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This bill, the 2021 California Court Efficiency Act, makes several changes to civil procedures and the regulation of shorthand reporters in California: 1. It allows entities that are not shorthand reporting corporations to register with the Court Reporters Board of California to engage in certain shorthand reporting activities, subject to requirements like designating a board-certified reporter-in-charge and paying an annual registration fee. The bill also authorizes the Board to revoke or suspend these registrations under certain circumstances. 2. It authorizes courts to conduct remote conferences, hearings, proceedings, and trials in civil cases, with some exceptions where in-person appearance may be required, until July 1, 2023. The Judicial Council must adopt rules to implement these remote procedures. 3. It applies existing provisions allowing for the extension of certain deadlines when a trial date is continued or postponed to also apply when an arbitration date is continued or postponed. 4. It requires courts to electronically transmit certain documents to parties that have agreed or consented to accept electronic service, starting July 1, 2024. 5. It requires the court to schedule a hearing within 30 days on a petition to compromise a minor's disputed claim and to issue a decision at the conclusion of the hearing if the petition is unopposed.

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