Pen. Code, § 1048.1 · Chapter 8. Formation of the Trial Jury and theCalendar of Issues for Trial
Pen. Code, § 1048.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) In scheduling a trial date at an arraignment in superior court involving any of the following offenses, reasonable efforts shall be made to avoid setting that trial, when that case is assigned to a particular prosecuting attorney, on the same day that another case is set for trial involving the same prosecuting attorney:
(1) Murder, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 187.
(2) An alleged sexual assault offense, as described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 11165.1.
(3) An alleged child abuse offense, as described in Section 11165.6.
(4) A case being handled in the Career Criminal Prosecution Program pursuant to Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 999b).
(5) An alleged offense against a person with a developmental disability.
(b) For purposes of this section, “developmental disability” has the same meaning as found in Section 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 91, Sec. 1. (AB 1272) Effective January 1, 2017.
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