CEQA for existing facilities identified in Section 15301 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations shall be deemed to apply to any lease authorized by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego for any or all of the improvements on the San Dieg…

The demolition project shall be deemed to be a project that is separate and distinct from the development project. The demolition project and development project serve different purposes, have independent utility, and can be implemented independently. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 1…

Any legal challenge that is brought against the County of San Diego with regard to the demolition project or the development project shall not result in a reconveyance of the San Diego property to the state. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 23. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017…

For purposes of this article, the definitions in Section 13332.19 and the following definitions apply: (a) “Best value” means a value determined by an evaluation of objective criteria that relate to price, features, functions, life-cycle costs, experience, and past performance. A…

(a) Subject to the provisions of this article and Section 13332.19, the Judicial Council may procure design-build contracts for public works projects. (b) The Judicial Council shall develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict of interest policy, consistent with appl…

The Judicial Council shall notify the State Public Works Board regarding the method to be used for selecting the design-build entity, prior to advertising the design-build project. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 30. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)

The procurement process for the design-build process shall progress as follows: (a) (1) The Judicial Council shall prepare a set of documents setting forth the scope and estimated price of the project. The documents may include, but need not be limited to, the size, type, and des…

(a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the Judicial Council, and issued by a California admitted surety. The amount of the payment bond shall not be less than the amount of the performance …

(a) The Judicial Council, in each design-build request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that must be included in the design-build entity statement of qualifications and proposal. All construction subcontractors that are identified in the proposal shall…

(a) If the Judicial Council elects to award a project pursuant to this article, retention proceeds withheld by the Judicial Council from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and payment bond, issued by an admitted surety insurer, is required in the …

This article does not affect, expand, alter, or limit rights or remedies otherwise available at law. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 30. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Indian tribe” means a federally recognized Indian tribe and any department, division, subdivision, agency, or arm or instrumentality thereof. (2) “Financial assistance” means grants, cooperative agreements, n…