367.8. (a) The Judicial Council shall, by January 1, 2023, submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor on the use of remote technology in civil actions by the trial courts. The report shall report county-specific data that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) The number of proceedings conducted with use of remote technology.
(2) Technology issues affecting remote proceedings.
(3) Any relevant expenditure information related to remote proceedings.
(4) The impact of remote proceedings on court users’ ability to access the courts.
(5) The impact of the use of remote proceedings on case backlogs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(6) Information regarding court workers’ and court users’ experience using remote technology.
(7) Any other information necessary to evaluate the use of remote proceedings by the courts.
(b) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 257, Sec. 4. (AB 177) Effective September 23, 2021. Repealed as of July 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
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