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California Code Of Civil Procedure Section 645.1

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(a) When a referee is appointed pursuant to Section 638, the
referee's fees shall be paid as agreed by the parties.  If the
parties do not agree on the payment of fees and request the matter to
be resolved by the court, the court may order the parties to pay the
referee's fees as set forth in subdivision (b).
   (b) When a referee is appointed pursuant to Section 639, at any
time after a determination of ability to pay is made as specified in
paragraph (6) of subdivision (d) of Section 639, the court may order
the parties to pay the fees of referees who are not employees or
officers of the court at the time of appointment, as fixed pursuant
to Section 1023, in any manner determined by the court to be fair and
reasonable, including an apportionment of the fees among the
parties.  For purposes of this section, the term "parties" does not
include parties' counsel.

Last modified: January 12, 2009