Cal. Gov't Code § 70045.8

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 70040, 70041, 70042, and 70045, the following provisions shall be applicable to the official court reporters in Butte County Superior Court:
1. (1) The regular full-time official court reporters under the direction of the presiding judge of the superior court shall perform the following duties:
  1. (A) Report all criminal proceedings.
  2. (B) Report all civil commitment proceedings and all contempt proceedings.
  3. (C) Report all juvenile proceedings other than those heard by juvenile court referee or traffic hearing officer.
  4. (D) Report all civil jury trials.
  5. (E) Report all hearings on petitions for extraordinary relief, including, but not limited to, proceedings for injunctions, mandate, prohibition, certiorari, review, habeas corpus, and coram nobis.
  6. (F) Report all proceedings of the grand jury when requested by the foreman, or by the district attorney or by the county counsel.
  7. (G) Report any other court proceedings when a party requests a court reporter in accordance with rules of court.
  8. (H) Report coroner’s inquests when requested by the coroner.
  9. (I) Report proceedings for the Butte County Board of Equalization when requested by the board.
  10. (J) When not occupied with the above duties, and upon request of a presiding judge of the municipal court and approval of the presiding judge of the superior court, he or she shall report matters listed under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 70040, 70041, 70042, and 70045, the following provisions shall be applicable to the official court reporters in the Butte County Municipal Courts:
1. (1) The regular full-time official municipal court reporters under the direction of the presiding judges of the municipal courts shall perform the following duties:
  1. (A) Report the preliminary examination of those accused of crimes before magistrates within Butte County.
  2. (B) Report all felony pleas.
  3. (C) Report any other court proceeding as required by law.
  4. (D) When not occupied with the above duties, and upon request of the presiding judge of the superior court and approval of a presiding judge of the municipal court, he or she shall report matters listed under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) above.
(c) The board of supervisors shall, by ordinance, specify the salary rates for official court reporters in Butte County.
In addition to the aforementioned compensation, each official court reporter shall receive twenty-five dollars ($25) per month as reimbursement for the cost of necessary supplies.
The foregoing salary established pursuant to county ordinance is for compensation for reporting services in the superior and municipal courts under subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section. For all transcriptions incident to reporting services, each reporter shall receive the fees provided for in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941) of this chapter.
The regular full-time official court reporters shall be entitled to the same privileges with respect to retirement, vacation, sick leave, and group insurance, which either now or hereafter may be provided by ordinance to other employees of the county.
(d) When the regular full-time official court reporters are occupied in the performance of their duties and services pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b), the judge or judges of the superior and municipal courts may appoint as many additional official court reporters, who shall be known as official reporters pro tempore, as the business of the courts may require in order that the judicial business of the courts in the county may be carried on without delay. They shall be paid in accordance with the per diem, transcription, and other fee provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 69941) of this chapter. The per diem, traveling and other expenses, and the fees chargeable to the county under the terms of these provisions shall be a proper county charge.