Business and Professions Code
DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 5. LAW LIBRARIES


There is in each county of this State a board of law library trustees, which governs the law library established for the county under the provisions of this chapter....


(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a board of law library trustees is constituted as follows: (1) In a county where there are no more than three judges of the superior court, each...


Notwithstanding Section 6301, in San Diego County the board of law library trustees shall be constituted, as follows: (a) Four judges of the superior court, to be elected by and...


In any county where there are no more than three judges of the superior court, the board of supervisors, with the concurrence of the majority of the incumbent judges of the superior...


Appointments of trustees which are to be made by the board of supervisors of the county shall be made at the first meeting of the board of supervisors after the establishment of a law library...


(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in Los Angeles County appointments made by judges of the superior court shall be for a term of four years, and appointments made by the...


The office of trustee is honorary, without salary or other compensation....


Each board of law library trustees shall meet regularly each month on such day as it shall appoint, but if it appoint no day, it shall meet on the first Tuesday after the first Saturday...


Each board shall appoint one of its number as president....


Each board shall elect a secretary, who shall keep a full statement and account of all property, money, receipts and expenditures, and shall keep a record and full minutes in writing, with...


All money collected for the law library in each county, must be deposited with the treasurer of the county, who must keep the same separate and apart in a trust fund or trust account, to...


On the commencement in, or the removal to, the superior court of any county in this state, of any civil action, proceeding, or appeal, and on the commencement in, or removal to,...


Thereafter, any defendant, respondent, adverse party, or intervening party, on making a first appearance in a superior or municipal court, or any number of defendants, respondents,...


(a) Except in counties containing a population of 4,000,000 and over, the board of supervisors of any county may increase the costs provided in Sections 6321 and 6322 to not more...


Such costs shall not be collected, however, in small claims courts, nor shall they be collected on the filing of a petition for letters of adoption, or the filing of a disclaimer....


The board of supervisors of any county may set apart from the fees collected by the clerk of the court, sums not exceeding one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) in any one fiscal year,...


(a) The orders and demands of the trustees of the law library, when duly made and authenticated as hereinafter provided, shall be verified and audited by the auditing officer, and paid...


A revolving fund of not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) may be established from money in the law library fund, by resolution of the board of law library...


Each board of law library trustees shall establish and maintain a law library at the county seat of the county in which it is appointed and may lease suitable quarters therefor...


Any board of law library trustees may establish and maintain a branch of the law library in any city in the county, other than the county seat, in which a session of the superior court is held....


A board of law library trustees may order the drawing and payment, upon properly authenticated vouchers, duly certified by the president and secretary, of money from out of the law library...


A board may make and enforce all rules, regulations, and by-laws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the law library, and of all property belonging thereto, or...


A board may purchase books, journals, other publications, and other personal property. It may dispose of obsolete or duplicate books, and other unneeded or unusable property....


A board may appoint a librarian and define the powers and prescribe the duties of any officers, determine the number, and elect all necessary subordinate officers and assistants, and...


A board shall fix the salaries of the secretary, librarian, and other officers and assistants, and may require a bond of any officer or assistant, in such sum as it may fix. The premium...


A board of law library trustees may contract with the Board of Administration of the State Employees' Retirement System, to make all or any of the officers or employees of the law...


As an alternative to Section 6346.5, a board of law library trustees may, with the consent of the board of administration of the applicable retirement system, elect to make all or any of...


A board may contract with any law library association to make use of its library as a public law library, under proper rules and regulations to be prescribed by the board, either by lease...


A board may expend surplus funds in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) under its control, not necessary for use to maintain the law library, to acquire or lease real property...


An appropriation to obtain quarters for the law library in a building to be erected by the board of supervisors of the county, may be made subject to such terms and conditions, including...


When a board of law library trustees in any county determines to erect a library building to house the law library, it may borrow money for that purpose and repay the loan from its future income....


A library building erected to house the law library may include not more than four courtrooms with offices in connection therewith, offices for use of a county bar association, and an office for...


Real property acquired by a board other than by dedication, may be sold by the board to the State of California or to any governmental agency, the proceeds to be deposited in the law library fund....


A board of law library trustees may invest surplus funds, with the approval of the county treasurer, in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or of the average annual expenditures...


In any county having a population of 400,000 but less than 700,000, a board of law library trustees may contract with the board of supervisors of the county upon such terms as may...


A board of law library trustees may enter into an agreement with a county for the joint exercise of powers pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1...


Each board of law library trustees, on or before the 15th day of August of each year, shall make an annual report to the board of supervisors of the county in which the law library is...


A financial report, showing all receipts and disbursements of money, shall be made by the secretary, duly verified by his oath, at the same time that the report of the board is made....


A law library established under this chapter shall be free to the judiciary, to state and county officials, to members of the State Bar, and to all residents of the county, for the...


The board of supervisors of the county in which the law library is established shall provide sufficient quarters for the use of the library upon request of the board of law...


The State Librarian shall periodically supply to each law library established under the provisions of this chapter, and requesting the same, information regarding newly published materials to...


Whenever a law library, and a board of trustees to govern the same, is in existence under the provisions of any law, other than the law superseded by this chapter, in any county, or...


It is discretionary with the board of supervisors of any county to provide by ordinance for the application of the provisions of this chapter to the county....




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