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Authority of Court Commissioners - Study J-651
Code of Civil Procedure Section 259 governs the authority of a court commissioner. The statute includes a number of problematic provisions. The Commission is recommending corrective legislation for the 2004 legislative session to (1) eliminate obsolete references to notarial functions of a court commissioner and (2) conform the statutory standard for service as a temporary judge to the constitutional standard.
Related Material
- Legislation
- Final Recommendation
- Tentative Recommendation
- Commission Decisions (Meeting Minutes)
- Staff Memoranda
Legislation
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2004: Senate Bill 1225 (Morrow) [Authority of Court Commissioner]
[Enacted as 2004 Cal. Stat. ch. 49]
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Final Recommendation
- Recommendation -- Authority of Court Commissioner (9/18/03)
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Tentative Recommendations and Other Requests for Comment
- Tentative Rec. -- Authority of Court Commissioner (March 2003) -- Comments Due: 5/31/2003
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Meeting Minutes
- September 18-19, 2003 Meeting in Burbank
- March 7, 2003 Meeting in Sacramento
- November 7-8, 2002 Meeting in Los Angeles
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Staff Memoranda
- Memo 2003-24 -- Authority of Court Commissioners (Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (7/2/2003)
- Memo 2003-8 -- Authority of Court Commissioners (Draft of Tentative Recommendation) (2/24/2003)
- Memo 2002-48 -- Authority of Court Commissioners (Discussion of Issues) (8/12/2002)