Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.120 · Article 2. Record on Appeal
Record on appeal
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the record on an appeal in a civil case must contain the records specified in (a) and (b), which constitute the normal record on appeal.
(a) Record of written documents
(1) A record of the written documents from the superior court proceedings in the form of one of the following:
(A) A clerk's transcript under rule 8.122;
(B) An appendix under rule 8.124;
(C) The original superior court file under rule 8.128, if a local rule of the reviewing court permits this form of the record;
(D) An agreed statement under rule 8.134(a)(2); or
(E) A settled statement under rule 8.137.
(2) If an appellant intends to raise any issue that requires consideration of the record of an administrative proceeding that was admitted in evidence, refused, or lodged in the superior court, the record on appeal must include that administrative record, transmitted under rule 8.123.
(b) Record of the oral proceedings
If an appellant intends to raise any issue that requires consideration of the oral proceedings in the superior court, the record on appeal must include a record of these oral proceedings in the form of one of the following:
(1) A reporter's transcript under rule 8.130;
(2) An agreed statement under rule 8.134; or
(3) A settled statement under rule 8.137.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 8.120 adopted effective January 1, 2008.
Advisory Committee Comment
Rules 8.45-8.47 address the appropriate handling of sealed and confidential records that are included in the record on appeal. Examples of confidential records include records of the family conciliation court (Fam. Code, § 1818 (b)) and fee waiver applications (Gov. Code, § 68633(f)).
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
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- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/eight/rule8_120
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California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.45General provisionsPrinted as Rules 8.45-8.47
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.47Confidential recordsPrinted as Rules 8.45-8.47
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.122Clerk's transcriptPrinted as rule 8.122
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.123Record of administrative proceedingsPrinted as rule 8.123
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.124AppendixesPrinted as rule 8.124
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.128Superior court file instead of clerk's transcriptPrinted as rule 8.128
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.130Reporter's transcriptPrinted as rule 8.130
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.134Agreed statementPrinted as rule 8.134 | rule 8.134(a)(2)
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.137Settled statementPrinted as rule 8.137
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