Pen. Code, § 690.5 · . PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Pen. Code, § 690.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Subdivisions (a) and (e) of Section 1010.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, pertaining to the permissive filing and service of documents, are applicable to criminal actions, except as otherwise provided in Section 959.1 or any other provision of this code.
(b) The Judicial Council shall adopt uniform rules for the electronic filing and service of documents in criminal cases in the trial courts of this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 215, Sec. 5. (AB 2961) Effective January 1, 2023.
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Code of Civil Procedure
Cited by 5 provisions
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California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.251Electronic servicePrinted as Penal Code section 690.5
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.252General rules on electronic filing of documentsPrinted as Penal Code section 690.5
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.253Permissive electronic filing, mandatory electronic filing, and electronic filing by court orderPrinted as Penal Code section 690.5
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.259Actions by court on receipt of electronic filingPrinted as Penal Code sections 690.5, 1390, and 1391 | Penal Code sections 690.5, 813, and 816a
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