(a) There is hereby established the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, the proceeds of which shall be subject to the provisions of this article. Improvement of the court facilities and the construction funds generated by this article are intended to further reasonable access to the courts and judicial process throughout the state for all parties.

(b) The State Court Facilities Construction Fund is the successor fund of the Immediate and Critical Needs Account, which is hereby abolished. All assets and revenues of the Immediate and Critical Needs Account shall be transferred to and become a part of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund. Outstanding liabilities, encumbrances, and legally required expenditures from the Immediate and Critical Needs Account shall be the obligation of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund. Any reference in state law, bond documents, leases, or other agreements to the Immediate and Critical Needs Account shall be construed to refer to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund.

Terms Used In California Government Code 70371

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Court facilities: consist of all of the following:

    California Government Code 70301

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

(c) Any funds in the Immediate and Critical Needs Account that are unencumbered at the end of the 2020-2021 fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund for the following fiscal year.

(d) Moneys deposited in the State Court Facilities Construction Fund as the successor fund to the Immediate and Critical Needs Account shall be disbursed for purposes previously appropriated from the Immediate and Critical Needs Account, which may include:

(1) The planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, replacement, or acquisition of court facilities.

(2) Payment or repayment for moneys appropriated for lease of court facilities pursuant to the issuance of lease-revenue bonds.

(3) Payment for lease or rental of court facilities or payment of service contracts, including those made for facilities in which one or more private sector participants or counties undertake some of the risks associated with the financing, design, construction, or operation of the facility.

(4) For trial court operations, as defined in Section 77003.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 17. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)

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