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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Government Code - GOV |
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Title 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS |
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Chapter 5. The Superior Courts |
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ARTICLE 11. Official Reporters and Fees in Particular Counties |
Section 70045.9.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this section shall apply to the official court reporters in Shasta County:
(a) The regular full-time official court reporters shall perform the following duties:
(1) Report all criminal proceedings in superior court.
(2) Report all juvenile proceedings other than those heard by juvenile court referee or traffic hearing officer.
(3) Report all civil jury trials in superior court, unless the court determines it is not required.
(4) Report any other proceeding in the superior court at the request of the judge of the superior court.
(5) Report any superior court proceeding when a party requests a court reporter in accordance with the rules of court.
(6) Report all criminal investigations of the grand jury, when requested by the foreman, or by the district attorney.
(7) Report the preliminary examination of those accused of crime before magistrates or municipal court judges within Shasta County, or before both.
(8) Report coroner's inquests, when requested by the coroner.
(9) Report hearings of the Board of Equalization of the County of Shasta, as requested by that board.
(10) Other reporting or related services, as directed by the judges of the superior court.
(11) When not occupied with the above duties, and upon request of the board of supervisors and approval of the presiding judge of the superior court, he or she shall report matters before the board of supervisors.
(b) Each regular full-time court reporter shall be paid a monthly salary of one thousand four hundred seventy dollars ($1,470), unless the Board of Supervisors of Shasta County provides for compensation in excess of that amount, in which event the amount set shall apply. The salary is for compensation for reporting services set forth under subdivision (a). For all transcriptions incident to reporting services, each reporter shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941).
The regular full-time official court reporters shall be entitled to the same privileges with respect to retirement, vacation (upon approval of judge to whom assigned), sick leave, and group insurance, which either now or hereafter may be provided by ordinance or resolution to other comparable employees of the County of Shasta.
(c) When the regular full-time official court reporters are occupied in the performance of their duties and services pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (a), the judge or judges of the superior court may appoint as many additional official court reporters, who shall be known as official reporters pro tempore, as the business of the courts may require in order that the judicial business of the court may be carried on without delay. In the event the board of supervisors has entered into a contract for supplemental reporter services with a qualified person or persons first approved by the presiding judge of the superior court, the person or persons shall be appointed as reporter pro tempore. However, if the person or persons are not reasonably available, the judge may appoint any qualified person. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, when an assignment of a pro tempore reporter is made to proceedings in the superior court, the assignment shall be deemed to run to the completion of the proceeding.
Reporters pro tempore shall be paid in accordance with the contract with the board of supervisors or, in absence thereof, with the per diem, transcription, and other fee provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941). Such per diem, traveling and other expenses, and the fees chargeable to the county under the terms of these provisions shall be a proper county charge.
(d) During the hours during which the court is open as prescribed by the Shasta County Superior Court for the transaction of judicial business, official court reporters shall devote full time to the performance of the duties required of them by law and shall not engage or solicit to engage in any other employment in their professional capacity.
(e) Court reporters pro tempore serving in the superior and municipal courts shall receive a per diem equal to the base wage of the official court reporter for an eight-hour day, excluding benefits. This fee shall be adjusted by the same, general across-the-board salary adjustment enacted by the county in any salary ordinance applicable to official court reporters. For services of less than four hours in any day, the pro tempore reporter will receive a per diem equal to 65 percent of the base wage.