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HomeGovernment CodeCh. 7Art. 5§ 71657 Trial Court Employee Discipline

§ 71657 Trial Court Employee Discipline

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§ 71657 Trial Court Employee Discipline

Key Takeaways

  • •Old rules for punishing court workers still apply if the punishment happened before the new rules started.
  • •If a court worker wants to fight a punishment, they use the old rules if the punishment was before the new rules started.
  • •If the punishment happened after the new rules started, they use the new rules to fight it.
  • •The new rules about punishment can be talked about and changed with the workers.

Example

A court worker got a warning for being late too many times in 2001. The new rules started in 2002.

The worker has to follow the old rules to fight the warning because it happened before the new rules started.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 71657 Trial Court Employee Discipline

(a) Disciplinary action served on a trial court employee prior to the implementation date of this chapter shall remain in effect in accordance with the procedures established under the trial court’s predecessor personnel system. (b) Appeals of disciplinary action served on a trial court employee prior to the implementation date of this chapter shall be made in accordance with the procedures established under the trial court’s predecessor personnel system. Appeals of disciplinary action served on a trial court employee after the implementation date of this chapter shall be made in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this article. The consequences of past discipline under the trial court’s new employment protection system pursuant to this article shall be subject to meet and confer in good faith. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 270, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2002.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

implementation dateemploymentappealemployeetrialaccordanceprotection

Related Statutes

  • § 71656 County Court Employee Rights
  • § 71650 Trial Court Employee Protections
  • § 71651 Trial Court Employee Discipline
  • § 71652 Court Employee Layoff Rules
  • § 71653 Court Employee Discipline Hearings

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 71657.
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