Amended IN Senate March 25, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 688Introduced by Senator WieckowskiFebruary 19, 2021 An act to amend Section 1132 of, and to repeal Sections 1133 and 1134 of, the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 6103, 68085.1, and 70626 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 4459 of the Probate Code, and to amend Section 14301 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to civil actions. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 688, as amended, Wieckowski. Civil actions: judgments by confession.Existing law provides that a judgment by confession is enforceable and may be entered in any superior court without the filing of a civil action, either for money due or to become due, or to secure any person against a contingent liability on behalf of the defendant, or both. Existing law permits the judgment to be entered only if the defendant has signed and filed a written statement authorizing an entry of judgment, as further specified, and the defendants attorney has signed and filed a certificate stating the attorney has examined the proposed judgment and advised the defendant of the defendants waiver of rights and defenses and to utilize the judgment by confession procedure, as further specified. Existing law prescribes the procedure for entering a judgment by confession.This bill would provide that a judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court. The bill would not apply the foregoing provision to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022. The bill would repeal the provisions setting forth procedures by which a defendant files for, and a superior court enters, a judgment by confession.Existing law requires the State Department of Health Services to determine annually the rates of payment for services provided for Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in a prepaid health plan. Existing law requires that contract amendments providing for the new annual rates shall provide that a prepaid health plan contractor agrees that by accepting payment of the new annual rates prior to final approval, the contractor stipulates to a confession of judgment for any amounts received in excess of the final approved rates.This bill would eliminate the requirement that contract amendments providing for new annual rates must provide that the contractor stipulate to a confession of judgment. This bill would make additional conforming changes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1132 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:1132. (a) A judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court.(b) This section does not apply to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022.SEC. 2. Section 1133 of the Code of Civil Procedure is repealed.SEC. 3. Section 1134 of the Code of Civil Procedure is repealed.SEC. 4. Section 6103 of the Government Code is amended to read:6103. (a) Neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body, acting in the public officers or bodys official capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, shall pay or deposit any fee for the filing of any document or paper, for the performance of any official service, or for the filing of any stipulation or agreement that may constitute an appearance in any court by any other party to the stipulation or agreement. This section does not apply to civil jury fees or civil jury deposits. This section does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets or obligations that have come under that officers jurisdiction by virtue of that officers office, or where it is specifically provided otherwise.(b) No fee shall be charged any of the public agencies named in this section to defray the costs of reporting services by court reporters. Such fees shall be recoverable as costs as provided in Section 6103.5.(c) This section shall apply to probate referees, as described in Part 12 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.SEC. 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, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of Section 411.21 of, subdivision (b) of Section 631 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, 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, 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.(E) Commencing July 1, 2011, to the Trial Court Trust Fund, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 70626, to be used by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program under Section 68651.(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, Sections 68926.1, 69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code, and Sections 1513.1, 1835, and 1851.5 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, an agency shall not 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. 6. Section 70626 of the Government Code is amended to read:70626. (a) The fee for each of the following services is forty dollars ($40). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing a writ of attachment, a writ of mandate, a writ of execution, a writ of sale, a writ of possession, a writ of prohibition, or any other writ for the enforcement of any order or judgment.(2) Issuing an abstract of judgment.(3) Issuing a certificate of satisfaction of judgment under Section 724.100 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Certifying a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the clerk of any court.(5) Taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings.(6) Acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate.(7) Recording or registering a license or certificate, or issuing a certificate in connection with a license, required by law, for which a charge is not otherwise prescribed.(8) Issuing a certificate for which the fee is not otherwise fixed.(b) The fee for each of the following services is forty-five dollars ($45). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing an order of sale.(2) Receiving and filing an abstract of judgment rendered by a judge of another court and subsequent services based on it, unless the abstract of judgment is filed under Section 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(3) Filing an application for renewal of judgment under Section 683.150 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Issuing a commission to take a deposition in another state or place under Section 2026.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or issuing a subpoena under Section 2029.300 to take a deposition in this state for purposes of a proceeding pending in another jurisdiction.(5) Filing and entering an award under the Workers Compensation Law (Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code).(6) Filing an affidavit of publication of notice of dissolution of partnership.(7) Filing an appeal of a determination whether a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious under Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(8) Filing an affidavit under Section 13200 of the Probate Code, together with the issuance of one certified copy of the affidavit under Section 13202 of the Probate Code.(9) Filing and indexing all papers for which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds, or certificates of appointment.(c) The fee for filing a first petition under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the petitioner is not a party to the out-of-state case, is eighty dollars ($80). Amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Section 68085.1.(d) The fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court in which the estate of a decedent may be administered, as required by Section 8200 of the Probate Code, is fifty dollars ($50).(e) An amount equivalent to twenty-five dollars ($25) of each fee collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used by the Judicial Council for the expenses of the Judicial Council in implementing and administering the civil representation program under Section 68651.SEC. 7. Section 4459 of the Probate Code is amended to read:4459. In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, cross-complaint, or offset, and defend against an individual, a legal entity, or government, including suits to recover property or other thing of value, to recover damages sustained by the principal, to eliminate or modify tax liability, or to seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae.(c) In connection with litigation:(1) Procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect, enforce, or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.(2) Perform any lawful act, including acceptance of tender, offer of judgment, admission of facts, submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination before trial, and binding the principal in litigation.(d) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation.(e) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principals behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.(f) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or with respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.(g) Pay a judgment against the principal or a settlement made in connection with litigation and receive and conserve money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.SEC. 8.Section 14301 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:14301.(a)The department shall determine, by actuarial methods, prospective per capita rates of payment for services provided under this chapter for Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in a prepaid health plan. The rates of payment shall be determined annually, shall be effective no later than either the first day of July each year, or another date chosen by the department, and shall not exceed the total per capita amount (including cost of administration) which the department estimates (with appropriate adjustments to provide actuarial equivalence) would be payable for all services and requirements covered under the prepaid health plan contract if all such services and requirements were to be furnished to Medi-Cal beneficiaries under the fee-for-service Medi-Cal program provided for by Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000).In the event that there is any delay in the payment of the new annual rates determined pursuant to this subdivision, continued payment to the prepaid health plan of the rate in effect at the time the delay occurred shall be interim payment only, and shall be subject to increase or decrease, as the case may be, to the level of the new annual rates effective as of either the first day of July or the date chosen by the department.Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, in the event that a contract amendment providing for the new annual rates has been executed by the department and a prepaid health plan, but has not yet received the approval of all required control agencies and departments by the end of the first month following the effective date of the new rate, payment of the new annual rates shall commence no later than the first day of the second month following the effective date of the new rate. If the final approved rates differ from the rates set forth in such amendments, any underpayment by the state shall be paid by the department to the prepaid health plan within 30 days after final approval of such rates. Any overpayment by the state shall be recaptured by the state withholding the amount due from the prepaid health plans next capitation check. If the amount to be withheld from subsequent capitation checks exceeds 25 percent of the appropriate capitation payment for that month, amounts up to 25 percent shall be withheld from each successive monthly capitation payment until such deficiencies are recovered by the state.The contract shall provide the specific per capita rates, to be determined by sound actuarial methods on the basis of age, sex, and aid categories, which the state shall pay the prepaid health plan each month for each beneficiary enrolled in the prepaid health plan, a detailed description of the specific actuarial method or methods and assumptions used in determining per capita rates, and a summary of the data base, including costs and inflation assumptions and utilization rates, which was used to determine per capita rates. In addition, the director shall engage and rely upon the services of an actuary or consulting actuary in determining prospective per capita rates.(b)Any prepaid health plan with an operating experience and scale of operation deemed by the department to be insufficient to justify the application of an actuarially determined per capita rate, shall be reimbursed on a cost basis up to the fee-for-service maximum for services provided until such time as the director determines that a per capita method is reasonable, but not to exceed a period of one year. For purposes of this section, costs shall be net of intercompany profits in those circumstances where any of the following persons have a substantial financial interest, as defined by Section 14478, in any vendor to the prepaid health plan or any vendor to a subcontractor of the plan:(1)Any person also having a substantial financial interest in the plan.(2)Any director, officer, partner, trustee or employee of the plan.(3)Any member of the immediate family of any person designated in paragraph (1) or (2).(c)The obligations of a prepaid health plan shall be changed only by contract or contract amendment. Any such change may be made during a contract term or at the time of contract renewal, where there is a change in obligations required by federal or state law or regulation, or required by a change in the interpretation or implementation of any such law or regulation. If any such change in obligations occurs which affects the cost to a prepaid health plan of performing under the terms of its contract, then the per capita rates under the contract may be redetermined in the manner provided by subdivision (a) to reflect such change. During such period of time as is required to redetermine the per capita rates, payment to a prepaid health plan of the per capita rates in effect at the time such change occurred shall be considered interim payments and shall be subject to increase or decrease, as the case may be, effective as of the date on which such change is effective.(d)The obligations of a prepaid health plan shall be changed only by contract or contract amendment wherein payment for the changes, whether payment results in an increase or decrease in the prior per capita rates paid to a prepaid health plan, shall be determined in accordance with this section and paid to affected prepaid health plans.(e)Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as removing from a prepaid health plan the risk of beneficial or adverse effects, including inflation, which normally result from contracting to furnish health services.(f)Per capita rates of payment for services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in prepaid health plans or Medi-Cal managed care plans contracting in areas specified by the director for expansion of the Medi-Cal managed care program under Section 14087.3 or contracting under Sections 14018.7, 14087.31, 14087.35, 14087.36, 14087.38, 14087.96, 14089, and 14089.05 shall be paid by the state effective the date a beneficiarys enrollment takes effect. A primary care provider or clinic contracting with a prepaid health plan or a Medi-Cal managed care plan on a capitation basis and whose assignment to or selection by a beneficiary has been confirmed by the plan shall be paid capitation payments effective the date of the beneficiarys enrollment. However, a primary care provider whose assignment to or selection by a beneficiary was not confirmed by the plan on the date of the beneficiarys enrollment, but is later confirmed by the plan, shall be paid capitation payments effective no later than 30 days after the beneficiarys enrollment. The prepaid health plan or Medi-Cal managed care plan shall be financially responsible for all Medi-Cal services covered under the contract with the department for any newly enrolled beneficiary until that beneficiary has a confirmed assignment to a primary care provider or clinic. This subdivision shall not apply when a beneficiary requests a change in primary care provider after initial selection or assignment.
Amended IN Senate March 25, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 688Introduced by Senator WieckowskiFebruary 19, 2021 An act to amend Section 1132 of, and to repeal Sections 1133 and 1134 of, the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 6103, 68085.1, and 70626 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 4459 of the Probate Code, and to amend Section 14301 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to civil actions. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 688, as amended, Wieckowski. Civil actions: judgments by confession.Existing law provides that a judgment by confession is enforceable and may be entered in any superior court without the filing of a civil action, either for money due or to become due, or to secure any person against a contingent liability on behalf of the defendant, or both. Existing law permits the judgment to be entered only if the defendant has signed and filed a written statement authorizing an entry of judgment, as further specified, and the defendants attorney has signed and filed a certificate stating the attorney has examined the proposed judgment and advised the defendant of the defendants waiver of rights and defenses and to utilize the judgment by confession procedure, as further specified. Existing law prescribes the procedure for entering a judgment by confession.This bill would provide that a judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court. The bill would not apply the foregoing provision to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022. The bill would repeal the provisions setting forth procedures by which a defendant files for, and a superior court enters, a judgment by confession.Existing law requires the State Department of Health Services to determine annually the rates of payment for services provided for Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in a prepaid health plan. Existing law requires that contract amendments providing for the new annual rates shall provide that a prepaid health plan contractor agrees that by accepting payment of the new annual rates prior to final approval, the contractor stipulates to a confession of judgment for any amounts received in excess of the final approved rates.This bill would eliminate the requirement that contract amendments providing for new annual rates must provide that the contractor stipulate to a confession of judgment. This bill would make additional conforming changes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate March 25, 2021
Amended IN Senate March 25, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 688
Introduced by Senator WieckowskiFebruary 19, 2021
Introduced by Senator Wieckowski
February 19, 2021
An act to amend Section 1132 of, and to repeal Sections 1133 and 1134 of, the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 6103, 68085.1, and 70626 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 4459 of the Probate Code, and to amend Section 14301 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to civil actions.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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SB 688, as amended, Wieckowski. Civil actions: judgments by confession.
Existing law provides that a judgment by confession is enforceable and may be entered in any superior court without the filing of a civil action, either for money due or to become due, or to secure any person against a contingent liability on behalf of the defendant, or both. Existing law permits the judgment to be entered only if the defendant has signed and filed a written statement authorizing an entry of judgment, as further specified, and the defendants attorney has signed and filed a certificate stating the attorney has examined the proposed judgment and advised the defendant of the defendants waiver of rights and defenses and to utilize the judgment by confession procedure, as further specified. Existing law prescribes the procedure for entering a judgment by confession.This bill would provide that a judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court. The bill would not apply the foregoing provision to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022. The bill would repeal the provisions setting forth procedures by which a defendant files for, and a superior court enters, a judgment by confession.Existing law requires the State Department of Health Services to determine annually the rates of payment for services provided for Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in a prepaid health plan. Existing law requires that contract amendments providing for the new annual rates shall provide that a prepaid health plan contractor agrees that by accepting payment of the new annual rates prior to final approval, the contractor stipulates to a confession of judgment for any amounts received in excess of the final approved rates.This bill would eliminate the requirement that contract amendments providing for new annual rates must provide that the contractor stipulate to a confession of judgment. This bill would make additional conforming changes.
Existing law provides that a judgment by confession is enforceable and may be entered in any superior court without the filing of a civil action, either for money due or to become due, or to secure any person against a contingent liability on behalf of the defendant, or both. Existing law permits the judgment to be entered only if the defendant has signed and filed a written statement authorizing an entry of judgment, as further specified, and the defendants attorney has signed and filed a certificate stating the attorney has examined the proposed judgment and advised the defendant of the defendants waiver of rights and defenses and to utilize the judgment by confession procedure, as further specified. Existing law prescribes the procedure for entering a judgment by confession.
This bill would provide that a judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court. The bill would not apply the foregoing provision to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022. The bill would repeal the provisions setting forth procedures by which a defendant files for, and a superior court enters, a judgment by confession.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Services to determine annually the rates of payment for services provided for Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in a prepaid health plan. Existing law requires that contract amendments providing for the new annual rates shall provide that a prepaid health plan contractor agrees that by accepting payment of the new annual rates prior to final approval, the contractor stipulates to a confession of judgment for any amounts received in excess of the final approved rates.
This bill would eliminate the requirement that contract amendments providing for new annual rates must provide that the contractor stipulate to a confession of judgment.
This bill would make additional conforming changes.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1132 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:1132. (a) A judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court.(b) This section does not apply to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022.SEC. 2. Section 1133 of the Code of Civil Procedure is repealed.SEC. 3. Section 1134 of the Code of Civil Procedure is repealed.SEC. 4. Section 6103 of the Government Code is amended to read:6103. (a) Neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body, acting in the public officers or bodys official capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, shall pay or deposit any fee for the filing of any document or paper, for the performance of any official service, or for the filing of any stipulation or agreement that may constitute an appearance in any court by any other party to the stipulation or agreement. This section does not apply to civil jury fees or civil jury deposits. This section does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets or obligations that have come under that officers jurisdiction by virtue of that officers office, or where it is specifically provided otherwise.(b) No fee shall be charged any of the public agencies named in this section to defray the costs of reporting services by court reporters. Such fees shall be recoverable as costs as provided in Section 6103.5.(c) This section shall apply to probate referees, as described in Part 12 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.SEC. 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, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of Section 411.21 of, subdivision (b) of Section 631 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, 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, 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.(E) Commencing July 1, 2011, to the Trial Court Trust Fund, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 70626, to be used by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program under Section 68651.(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, Sections 68926.1, 69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code, and Sections 1513.1, 1835, and 1851.5 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, an agency shall not 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. 6. Section 70626 of the Government Code is amended to read:70626. (a) The fee for each of the following services is forty dollars ($40). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing a writ of attachment, a writ of mandate, a writ of execution, a writ of sale, a writ of possession, a writ of prohibition, or any other writ for the enforcement of any order or judgment.(2) Issuing an abstract of judgment.(3) Issuing a certificate of satisfaction of judgment under Section 724.100 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Certifying a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the clerk of any court.(5) Taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings.(6) Acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate.(7) Recording or registering a license or certificate, or issuing a certificate in connection with a license, required by law, for which a charge is not otherwise prescribed.(8) Issuing a certificate for which the fee is not otherwise fixed.(b) The fee for each of the following services is forty-five dollars ($45). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing an order of sale.(2) Receiving and filing an abstract of judgment rendered by a judge of another court and subsequent services based on it, unless the abstract of judgment is filed under Section 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(3) Filing an application for renewal of judgment under Section 683.150 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Issuing a commission to take a deposition in another state or place under Section 2026.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or issuing a subpoena under Section 2029.300 to take a deposition in this state for purposes of a proceeding pending in another jurisdiction.(5) Filing and entering an award under the Workers Compensation Law (Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code).(6) Filing an affidavit of publication of notice of dissolution of partnership.(7) Filing an appeal of a determination whether a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious under Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(8) Filing an affidavit under Section 13200 of the Probate Code, together with the issuance of one certified copy of the affidavit under Section 13202 of the Probate Code.(9) Filing and indexing all papers for which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds, or certificates of appointment.(c) The fee for filing a first petition under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the petitioner is not a party to the out-of-state case, is eighty dollars ($80). Amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Section 68085.1.(d) The fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court in which the estate of a decedent may be administered, as required by Section 8200 of the Probate Code, is fifty dollars ($50).(e) An amount equivalent to twenty-five dollars ($25) of each fee collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used by the Judicial Council for the expenses of the Judicial Council in implementing and administering the civil representation program under Section 68651.SEC. 7. Section 4459 of the Probate Code is amended to read:4459. In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, cross-complaint, or offset, and defend against an individual, a legal entity, or government, including suits to recover property or other thing of value, to recover damages sustained by the principal, to eliminate or modify tax liability, or to seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae.(c) In connection with litigation:(1) Procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect, enforce, or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.(2) Perform any lawful act, including acceptance of tender, offer of judgment, admission of facts, submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination before trial, and binding the principal in litigation.(d) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation.(e) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principals behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.(f) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or with respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.(g) Pay a judgment against the principal or a settlement made in connection with litigation and receive and conserve money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.SEC. 8.Section 14301 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:14301.(a)The department shall determine, by actuarial methods, prospective per capita rates of payment for services provided under this chapter for Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in a prepaid health plan. The rates of payment shall be determined annually, shall be effective no later than either the first day of July each year, or another date chosen by the department, and shall not exceed the total per capita amount (including cost of administration) which the department estimates (with appropriate adjustments to provide actuarial equivalence) would be payable for all services and requirements covered under the prepaid health plan contract if all such services and requirements were to be furnished to Medi-Cal beneficiaries under the fee-for-service Medi-Cal program provided for by Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000).In the event that there is any delay in the payment of the new annual rates determined pursuant to this subdivision, continued payment to the prepaid health plan of the rate in effect at the time the delay occurred shall be interim payment only, and shall be subject to increase or decrease, as the case may be, to the level of the new annual rates effective as of either the first day of July or the date chosen by the department.Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, in the event that a contract amendment providing for the new annual rates has been executed by the department and a prepaid health plan, but has not yet received the approval of all required control agencies and departments by the end of the first month following the effective date of the new rate, payment of the new annual rates shall commence no later than the first day of the second month following the effective date of the new rate. If the final approved rates differ from the rates set forth in such amendments, any underpayment by the state shall be paid by the department to the prepaid health plan within 30 days after final approval of such rates. Any overpayment by the state shall be recaptured by the state withholding the amount due from the prepaid health plans next capitation check. If the amount to be withheld from subsequent capitation checks exceeds 25 percent of the appropriate capitation payment for that month, amounts up to 25 percent shall be withheld from each successive monthly capitation payment until such deficiencies are recovered by the state.The contract shall provide the specific per capita rates, to be determined by sound actuarial methods on the basis of age, sex, and aid categories, which the state shall pay the prepaid health plan each month for each beneficiary enrolled in the prepaid health plan, a detailed description of the specific actuarial method or methods and assumptions used in determining per capita rates, and a summary of the data base, including costs and inflation assumptions and utilization rates, which was used to determine per capita rates. In addition, the director shall engage and rely upon the services of an actuary or consulting actuary in determining prospective per capita rates.(b)Any prepaid health plan with an operating experience and scale of operation deemed by the department to be insufficient to justify the application of an actuarially determined per capita rate, shall be reimbursed on a cost basis up to the fee-for-service maximum for services provided until such time as the director determines that a per capita method is reasonable, but not to exceed a period of one year. For purposes of this section, costs shall be net of intercompany profits in those circumstances where any of the following persons have a substantial financial interest, as defined by Section 14478, in any vendor to the prepaid health plan or any vendor to a subcontractor of the plan:(1)Any person also having a substantial financial interest in the plan.(2)Any director, officer, partner, trustee or employee of the plan.(3)Any member of the immediate family of any person designated in paragraph (1) or (2).(c)The obligations of a prepaid health plan shall be changed only by contract or contract amendment. Any such change may be made during a contract term or at the time of contract renewal, where there is a change in obligations required by federal or state law or regulation, or required by a change in the interpretation or implementation of any such law or regulation. If any such change in obligations occurs which affects the cost to a prepaid health plan of performing under the terms of its contract, then the per capita rates under the contract may be redetermined in the manner provided by subdivision (a) to reflect such change. During such period of time as is required to redetermine the per capita rates, payment to a prepaid health plan of the per capita rates in effect at the time such change occurred shall be considered interim payments and shall be subject to increase or decrease, as the case may be, effective as of the date on which such change is effective.(d)The obligations of a prepaid health plan shall be changed only by contract or contract amendment wherein payment for the changes, whether payment results in an increase or decrease in the prior per capita rates paid to a prepaid health plan, shall be determined in accordance with this section and paid to affected prepaid health plans.(e)Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as removing from a prepaid health plan the risk of beneficial or adverse effects, including inflation, which normally result from contracting to furnish health services.(f)Per capita rates of payment for services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in prepaid health plans or Medi-Cal managed care plans contracting in areas specified by the director for expansion of the Medi-Cal managed care program under Section 14087.3 or contracting under Sections 14018.7, 14087.31, 14087.35, 14087.36, 14087.38, 14087.96, 14089, and 14089.05 shall be paid by the state effective the date a beneficiarys enrollment takes effect. A primary care provider or clinic contracting with a prepaid health plan or a Medi-Cal managed care plan on a capitation basis and whose assignment to or selection by a beneficiary has been confirmed by the plan shall be paid capitation payments effective the date of the beneficiarys enrollment. However, a primary care provider whose assignment to or selection by a beneficiary was not confirmed by the plan on the date of the beneficiarys enrollment, but is later confirmed by the plan, shall be paid capitation payments effective no later than 30 days after the beneficiarys enrollment. The prepaid health plan or Medi-Cal managed care plan shall be financially responsible for all Medi-Cal services covered under the contract with the department for any newly enrolled beneficiary until that beneficiary has a confirmed assignment to a primary care provider or clinic. This subdivision shall not apply when a beneficiary requests a change in primary care provider after initial selection or assignment.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 1132 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:1132. (a) A judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court.(b) This section does not apply to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022.
SECTION 1. Section 1132 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:
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1132. (a) A judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court.(b) This section does not apply to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022.
1132. (a) A judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court.(b) This section does not apply to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022.
1132. (a) A judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court.(b) This section does not apply to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022.
1132. (a) A judgment by confession is unenforceable and may not be entered in any superior court.
(b) This section does not apply to a judgment by confession entered before January 1, 2022.
SEC. 2. Section 1133 of the Code of Civil Procedure is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 1133 of the Code of Civil Procedure is repealed.
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SEC. 3. Section 1134 of the Code of Civil Procedure is repealed.
SEC. 3. Section 1134 of the Code of Civil Procedure is repealed.
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SEC. 4. Section 6103 of the Government Code is amended to read:6103. (a) Neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body, acting in the public officers or bodys official capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, shall pay or deposit any fee for the filing of any document or paper, for the performance of any official service, or for the filing of any stipulation or agreement that may constitute an appearance in any court by any other party to the stipulation or agreement. This section does not apply to civil jury fees or civil jury deposits. This section does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets or obligations that have come under that officers jurisdiction by virtue of that officers office, or where it is specifically provided otherwise.(b) No fee shall be charged any of the public agencies named in this section to defray the costs of reporting services by court reporters. Such fees shall be recoverable as costs as provided in Section 6103.5.(c) This section shall apply to probate referees, as described in Part 12 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.
SEC. 4. Section 6103 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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6103. (a) Neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body, acting in the public officers or bodys official capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, shall pay or deposit any fee for the filing of any document or paper, for the performance of any official service, or for the filing of any stipulation or agreement that may constitute an appearance in any court by any other party to the stipulation or agreement. This section does not apply to civil jury fees or civil jury deposits. This section does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets or obligations that have come under that officers jurisdiction by virtue of that officers office, or where it is specifically provided otherwise.(b) No fee shall be charged any of the public agencies named in this section to defray the costs of reporting services by court reporters. Such fees shall be recoverable as costs as provided in Section 6103.5.(c) This section shall apply to probate referees, as described in Part 12 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.
6103. (a) Neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body, acting in the public officers or bodys official capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, shall pay or deposit any fee for the filing of any document or paper, for the performance of any official service, or for the filing of any stipulation or agreement that may constitute an appearance in any court by any other party to the stipulation or agreement. This section does not apply to civil jury fees or civil jury deposits. This section does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets or obligations that have come under that officers jurisdiction by virtue of that officers office, or where it is specifically provided otherwise.(b) No fee shall be charged any of the public agencies named in this section to defray the costs of reporting services by court reporters. Such fees shall be recoverable as costs as provided in Section 6103.5.(c) This section shall apply to probate referees, as described in Part 12 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.
6103. (a) Neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body, acting in the public officers or bodys official capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, shall pay or deposit any fee for the filing of any document or paper, for the performance of any official service, or for the filing of any stipulation or agreement that may constitute an appearance in any court by any other party to the stipulation or agreement. This section does not apply to civil jury fees or civil jury deposits. This section does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets or obligations that have come under that officers jurisdiction by virtue of that officers office, or where it is specifically provided otherwise.(b) No fee shall be charged any of the public agencies named in this section to defray the costs of reporting services by court reporters. Such fees shall be recoverable as costs as provided in Section 6103.5.(c) This section shall apply to probate referees, as described in Part 12 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.
6103. (a) Neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body, acting in the public officers or bodys official capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, shall pay or deposit any fee for the filing of any document or paper, for the performance of any official service, or for the filing of any stipulation or agreement that may constitute an appearance in any court by any other party to the stipulation or agreement. This section does not apply to civil jury fees or civil jury deposits. This section does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets or obligations that have come under that officers jurisdiction by virtue of that officers office, or where it is specifically provided otherwise.
(b) No fee shall be charged any of the public agencies named in this section to defray the costs of reporting services by court reporters. Such fees shall be recoverable as costs as provided in Section 6103.5.
(c) This section shall apply to probate referees, as described in Part 12 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.
SEC. 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, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of Section 411.21 of, subdivision (b) of Section 631 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, 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, 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.(E) Commencing July 1, 2011, to the Trial Court Trust Fund, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 70626, to be used by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program under Section 68651.(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, Sections 68926.1, 69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code, and Sections 1513.1, 1835, and 1851.5 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, an agency shall not 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. 5. Section 68085.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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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, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of Section 411.21 of, subdivision (b) of Section 631 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, 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, 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.(E) Commencing July 1, 2011, to the Trial Court Trust Fund, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 70626, to be used by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program under Section 68651.(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, Sections 68926.1, 69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code, and Sections 1513.1, 1835, and 1851.5 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, an agency shall not 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.
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, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of Section 411.21 of, subdivision (b) of Section 631 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, 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, 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.(E) Commencing July 1, 2011, to the Trial Court Trust Fund, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 70626, to be used by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program under Section 68651.(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, Sections 68926.1, 69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code, and Sections 1513.1, 1835, and 1851.5 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, an agency shall not 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.
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, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of Section 411.21 of, subdivision (b) of Section 631 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, 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, 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.(E) Commencing July 1, 2011, to the Trial Court Trust Fund, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 70626, to be used by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program under Section 68651.(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, Sections 68926.1, 69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code, and Sections 1513.1, 1835, and 1851.5 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, an agency shall not 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.
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, 1161.2, 1218, and 1993.2 of, subdivision (g) of Section 411.20 and subdivisions (c) and (g) of Section 411.21 of, subdivision (b) of Section 631 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, 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, 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.
(E) Commencing July 1, 2011, to the Trial Court Trust Fund, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 70626, to be used by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program under Section 68651.
(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, Sections 68926.1, 69953.5, 70627, 70631, 70640, 70661, 70678, and 71386 of this code, and Sections 1513.1, 1835, and 1851.5 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, an agency shall not 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. 6. Section 70626 of the Government Code is amended to read:70626. (a) The fee for each of the following services is forty dollars ($40). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing a writ of attachment, a writ of mandate, a writ of execution, a writ of sale, a writ of possession, a writ of prohibition, or any other writ for the enforcement of any order or judgment.(2) Issuing an abstract of judgment.(3) Issuing a certificate of satisfaction of judgment under Section 724.100 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Certifying a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the clerk of any court.(5) Taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings.(6) Acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate.(7) Recording or registering a license or certificate, or issuing a certificate in connection with a license, required by law, for which a charge is not otherwise prescribed.(8) Issuing a certificate for which the fee is not otherwise fixed.(b) The fee for each of the following services is forty-five dollars ($45). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing an order of sale.(2) Receiving and filing an abstract of judgment rendered by a judge of another court and subsequent services based on it, unless the abstract of judgment is filed under Section 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(3) Filing an application for renewal of judgment under Section 683.150 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Issuing a commission to take a deposition in another state or place under Section 2026.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or issuing a subpoena under Section 2029.300 to take a deposition in this state for purposes of a proceeding pending in another jurisdiction.(5) Filing and entering an award under the Workers Compensation Law (Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code).(6) Filing an affidavit of publication of notice of dissolution of partnership.(7) Filing an appeal of a determination whether a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious under Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(8) Filing an affidavit under Section 13200 of the Probate Code, together with the issuance of one certified copy of the affidavit under Section 13202 of the Probate Code.(9) Filing and indexing all papers for which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds, or certificates of appointment.(c) The fee for filing a first petition under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the petitioner is not a party to the out-of-state case, is eighty dollars ($80). Amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Section 68085.1.(d) The fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court in which the estate of a decedent may be administered, as required by Section 8200 of the Probate Code, is fifty dollars ($50).(e) An amount equivalent to twenty-five dollars ($25) of each fee collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used by the Judicial Council for the expenses of the Judicial Council in implementing and administering the civil representation program under Section 68651.
SEC. 6. Section 70626 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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70626. (a) The fee for each of the following services is forty dollars ($40). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing a writ of attachment, a writ of mandate, a writ of execution, a writ of sale, a writ of possession, a writ of prohibition, or any other writ for the enforcement of any order or judgment.(2) Issuing an abstract of judgment.(3) Issuing a certificate of satisfaction of judgment under Section 724.100 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Certifying a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the clerk of any court.(5) Taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings.(6) Acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate.(7) Recording or registering a license or certificate, or issuing a certificate in connection with a license, required by law, for which a charge is not otherwise prescribed.(8) Issuing a certificate for which the fee is not otherwise fixed.(b) The fee for each of the following services is forty-five dollars ($45). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing an order of sale.(2) Receiving and filing an abstract of judgment rendered by a judge of another court and subsequent services based on it, unless the abstract of judgment is filed under Section 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(3) Filing an application for renewal of judgment under Section 683.150 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Issuing a commission to take a deposition in another state or place under Section 2026.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or issuing a subpoena under Section 2029.300 to take a deposition in this state for purposes of a proceeding pending in another jurisdiction.(5) Filing and entering an award under the Workers Compensation Law (Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code).(6) Filing an affidavit of publication of notice of dissolution of partnership.(7) Filing an appeal of a determination whether a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious under Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(8) Filing an affidavit under Section 13200 of the Probate Code, together with the issuance of one certified copy of the affidavit under Section 13202 of the Probate Code.(9) Filing and indexing all papers for which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds, or certificates of appointment.(c) The fee for filing a first petition under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the petitioner is not a party to the out-of-state case, is eighty dollars ($80). Amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Section 68085.1.(d) The fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court in which the estate of a decedent may be administered, as required by Section 8200 of the Probate Code, is fifty dollars ($50).(e) An amount equivalent to twenty-five dollars ($25) of each fee collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used by the Judicial Council for the expenses of the Judicial Council in implementing and administering the civil representation program under Section 68651.
70626. (a) The fee for each of the following services is forty dollars ($40). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing a writ of attachment, a writ of mandate, a writ of execution, a writ of sale, a writ of possession, a writ of prohibition, or any other writ for the enforcement of any order or judgment.(2) Issuing an abstract of judgment.(3) Issuing a certificate of satisfaction of judgment under Section 724.100 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Certifying a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the clerk of any court.(5) Taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings.(6) Acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate.(7) Recording or registering a license or certificate, or issuing a certificate in connection with a license, required by law, for which a charge is not otherwise prescribed.(8) Issuing a certificate for which the fee is not otherwise fixed.(b) The fee for each of the following services is forty-five dollars ($45). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing an order of sale.(2) Receiving and filing an abstract of judgment rendered by a judge of another court and subsequent services based on it, unless the abstract of judgment is filed under Section 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(3) Filing an application for renewal of judgment under Section 683.150 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Issuing a commission to take a deposition in another state or place under Section 2026.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or issuing a subpoena under Section 2029.300 to take a deposition in this state for purposes of a proceeding pending in another jurisdiction.(5) Filing and entering an award under the Workers Compensation Law (Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code).(6) Filing an affidavit of publication of notice of dissolution of partnership.(7) Filing an appeal of a determination whether a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious under Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(8) Filing an affidavit under Section 13200 of the Probate Code, together with the issuance of one certified copy of the affidavit under Section 13202 of the Probate Code.(9) Filing and indexing all papers for which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds, or certificates of appointment.(c) The fee for filing a first petition under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the petitioner is not a party to the out-of-state case, is eighty dollars ($80). Amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Section 68085.1.(d) The fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court in which the estate of a decedent may be administered, as required by Section 8200 of the Probate Code, is fifty dollars ($50).(e) An amount equivalent to twenty-five dollars ($25) of each fee collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used by the Judicial Council for the expenses of the Judicial Council in implementing and administering the civil representation program under Section 68651.
70626. (a) The fee for each of the following services is forty dollars ($40). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing a writ of attachment, a writ of mandate, a writ of execution, a writ of sale, a writ of possession, a writ of prohibition, or any other writ for the enforcement of any order or judgment.(2) Issuing an abstract of judgment.(3) Issuing a certificate of satisfaction of judgment under Section 724.100 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Certifying a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the clerk of any court.(5) Taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings.(6) Acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate.(7) Recording or registering a license or certificate, or issuing a certificate in connection with a license, required by law, for which a charge is not otherwise prescribed.(8) Issuing a certificate for which the fee is not otherwise fixed.(b) The fee for each of the following services is forty-five dollars ($45). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.(1) Issuing an order of sale.(2) Receiving and filing an abstract of judgment rendered by a judge of another court and subsequent services based on it, unless the abstract of judgment is filed under Section 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(3) Filing an application for renewal of judgment under Section 683.150 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(4) Issuing a commission to take a deposition in another state or place under Section 2026.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or issuing a subpoena under Section 2029.300 to take a deposition in this state for purposes of a proceeding pending in another jurisdiction.(5) Filing and entering an award under the Workers Compensation Law (Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code).(6) Filing an affidavit of publication of notice of dissolution of partnership.(7) Filing an appeal of a determination whether a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious under Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(8) Filing an affidavit under Section 13200 of the Probate Code, together with the issuance of one certified copy of the affidavit under Section 13202 of the Probate Code.(9) Filing and indexing all papers for which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds, or certificates of appointment.(c) The fee for filing a first petition under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the petitioner is not a party to the out-of-state case, is eighty dollars ($80). Amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Section 68085.1.(d) The fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court in which the estate of a decedent may be administered, as required by Section 8200 of the Probate Code, is fifty dollars ($50).(e) An amount equivalent to twenty-five dollars ($25) of each fee collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used by the Judicial Council for the expenses of the Judicial Council in implementing and administering the civil representation program under Section 68651.
70626. (a) The fee for each of the following services is forty dollars ($40). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.
(1) Issuing a writ of attachment, a writ of mandate, a writ of execution, a writ of sale, a writ of possession, a writ of prohibition, or any other writ for the enforcement of any order or judgment.
(2) Issuing an abstract of judgment.
(3) Issuing a certificate of satisfaction of judgment under Section 724.100 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(4) Certifying a copy of any paper, record, or proceeding on file in the office of the clerk of any court.
(5) Taking an affidavit, except in criminal cases or adoption proceedings.
(6) Acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate.
(7) Recording or registering a license or certificate, or issuing a certificate in connection with a license, required by law, for which a charge is not otherwise prescribed.
(8) Issuing a certificate for which the fee is not otherwise fixed.
(b) The fee for each of the following services is forty-five dollars ($45). Subject to subdivision (e), amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.
(1) Issuing an order of sale.
(2) Receiving and filing an abstract of judgment rendered by a judge of another court and subsequent services based on it, unless the abstract of judgment is filed under Section 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(3) Filing an application for renewal of judgment under Section 683.150 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(4) Issuing a commission to take a deposition in another state or place under Section 2026.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or issuing a subpoena under Section 2029.300 to take a deposition in this state for purposes of a proceeding pending in another jurisdiction.
(5) Filing and entering an award under the Workers Compensation Law (Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code).
(6) Filing an affidavit of publication of notice of dissolution of partnership.
(7) Filing an appeal of a determination whether a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious under Section 31622 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(8) Filing an affidavit under Section 13200 of the Probate Code, together with the issuance of one certified copy of the affidavit under Section 13202 of the Probate Code.
(9) Filing and indexing all papers for which a charge is not elsewhere provided, other than papers filed in actions or special proceedings, official bonds, or certificates of appointment.
(c) The fee for filing a first petition under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the petitioner is not a party to the out-of-state case, is eighty dollars ($80). Amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Section 68085.1.
(d) The fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court in which the estate of a decedent may be administered, as required by Section 8200 of the Probate Code, is fifty dollars ($50).
(e) An amount equivalent to twenty-five dollars ($25) of each fee collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used by the Judicial Council for the expenses of the Judicial Council in implementing and administering the civil representation program under Section 68651.
SEC. 7. Section 4459 of the Probate Code is amended to read:4459. In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, cross-complaint, or offset, and defend against an individual, a legal entity, or government, including suits to recover property or other thing of value, to recover damages sustained by the principal, to eliminate or modify tax liability, or to seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae.(c) In connection with litigation:(1) Procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect, enforce, or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.(2) Perform any lawful act, including acceptance of tender, offer of judgment, admission of facts, submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination before trial, and binding the principal in litigation.(d) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation.(e) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principals behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.(f) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or with respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.(g) Pay a judgment against the principal or a settlement made in connection with litigation and receive and conserve money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.
SEC. 7. Section 4459 of the Probate Code is amended to read:
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4459. In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, cross-complaint, or offset, and defend against an individual, a legal entity, or government, including suits to recover property or other thing of value, to recover damages sustained by the principal, to eliminate or modify tax liability, or to seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae.(c) In connection with litigation:(1) Procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect, enforce, or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.(2) Perform any lawful act, including acceptance of tender, offer of judgment, admission of facts, submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination before trial, and binding the principal in litigation.(d) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation.(e) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principals behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.(f) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or with respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.(g) Pay a judgment against the principal or a settlement made in connection with litigation and receive and conserve money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.
4459. In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, cross-complaint, or offset, and defend against an individual, a legal entity, or government, including suits to recover property or other thing of value, to recover damages sustained by the principal, to eliminate or modify tax liability, or to seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae.(c) In connection with litigation:(1) Procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect, enforce, or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.(2) Perform any lawful act, including acceptance of tender, offer of judgment, admission of facts, submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination before trial, and binding the principal in litigation.(d) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation.(e) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principals behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.(f) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or with respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.(g) Pay a judgment against the principal or a settlement made in connection with litigation and receive and conserve money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.
4459. In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, cross-complaint, or offset, and defend against an individual, a legal entity, or government, including suits to recover property or other thing of value, to recover damages sustained by the principal, to eliminate or modify tax liability, or to seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae.(c) In connection with litigation:(1) Procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect, enforce, or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.(2) Perform any lawful act, including acceptance of tender, offer of judgment, admission of facts, submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination before trial, and binding the principal in litigation.(d) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation.(e) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principals behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.(f) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or with respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.(g) Pay a judgment against the principal or a settlement made in connection with litigation and receive and conserve money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.
4459. In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following:
(a) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, cross-complaint, or offset, and defend against an individual, a legal entity, or government, including suits to recover property or other thing of value, to recover damages sustained by the principal, to eliminate or modify tax liability, or to seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.
(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae.
(c) In connection with litigation:
(1) Procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect, enforce, or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.
(2) Perform any lawful act, including acceptance of tender, offer of judgment, admission of facts, submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination before trial, and binding the principal in litigation.
(d) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation.
(e) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principals behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.
(f) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or with respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.
(g) Pay a judgment against the principal or a settlement made in connection with litigation and receive and conserve money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.
(a)The department shall determine, by actuarial methods, prospective per capita rates of payment for services provided under this chapter for Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in a prepaid health plan. The rates of payment shall be determined annually, shall be effective no later than either the first day of July each year, or another date chosen by the department, and shall not exceed the total per capita amount (including cost of administration) which the department estimates (with appropriate adjustments to provide actuarial equivalence) would be payable for all services and requirements covered under the prepaid health plan contract if all such services and requirements were to be furnished to Medi-Cal beneficiaries under the fee-for-service Medi-Cal program provided for by Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000).
In the event that there is any delay in the payment of the new annual rates determined pursuant to this subdivision, continued payment to the prepaid health plan of the rate in effect at the time the delay occurred shall be interim payment only, and shall be subject to increase or decrease, as the case may be, to the level of the new annual rates effective as of either the first day of July or the date chosen by the department.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, in the event that a contract amendment providing for the new annual rates has been executed by the department and a prepaid health plan, but has not yet received the approval of all required control agencies and departments by the end of the first month following the effective date of the new rate, payment of the new annual rates shall commence no later than the first day of the second month following the effective date of the new rate. If the final approved rates differ from the rates set forth in such amendments, any underpayment by the state shall be paid by the department to the prepaid health plan within 30 days after final approval of such rates. Any overpayment by the state shall be recaptured by the state withholding the amount due from the prepaid health plans next capitation check. If the amount to be withheld from subsequent capitation checks exceeds 25 percent of the appropriate capitation payment for that month, amounts up to 25 percent shall be withheld from each successive monthly capitation payment until such deficiencies are recovered by the state.
The contract shall provide the specific per capita rates, to be determined by sound actuarial methods on the basis of age, sex, and aid categories, which the state shall pay the prepaid health plan each month for each beneficiary enrolled in the prepaid health plan, a detailed description of the specific actuarial method or methods and assumptions used in determining per capita rates, and a summary of the data base, including costs and inflation assumptions and utilization rates, which was used to determine per capita rates. In addition, the director shall engage and rely upon the services of an actuary or consulting actuary in determining prospective per capita rates.
(b)Any prepaid health plan with an operating experience and scale of operation deemed by the department to be insufficient to justify the application of an actuarially determined per capita rate, shall be reimbursed on a cost basis up to the fee-for-service maximum for services provided until such time as the director determines that a per capita method is reasonable, but not to exceed a period of one year. For purposes of this section, costs shall be net of intercompany profits in those circumstances where any of the following persons have a substantial financial interest, as defined by Section 14478, in any vendor to the prepaid health plan or any vendor to a subcontractor of the plan:
(1)Any person also having a substantial financial interest in the plan.
(2)Any director, officer, partner, trustee or employee of the plan.
(3)Any member of the immediate family of any person designated in paragraph (1) or (2).
(c)The obligations of a prepaid health plan shall be changed only by contract or contract amendment. Any such change may be made during a contract term or at the time of contract renewal, where there is a change in obligations required by federal or state law or regulation, or required by a change in the interpretation or implementation of any such law or regulation. If any such change in obligations occurs which affects the cost to a prepaid health plan of performing under the terms of its contract, then the per capita rates under the contract may be redetermined in the manner provided by subdivision (a) to reflect such change. During such period of time as is required to redetermine the per capita rates, payment to a prepaid health plan of the per capita rates in effect at the time such change occurred shall be considered interim payments and shall be subject to increase or decrease, as the case may be, effective as of the date on which such change is effective.
(d)The obligations of a prepaid health plan shall be changed only by contract or contract amendment wherein payment for the changes, whether payment results in an increase or decrease in the prior per capita rates paid to a prepaid health plan, shall be determined in accordance with this section and paid to affected prepaid health plans.
(e)Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as removing from a prepaid health plan the risk of beneficial or adverse effects, including inflation, which normally result from contracting to furnish health services.
(f)Per capita rates of payment for services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in prepaid health plans or Medi-Cal managed care plans contracting in areas specified by the director for expansion of the Medi-Cal managed care program under Section 14087.3 or contracting under Sections 14018.7, 14087.31, 14087.35, 14087.36, 14087.38, 14087.96, 14089, and 14089.05 shall be paid by the state effective the date a beneficiarys enrollment takes effect. A primary care provider or clinic contracting with a prepaid health plan or a Medi-Cal managed care plan on a capitation basis and whose assignment to or selection by a beneficiary has been confirmed by the plan shall be paid capitation payments effective the date of the beneficiarys enrollment. However, a primary care provider whose assignment to or selection by a beneficiary was not confirmed by the plan on the date of the beneficiarys enrollment, but is later confirmed by the plan, shall be paid capitation payments effective no later than 30 days after the beneficiarys enrollment. The prepaid health plan or Medi-Cal managed care plan shall be financially responsible for all Medi-Cal services covered under the contract with the department for any newly enrolled beneficiary until that beneficiary has a confirmed assignment to a primary care provider or clinic. This subdivision shall not apply when a beneficiary requests a change in primary care provider after initial selection or assignment.