BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 470-470.3

470.  A county may accept and disburse funds from any public or
private source for the purposes of this chapter.

470.1.  (a) A grant recipient may accept funds from any public or
private source for the purposes of this chapter.
   (b) A county and its representatives may inspect, examine, and
audit the fiscal affairs of the programs and the projects funded
under this chapter.
   (c) Programs shall, whenever reasonably possible, make use of
public facilities at free or nominal costs.

470.2.  A county's share of the funding pursuant to this chapter
shall not exceed 50 percent of the approved estimated cost of the
program.

470.3.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a fee of not less
than one dollar ($1) and not more than eight dollars ($8) may be
added to the total fees collected and fixed pursuant to Sections
26820.4, 26826, 26827, 68090, 72055, and 72056 of the Government Code
for the filing of a first paper in a civil action in superior or
municipal court, other than a small claims action.
   (b) A fee of not less than one dollar ($1) and not more than three
dollars ($3) may be added to the total fees collected and fixed
pursuant to Sections 26820.4, 26826, 26827, 68090, 72055, and 72056
of the Government Code for the filing of a first paper in a civil
action in superior or municipal court, for those cases where the
monetary damages do not exceed the sum of two thousand five hundred
dollars ($2,500).  To facilitate the computation of the correct fee
pursuant to this section, the complaint shall contain a declaration
under penalty of perjury executed by a party requesting a reduction
in fees that the case filed qualifies for the lower fee because claim
for money damages will not exceed the sum of two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500).
   (c) The fees described in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall only be
utilized for the support of the dispute resolution programs
authorized by this chapter.
   (d) A county may carry over moneys received from the additional
fees authorized pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b), that shall be
deposited in a special fund created for those purposes, until such
time as the county elects to fund a dispute resolution program.
Records of those fees shall be available for inspection by the
public, upon request.