California Evidence Code

§ 731

EVID § 731 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 6 · Ch. 3 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)(1) In all criminal actions and juvenile court proceedings, the compensation fixed under Section 730 shall be a charge against the county in which the action or proceeding is pending and shall be paid out of the treasury of that county on order of the court.

(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the expert is appointed for the court’s needs, the compensation shall be a charge against the court.

(b)In any county in which the superior court so provides, the compensation fixed under Section 730 for medical experts appointed for the court’s needs in civil actions shall be a charge against the court. In any county in which the board of supervisors so provides, the compensation fixed under Section 730 for medical experts appointed in civil actions, for purposes other than the court’s needs, shall be a charge against and paid out of the treasury of that county on order of the court.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 8. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.