Code Civ. Proc., § 231.5 · Chapter 1. Trial Jury Selection and Management Act
Code Civ. Proc., § 231.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A party shall not use a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of an assumption that the prospective juror is biased merely because of a characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code, or similar grounds.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 115, Sec. 1. (AB 87) Effective January 1, 2016.
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