SSB 3098

1303 provides that a county or city shall provide for the district court of the county with physical facilities, which in the judgment of the governing body are suitable for the district court. Furthermore, the Code section provides that if the county board of supervisors decides not to keep space for the district court, subject to the approval of the supreme court, the county may enter into an agreement with a contiguous county in the same judicial district to share costs in providing physical facilities for a district court. The bill provides that the physical facilities remain the sole property of the county or city and shall be subject to the exclusive control of the county or city, and that the county or city shall provide physical security for, and shall control physical access to, such facilities in a manner that aids judicial operations. The bill provides that the county board of supervisors or the city council’s determination of the adequacy and reasonableness of the security and accessibility of the physical facilities shall be nonjusticiable, and that a court does not have jurisdiction to hear a matter involving the adequacy or reasonableness of the facilities. _____ need the approval of the supreme court to elect not to maintain court space and to enter into an agreement with a contiguous county to share court costs.