Section 1037.2 Of Chapter 6. Change Of Venue From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 6.
1037.2
. (a) Change of venue costs, as defined in Section 1037, that
are incurred by the receiving county and not defined as court
operations under Section 77003 of the Government Code or Rule 10.810
of the California Rules of Court shall be considered to be county
costs to be paid by the transferring county to the receiving county.
County costs include, but are not limited to, alterations, including
all construction-related costs, to a courthouse made that only
resulted from the transfer of the trial, rental of furniture or
equipment that only resulted from the transfer of the trial, inmate
transportation provided by the county sheriff from the jail to the
courthouse, security of the inmate or other participants in the
trial, unique or extraordinary costs for the extended storage and
safekeeping of evidence related to the trial, rental of jury parking
lot, jury parking lot security and related costs, security expenses
incurred by the county sheriff or a contracted agency that resulted
only from the transfer of the trial, and information services for the
court, jury, public, or media.
(b) Transferring counties shall approve a budget and a timeline
for the payment of county costs before the beginning of trial.
(c) Claims for the costs described in subdivision (a) shall be
forwarded to the treasurer and auditor of the transferring county on
a monthly basis. The treasurer shall pay the amount of county costs
out of the general funds of the transferring county within 30 days of
receiving the claim for costs from the receiving county.
(d) (1) The transferring court may, in its sound discretion,
determine the reasonable and necessary costs under this section.
(2) The transferring court's approval of costs shall become
effective 10 days after the court has given written notice of the
costs to the auditor of the transferring county.
(3) During the 10-day period specified in paragraph (2), the
auditor of the transferring county may contest the costs approved by
the transferring court.
(4) If the auditor of the transferring county fails to contest the
costs within the 10-day period specified in paragraph (2), the
transferring county shall be deemed to have waived the right to
contest the imposition of these costs.