CHAPTER 5.1. Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts [70200. - 70218.]

Chapter 5.1 repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257.

§§ 70200–70218 · 12 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Unification Voting Procedure §§ 70200–70202 · 3 sections

   • § 70200 (a) The municipal and superior courts in a county shall be unified on a majority vote of superior court judges and a majority vote of municipal court judges in…
   • § 70201 (a) The Judicial Council or registrar of voters shall certify the results of a vote to unify the municipal courts and the superior courts in a county. (b)…
   • § 70202 Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county shall occur on the earlier of the date specified in the unification vote or 180 days following…
2. ARTICLE 2. Transitional Provisions for Unification §§ 70210–70218 · 9 sections

   • § 70210 The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court not inconsistent with statute for: (a) The orderly conversion of proceedings pending in municipal courts to…
   • § 70211 When the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified: (a) The judgeships in each municipal court in that county are abolished and the previously…
   • § 70212 Except as provided by statute to the contrary, in a county in which the municipal and superior courts become unified, the following shall occur automatically…
   • § 70213 (a) In a county in which the municipal and superior courts become unified, until revised by the Judicial Council, forms for proceedings within the jurisdiction…
   • § 70214 When the municipal and superior courts in a county are unified: (a) Until revised by statute, the total number of authorized court commissioners in the unified…
   • § 70215 This article and other statutes governing unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county shall prevail over any inconsistent statutes otherwise…
   • § 70216 (a) If unification of the municipal and superior courts within a county occurs during an election for the office of municipal court judge, the conduct of the…
   • § 70217 On unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county, until adoption of a statewide structure for trial court employees, officers, and other…
   • § 70218 When the municipal and superior court in a county are unified: (a) Article 3 (commencing with Section 71630) of Chapter 7 of Title 8 shall be fully applicable…