§ 5.40.360. Extra expenses—Judge, reporter or commissioner of Superior Court.

Whenever under the provisions of Sections 73, 73b and 142 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the state of California it becomes necessary, in the assignment of the business of the Superior Court, for a judge, court reporter or court commissioner who is regularly assigned to duty at the county seat, or at a city outside of the county seat where a session of the Superior Court is held, to travel to a city other than that to which he is regularly assigned, there temporarily to attend a session or sessions of the Superior Court, each such judge, court reporter or commissioner shall be allowed his necessary expenses in going to, returning from and attending upon the business of such court as follows:

A.

Where a judge uses a private automobile, he shall be allowed mileage at the rate prescribed in Section 5.40.190 of this chapter (excluding any minimum therein specified) at the time the mileage is traveled, for the distance to and from his home and the court in said city of temporary assignment, and, in addition thereto, he shall be allowed not to exceed $.25 per day for his necessary and actual parking expense. If transportation is by train, electric car or bus, he shall be allowed the fare therefor upon the same basis as provided by transportation for private automobile.

B.

Whenever a judge so assigned holds a night session of the court for the purpose of hearing evidence or awaiting a jury's verdict, such judge shall be allowed his necessary and actual expenses for meals and lodging, not to exceed $1.25 for dinner, $5.00 for lodging and, if he remains in said city overnight, $.75 for breakfast the following morning. No allowance shall be made for a midday meal.

C.

Whenever a judge of the Superior Court who is so assigned temporarily to one of said cities other than to the city to which he is regularly assigned finds it necessary, he may direct one of the court reporters or one of the court commissioners, or both, of the Superior Court to attend the said court in such city of temporary assignment, in which case such reporter or such commissioner so assigned may be allowed his necessary expenses in going to and returning from and attending upon the business of such court, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as provided in this section for the allowance of such expenses to the judge.

(Ord. 7357 § 2, 1958; Ord. 5475 § 1, 1950: Ord. 4737 § 1 (part), 1946; Ord. 4305 § 1, 1943; Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 56, 1942.)