California § 70375 - This article shall take effect on January 1, 2003, and the fund, penalty, and fee

§ 70375. This article shall take effect on January 1, 2003, and the fund, penalty, and fee

(a) This article shall take effect on January 1, 2003, and the fund, penalty, and fee assessment established by this article shall become operative on January 1, 2003, except as otherwise provided in this article. (b) The authority for all of the following shall expire proportionally on the June 30th following the date of transfer of responsibility for facilities from the county to the Judicial Council, except so long as money is needed to pay for construction provided for in those sections and undertaken prior to the transfer of responsibility for facilities from the county to the Judicial Council: (1) An additional penalty for a local courthouse construction fund established pursuant to Section 76100. (2) A filing fee surcharge in the County of Riverside established pursuant to Section 70622. (3) A filing fee surcharge in the County of San Bernardino established pursuant to Section 70624. (4) A filing fee surcharge in the City and County of San Francisco established pursuant to Section 70625. (c) For purposes of subdivision (c), the term “proportionally” means that proportion of the fee or surcharge that shall expire upon the transfer of responsibility for a facility that is the same proportion as the square footage that facility bears to the total square footage of court facilities in that county.