Section 70625 Of Article 1. Civil Fees Generally From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 5.8. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for the purpose of
assisting the City and County of San Francisco in the acquisition,
rehabilitation, construction, and financing of courtrooms or of a
courtroom building or buildings containing facilities necessary or
incidental to the operation of the justice system, the Board of
Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco may require the
amounts collected pursuant to subdivision (d) to be deposited in the
Courthouse Construction Fund established pursuant to Section 76100.
In the City and County of San Francisco, the moneys of the Courthouse
Construction Fund together with any interest earned thereon shall be
payable only for the foregoing purposes and at the time necessary
therefor, and for the purposes set forth in subdivision (b) and at
the time necessary therefor.
(b) In conjunction with the acquisition, rehabilitation,
construction, or financing of courtrooms or of a courtroom building
or buildings referred to in subdivision (a), the City and County of
San Francisco may use the moneys of the Courthouse Construction Fund
(1) to rehabilitate existing courtrooms or an existing courtroom
building or buildings for other uses if new courtrooms or a courtroom
building or buildings are acquired, constructed, or financed or (2)
to acquire, rehabilitate, construct, or finance excess courtrooms or
an excess courtroom building or buildings if that excess is
anticipated to be needed at a later time.
(c) Any excess courtrooms or excess courtroom building or
buildings that are acquired, rehabilitated, constructed, or financed
pursuant to subdivision (b) may be leased or rented for uses other
than the operation of the justice system until such time as the
excess courtrooms or excess courtroom building or buildings are
needed for the operation of the justice system. Any amounts received
as lease or rental payments pursuant to this subdivision shall be
deposited in the Courthouse Construction Fund.
(d) In the City and County of San Francisco, a surcharge for the
purpose and for the time set forth in this section may be added to
the filing fees under Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650,
70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, and 70670 in any civil, family, or
probate action in the superior court. The surcharge shall be in an
amount, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50), as set forth in a
resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County
of San Francisco. If a surcharge under this section is imposed on a
filing fee, the distribution that would otherwise be made to the
State Court Facilities Construction Fund under subdivision (c) of
Section 68085.3 or subdivision (c) of Section 68085.4 shall be
reduced as provided in Section 70603. The county shall notify in
writing the superior court and the Administrative Office of the
Courts of any change in a surcharge under this section. When the
amortized costs that are to be repaid from this fund have been
repaid, the county shall notify in writing the superior court and the
Administrative Office of Courts, and the surcharge under this
section shall terminate, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section
70375.