Support and Legislation

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Statutory History

Maintenance and Support

Where the Money Comes From

Legislative Intent

Boards of Supervisors' Responses

Background for Subsequent State Law

The Uniform Civil Fee and Standard Fee Schedule Act of 2005

Boards of Supervisors' Responses Under the New Rules

Increases in Filing Fees in 2008, 2010, and 2012 Made No Provisions for Public County Law Libraries; In Forma Pauperis Filings Increased; Revenue for Law Libraries Fell

Urgent Legislation is Needed to Shore-Up Funding for County Law Libraries

From 2009 to 2013, due in part to reduced filings and due in part to increased fee waivers, law library fee revenues, statewide, declined to 75½ percent of what law library fee revenues had been in 2008-'09. Law Library fee revenues and State filing fee revenues would be buoyed-up somewhat if the filing fee discount for third-party assignees was eliminated. To this end, on November 13, 2013, the County Law Libraries of Butte, Contra Costa, and Sonoma proposed remedial Legislation to the Office of the California Senate Committee on Judiciary. The remedial Legislation changes existing law by repealing subdivision (c) of Business and Professions Code section 6322.1. With the discount for third-party assignees removed, approximately $3.2 million in new funds will be received by the Judicial Branch. Of the $3.2 million, $1.6 million would go to the law libraries. For a Table displaying the State totals, how much the Judicial Branch stands to receive and how much the County Law Library stands to receive, click here.

Table 1 — Butte County Law Library Fund Receipts 2006-2015
Year Super. Ct. Filing Fee1 Limited Civ. Filing Fee2 Limited Civ. Filing Fee3 Limited Civ. Filing Fee4 LL Fund is Allocated Total for Butte County Law Library Fund
Super Ct. Filing Fee1 Limited Civ. Filing Fee2 Limited Civ. Filing Fee3 Limited Civ. Filing Fee4
2006 320 300 180 165 32 32 32 12 171,409
2007 320 300 180 165 35 35 35 12 194,478
2008 355 330 205 181 35 35 35 12 217,240
2009 355 330 205 181 35 35 35 12 206,429
2010 395 370 225 181 35 35 35 12 211,195
2011 395 370 225 181 35 35 35 12 191,802
2012 435 370 225 181 35 35 35 12 181,505
2013 435 370 225 181 35 35 35 12 161,323
2014 435 370 225 181 35 35 35 12 154,727
2015 435 370 225 181 35 35 35 12 135,380

1Superior Court Filing Fee for Civil > $25,000, Family Law, Probate
2Limited Civil Filing Fee for Cases > $10,000
3Limited Civil Filing Fee for Cases ≤ $10,000 for Original Creditor
4Limited Civil Filing Fee for Cases ≤ $10,000 for Assignee of Original Creditor