Civil law: omnibus.

(1) Existing law requires the publication of notice in set boundaries known as judicial districts in different contexts, including in connection with lien sales and sales pursuant to a mortgage or deed of trust. Existing law provides for the preservation of judicial districts following the unification of municipal and superior courts. This bill would repeal provisions regarding the preservation of judicial districts, described above, and would establish public notice districts as the place for the publication of notice. The bill would also make conforming revisions to statutes requiring publication of notice in former judicial districts. (2) Existing law provides that the report of the official reporter or official reporter pro tempore of any court, as specified, when transcribed and certified as being a correct transcript of the testimony and proceedings in a case, is prima facie evidence of that testimony and proceedings. Existing law, until January 1, 2017, prohibits the instant visual display of the testimony or proceedings, or both, from being certified or used, cited, distributed, or transcribed as the official certified transcript of the proceedings and from being cited or used to rebut or contradict the official certified transcript of the proceedings. This bill would extend the repeal date of the provision pertaining to the instant visual display of the testimony or proceedings until January 1, 2022. (3) Existing law requires a party submitting an order or judgment in any contested action or special proceeding, as specified, to prepare and mail a copy of the notice of entry of judgment to all parties who have appeared in the action or proceeding. This bill would, instead, require the party submitting an order or judgment to serve a copy of the notice of entry of judgment by personal delivery or by mail. (4) Existing law pertaining to public officers and employees classifies executive officers as either civil or military and lists the civil executive officers. This bill would add to that list persons serving on boards or commissions created under the laws of the state or established under the State Constitution. (5) Existing law requires the Controller to establish and supervise a uniform accounting system, including a system of audits, to ensure the proper distribution and accounting of all fines, penalties, forfeitures, and fees assessed by courts. This bill would require the Controller to establish and maintain trial court revenue distribution guidelines, including a program to audit the accuracy of distributions, to ensure that fines, penalties, forfeitures, and fees assessed by the court are collected and properly accounted for and disbursed. The bill would also make technical and conforming changes. (6) Existing law relating to the administration of the estates of decedents provides that a person has no power to administer an estate until he or she is appointed personal representative and the appointment becomes effective. Existing law provides that a person is not competent to act as personal representative in specified circumstances, including that he or she is a surviving partner of the decedent and an interested person objects to the appointment. This bill would specify that a person is not competent to act as a personal representative if, among other things, he or she is a surviving business partner of the decedent and an interested person objects to the appointment. (7) Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary detention and treatment of any person with a mental disorder who, as a result of the mental disorder, is a danger to others or to himself or herself or is gravely disabled. Existing law, if specified conditions are met, exempts the professional person in charge of the facility providing intensive treatment, his or her designee, and the professional person directly responsible for the person's treatment from civil or criminal liability for any action by a person released before or at the end of 30 days. This bill would also exempt the attorney or advocate representing the person, the court-appointed commissioner or referee, the certification review hearing officer conducting the certification review hearing, or the peace officer responsible for detaining the person from civil or criminal liability for any action by a person released at or before the end of the 30 days of intensive treatment. (8) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1942.5 of the Civil Code proposed by AB 551 that would become operative only if this bill and AB 551 are chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last.