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AB-3282 Courts.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 14938 of the Government Code is amended to read:

14938.
 As used in this chapter, “state agency” or “state agencies” means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission and  commission, superior court, court of appeal, the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council of California, the State Bar of California, and  the California State University and the Regents of the University of California.

SEC. 2.

 Section 68150.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:

68150.1.
 (a) Commencing October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Judicial Council shall update the Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees regarding remote accessibility of electronic court records by the public.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 3.

 Section 70397.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:

70397.1.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, in a fair market value transaction and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the reservations the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state, if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) The sale complies with Section 70391, as applicable.
(2) The Judicial Council consults with the county in which the property is located concerning the sale of the property.
(3) The Judicial Council offers the county in which the property is located the right to purchase the property in a fair market value transaction before otherwise offering the property for sale.
(b) For purposes of this section, “property” means each of the following:
(1) The Plumas/Sierra Regional Courthouse located at 600 South Gulling Street, City of Portola, County of Plumas, Assessor Parcel Number 126-050-046.
(2) The Modesto Main Courthouse located at 800 11th Street, and the Hall of Records, located at 1100 I Street, City of Modesto, County of Stanislaus, collectively a portion of Assessor Parcel Number 105-025-001.
(3) The Ceres Superior Court located at 2744 Second Street, City of Ceres, County of Stanislaus, Assessor Parcel Number 127-016-014.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the net proceeds from the sale of the property shall be deposited into the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, established by Section 70371.
(d) The disposition of the property authorized in this section does not constitute a sale or other disposition of surplus state property within the meaning of Section 9 of Article III of the California Constitution and is not subject to subdivision (g) of Section 11011.
SEC. 4.
 This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
To enable the Judicial Council to upgrade the energy efficiency of existing court property and to enable the sale of the property to occur as soon as possible, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.