Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.404 · Article 2. Appeals
Stay pending appeal
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
The court must not stay an order or judgment pending an appeal unless suitable provision is made for the maintenance, care, and custody of the child.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 8.404 adopted effective July 1, 2010.
Advisory Committee Comment
This rule does not apply to a court's order under rule 5.770(e)(2) staying the criminal court proceedings during the pendency of an appeal of an order transferring the minor from juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction.
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/eight/rule8_404
- Text hash
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- Composed by
- 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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