Article 9.5. Humboldt County of California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 9.5.

There is in the County of Humboldt a single municipal court district known as the Humboldt County Municipal Court District.

In order that the citizens of the county may have convenient access to the court, the location of permanent court facilities and locations where sessions of the court may be held other than in the county seat shall be as determined by the board of supervisors.

(a) Effective January 1, 1999, the Sheriff of Humboldt County shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the Humboldt County Marshal and the office of the marshal shall be consolidated with the office of sheriff. Upon the effective date of the consolidation there shall be established within the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department a unit designated as the Court Security Services Division. The Sheriff of Humboldt County shall be responsible for the management and operation of this division, in accordance with this article.
  (b) No provision of this article may be deemed in any manner to limit or otherwise impair the power vested by all other laws in the Superior Court of Humboldt County to secure proper provision of court-related services.
  (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, and as of that date is repealed unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date. The repeal of this section does not affect any right or benefit to which a person was entitled on the date of repeal.

(a) Permanent employees of the marshal's office on the effective date of consolidation under this article shall be deemed qualified, and no other qualifications shall be required for employment or retention. Probationary employees of the marshal's office on the effective date of a consolidation under this article shall retain their probationary status and rights, and shall not be deemed to have transferred so as to require serving a new probationary period.
  (b) County service of employees of the marshal's office on the effective date of the consolidation under this article shall be counted toward seniority in the consolidated office, and all time spent in the same, equivalent, or higher classification shall be counted toward classification seniority.
  (c) No provision of this section shall be deemed to restrict the authority of the sheriff to discipline any employee in accordance with county personnel policies, and memoranda of understanding, or rules, regulations, and procedures otherwise applicable, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this section, the discretion of the sheriff to assign, promote, direct, and control employees formerly assigned to the marshal's office shall not be deemed in any manner restricted by virtue of the abolition or consolidation.
  (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, and as of that date is repealed unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date. The repeal of this section does not affect any right or benefit to which a person was entitled on the date of repeal.