Bill Text: CA AB366 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Child abuse reporting: confidentiality.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-23 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. [AB366 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB366-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  June 29, 2017

Amended  IN  Senate  June 20, 2017

Amended  IN  Assembly  March 27, 2017

Amended  IN  Assembly  March 14, 2017

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 366

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Introduced by Assembly Member Obernolte
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Lackey)

February 08, 2017

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An act to amend Section 106.4 of the Water Code, relating to water. An act to amend Section 1033.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil procedure.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 366, as amended, Obernolte. Water supply: new residential development: building permits. Civil actions: fee recovery.

Existing law enumerates the costs that a prevailing party may recover in a civil action. Existing law provides that costs for models and enlargements of exhibits and photocopies of exhibits may be recovered if the items were reasonably helpful to aid the trier of fact.

This bill would authorize a prevailing party to recover fees for the costs associated with the electronic presentation of exhibits, including costs of rental equipment and electronic formatting.

Existing law prohibits a city, including a charter city, or a county from issuing a building permit for the construction of a new residential development where a source of the water supply is water transported by a water hauler, bottled water, a water-vending machine, or a retail water facility.

This bill would exempt from the prohibition on the issuance of a building permit (1) a development where the source of water supply as described above is not significant and (2) a development of one detached single-family dwelling unit on a parcel that existed before January 1, 2017, if the water provided to the parcel will be obtained from a legal source and delivered by a licensed water hauler and the parcel is of a certain size with a prescribed average fire response time.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 1033.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:

1033.5.

 (a) The following items are allowable as costs under Section 1032:

(1) Filing, motion, and jury fees.

(2) Juror food and lodging while they are kept together during trial and after the jury retires for deliberation.

(3) (A) Taking, video recording, and transcribing necessary depositions, including an original and one copy of those taken by the claimant and one copy of depositions taken by the party against whom costs are allowed.

(B) Fees of a certified or registered interpreter for the deposition of a party or witness who does not proficiently speak or understand the English language.

(C) Travel expenses to attend depositions.

(4) Service of process by a public officer, registered process server, or other means, as follows:

(A) When service is by a public officer, the recoverable cost is the fee authorized by law at the time of service.

(B) If service is by a process server registered pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 22350) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, the recoverable cost is the amount actually incurred in effecting service, including, but not limited to, a stakeout or other means employed in locating the person to be served, unless those charges are successfully challenged by a party to the action.

(C) When service is by publication, the recoverable cost is the sum actually incurred in effecting service.

(D) When service is by a means other than that set forth in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), the recoverable cost is the lesser of the sum actually incurred, or the amount allowed to a public officer in this state for that service, except that the court may allow the sum actually incurred in effecting service upon application pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c).

(5) Expenses of attachment including keeper’s fees.

(6) Premiums on necessary surety bonds.

(7) Ordinary witness fees pursuant to Section 68093 of the Government Code.

(8) Fees of expert witnesses ordered by the court.

(9) Transcripts of court proceedings ordered by the court.

(10) Attorney’s fees, when authorized by any of the following:

(A) Contract.

(B) Statute.

(C) Law.

(11) Court reporter fees as established by statute.

(12) Court interpreter fees for a qualified court interpreter authorized by the court for an indigent person represented by a qualified legal services project, as defined in Section 6213 of the Business and Professions Code, or a pro bono attorney, as defined in Section 8030.4 of the Business and Professions Code.

(13) Models and Models, the enlargements of exhibits and photocopies of exhibits exhibits, and the electronic presentation of exhibits, including costs of rental equipment and electronic formatting, may be allowed if they were reasonably helpful to aid the trier of fact.

(14) Fees for the electronic filing or service of documents through an electronic filing service provider if a court requires or orders electronic filing or service of documents.

(15) Fees for the hosting of electronic documents if a court requires or orders a party to have documents hosted by an electronic filing service provider. This paragraph shall become inoperative on January 1, 2022.

(16) Any other item that is required to be awarded to the prevailing party pursuant to statute as an incident to prevailing in the action at trial or on appeal.

(b) The following items are not allowable as costs, except when expressly authorized by law:

(1) Fees of experts not ordered by the court.

(2) Investigation expenses in preparing the case for trial.

(3) Postage, telephone, and photocopying charges, except for exhibits.

(4) Costs in investigation of jurors or in preparation for voir dire.

(5) Transcripts of court proceedings not ordered by the court.

(c) An award of costs shall be subject to the following:

(1) Costs are allowable if incurred, whether or not paid.

(2) Allowable costs shall be reasonably necessary to the conduct of the litigation rather than merely convenient or beneficial to its preparation.

(3) Allowable costs shall be reasonable in amount.

(4) Items not mentioned in this section and items assessed upon application may be allowed or denied in the court’s discretion.

(5) (A) If a statute of this state refers to the award of “costs and attorney’s fees,” attorney’s fees are an item and component of the costs to be awarded and are allowable as costs pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (10) of subdivision (a). A claim not based upon the court’s established schedule of attorney’s fees for actions on a contract shall bear the burden of proof. Attorney’s fees allowable as costs pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) may be fixed as follows: (i) upon a noticed motion, (ii) at the time a statement of decision is rendered, (iii) upon application supported by affidavit made concurrently with a claim for other costs, or (iv) upon entry of default judgment. Attorney’s fees allowable as costs pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) shall be fixed either upon a noticed motion or upon entry of a default judgment, unless otherwise provided by stipulation of the parties.

(B) Attorney’s fees awarded pursuant to Section 1717 of the Civil Code are allowable costs under Section 1032 of this code as authorized by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (10) of subdivision (a).

SECTION 1.Section 106.4 of the Water Code is amended to read:

106.4.

(a)For the purposes of this section:

(1)“Bottled water” has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2)“Residential development” has the same meaning as defined in Section 65008 of the Government Code.

(3)“Retail water facility” has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.

(4)“Water-vending machine” has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.

(5)“Water hauler” has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b)A city, including a charter city, or a county shall not issue a building permit for the construction of a new residential development where a significant source of water supply is water transported by a water hauler, bottled water, a water-vending machine, or a retail water facility.

(c)This section does not apply to a residence that will be rebuilt because of a natural disaster.

(d)This section does not apply to the development of one detached single-family dwelling unit on a parcel that existed before January 1, 2017, if the water provided to the parcel will be obtained from a legal source and delivered by a licensed water hauler and the parcel is either:

(1)Five acres or more, but less than 10 acres, and has an average fire response time of 15 or fewer minutes.

(2)Ten acres or more and has an average fire response time of 20 or fewer minutes.

(e)The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution.