§ 384.5

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 45, Sec. 3. (SB 847) Effective June 27, 2018.

If a judgment in a class action established pursuant to Section 382, including a consent judgment, decree, or settlement agreement that has been approved by a court, provides for a distribution of money or any other thing of value to a person or entity that is not a party to the action, the court shall transmit a copy of the order, judgment, or decree to the Judicial Council. The order, judgment, or decree shall contain, at a minimum, the information necessary for the California Research Bureau to

complete the report required by Section 68520 of the Government Code.

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