Section 1025.5 - Supplies and Equipment(a) Reasonable and necessary expenditures by investigators, consultants, experts, or others for material and supplies are reimbursable(b) The cost of equipment rental is reimbursable to the extent such cost does not exceed the retail purchase price of the equipment, provided:(1) The equipment is used solely for the capital case which is the subject of the claim; and(2) A copy of the rental contract is submitted to the State Controller with the accounting referred to in Section 1027.2 of this Article.(c) In lieu of renting, the cost of purchasing equipment is reimbursable under the following conditions: (1) Extraordinary circumstances necessitate the purchase of the equipment;(2) The purchase is specifically approved by the court;(3) Justification for the purchase is provided to the State Controller in writing;(4) A copy of the purchase invoice is submitted to the State Controller with the accounting; and(5) Reimbursement is limited to the difference between the purchase price and the fair market value of the equipment at the time it is no longer needed for the preparation or presentation of the defense.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 1025.5
Note: Authority cited: Item 8160-111-001, Budget Act of 1983 (Chapter 324 of the Statutes of 1983). Reference: Item 8160-111-001, Budget Act of 1983 (Chapter 324 of the Statutes of 1983); and Section 987.9, Penal Code.