Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1162 · Article 4. Protective Orders
Service requirement for respondents who appear remotely
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Application of rule
This rule applies to protective orders issued under Code of Civil Procedure sections 527.6, 527.8, and 527.85; Penal Code sections 490.8 and 18100–18205; and Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657.03.
(b) No additional proof of service required
If the respondent named in an order issued after hearing appears at that hearing through the use of remote technology, and through that appearance has received actual notice of the existence and substance of the restraining order after hearing, no additional proof of service is required for enforcement of the order.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective July 1, 2025.)
Rule 3.1162 amended effective July 1, 2025; adopted effective January 1, 2024
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1162
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- compose_crc.py 2026-10-22: the Judicial Council's rule pages read paragraph by paragraph; verify_crc.py's second reading of the Council's per-title PDFs finds every paragraph
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Code of Civil Procedure
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Welfare and Institutions Code
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