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a) On and after January 1, 2006, as described in

Section 68085.1 of the Government Code, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall make monthly distributions from superior court filing fees for the support of dispute resolution programs under this

chapter in each county that has acted to establish a program. The amount distributed in each county shall be equal to the following:

(1) From each first paper filing fee collected by the court as provided under

Section or 70612, subdivision (

a) of

Section 70613, subdivision (

a) of

Section 70614, or

Section of the Government Code, and each first paper or petition filing fee collected by the court in a probate matter as provided under

Section 70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, or of the Government Code, the same amount as was required to be collected for the support of dispute resolution programs in that county as of December 31, 2005, when a fee was collected for the filing of a first paper in a civil action under

Section 26820.4 of the Government Code.

(2) From each first paper filing fee in a limited civil case collected by the court as provided under subdivision (

b) of

Section or subdivision (

b) of

Section of the Government Code, and each first paper or petition filing fee collected by the court in a probate matter as provided under

Section 70654, 70656, or of the Government Code, the same amount as was required to be collected for the support of dispute resolution programs in that county as of December 31, 2005, when a fee was collected for the filing of a first paper in a civil action under

Section of the Government Code where the amount demanded, excluding attorney’s fees and costs, was ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less. (

b) Distributions under this

section shall be used only for the support of dispute resolution programs authorized by this chapter. The county shall deposit the amounts distributed under this

section in an account created and maintained for this purpose by the county. Records of these distributions shall be available for inspection by the public upon request. (

c) After January 1, 2006, a county that does not already have a distribution from superior court filing fees under this

section and that establishes a dispute resolution program authorized by this

chapter may approve a distribution under this section. A county that already has a distribution under this

section may change the amount of the distribution. The total amount to be distributed for the support of dispute resolution programs under this

section may not exceed eight dollars ($8) per filing fee. (

d) The county may make changes under subdivision (

c) to be effective January or July of any year, on and after January 1, 2006. The county shall provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with a copy of the action of the board of supervisors that establishes the change at least days before the date that the change goes into effect.