Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.305 · Division 4. Sentencing
Notification of appeal rights in felony cases
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
After imposing sentence or making an order deemed to be a final judgment in a criminal case on conviction after trial, or after imposing sentence following a revocation of probation, except where the revocation is after the defendant's admission of violation of probation, the court must advise the defendant of his or her right to appeal, of the necessary steps and time for taking an appeal, and of the right of an indigent defendant to have counsel appointed by the reviewing court.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 4.305 amended effective January 1, 2013; adopted as rule 250 effective January 1, 1972; previously amended and renumbered as rule 470 effective January 1, 1991; previously renumbered effective January 1, 2001; previously amended effective July 1, 1972, January 1, 1977, and January 1, 2007.
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/four/rule4_305
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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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