I. Access to the County Law Library outside of normal business hours may be granted to judicial officers who reside in California and to attorneys who are:

A. Active members of the California State Bar
1. Who reside in this county;
2. Who maintain an office in this county;
3. Who are in trial here; or
4. Whose offices and homes are closer to the Santa Cruz County Law Library
   than to their own county law library.
B. Members of an out-of-state bar granted leave to appear as counsel pro hac vice.

AND
C. Law Students who are:
1. Who reside in this county or attend Monterey College of Law
2. And are currently enrolled at an accredited law school.

The following additional persons may qualify for after-hours access privileges by applying to the Board of Law Library Trustees:
C. Inactive members of the California State Bar who reside in this county;
D. Litigants appearing in propria persona and Appointed Non-Attorney Trustees of the Santa Cruz Law Library who reside in this county, who require the use of materials not readily available elsewhere, and who are unable to use the law library during regular business hours. The application to the Board must include three (3) character references from local community members. At least one (1) reference must be from someone affiliated with the local legal or court community;
E. Law school students at unaccredited law schools, paralegal program students, and law school graduates who reside in this county, who require materials not readily available elsewhere for a particular class or project, and who are unable to use the law library during regular business hours. Students must provide verification of their enrollment and good-standing with the school;
F. Research assistants who reside in this county, who are employed by attorneys, public agencies or legal departments of businesses, who are unable to use the law library during regular business hours. You must provide verification of employment.
G. Appointed Non-Attorney Trustees of the Santa Cruz Law Library who reside in this county, who require the use of materials not readily available elsewhere, and who are unable to use the law library during regular business hours. The application to the Board must include three (3) character references from local community members. At least one (1) reference must be from someone affiliated with the local legal or court community;

Cardkey privileges for categories C through G above expire upon conclusion of the litigation, class, project, appointment or employment for which the application is made, or at the end of one year, whichever occurs first. The Board of Law Library Trustees may also impose additional restrictions on eligibility or after hours use.
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II. Cardkeys may be purchased from the Law Librarian. Amounts are billed quarterly. Refer to fee schedule below.
A. Any account 30 days past due will be deactivated. Deactivated accounts will be reinstated upon payment of account balance plus a reinstatement fee.
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III. The person to whom a cardkey is issued is:
A.  Not permitted to admit anyone to the building or Law Library but him/herself without prior approval from the Law Librarian or the Board. Handicap users who may require special assistance are excluded from this provision.
B. Not permitted to lend the cardkey to anyone
Anyone in the Law Library after regular business hours is required to show the cardkey upon request.
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IV. Violation of any of the conditions in Section III will be cause for immediate suspension of after-hours access privileges, pending a final decision by the Board of Law Library Trustees at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The Board of Law Library Trustees may impose other sanctions at its discretion.
The Board may suspend or terminate cardkey privileges of users who flagrantly abuse library policies or who have past-due accounts.
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V. Any person aggrieved or any person adversely affected by any of these policies or by any determination of the Law Librarian may appeal to the Board of Law Library Trustees.

CARDKEY FEE SCHEDULE All fees are billed at a quarterly rate.
JUDICIAL OFFICERS All Judicial officers in California	$ 120 per yr
ATTORNEYS Active members of CA State Bar who are Law Library Members (copy account holders) Active members of CA State Bar who are NOT Law Library Members Out-of-state bar members appearing as counsel pro hac vice Reinstatement fee	$ 90 per yr $ 120 per yr $ 10 per day $ 50 per month $10
LITIGANTS Appearing in propria persona Pro Pers in forma pauperis	$ 25 per quarter N/A
LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS, PARALEGAL PROGRAM STUDENTS, LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES, Law Library Members (copy account holders) Non Law Library Members	$ 20 per quarter $25 per quarter
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS Law Library Members (copy account holders) Non Law Library Members	$ 90 per year $120 per year
LAW LIBRARY TRUSTEES Appointed Non-Attorney Trustees of the Santa Cruz County Law Library	$90 per year

 Each after-hours user shall pay a $10 fee to replace a lost or stolen cardkey. Qualified person in categories above may, as an option to the basic fee, rent a card on a daily basis. This provision shall extend only to individuals who desire after-hours access fewer than five (5) days per year.
All cardkeys are issued on an individual basis. Firms or agencies cannot purchase one card key for use by multiple people.
All other fees determined upon application to the Board of Law Library Trustees.

Adopted by the Board of Law Library Trustees Effective September 25, 1985; Amended 8/27/86; 10/27/87; 5/30/89; 12/19/89; 4/16/91; 7/7/92; 3/30/93; 7/27/93, 6/2007, 3/23/2010