Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.912 · Article 2. Record in Infraction Appeals
Contents of clerk's transcript
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
Except in appeals covered by rule 8.920 or when the parties have filed a stipulation under rule 8.910(b) that any of these items is not required for proper determination of the appeal, the clerk's transcript must contain:
(1) The complaint, including any notice to appear, and any amendment;
(2) Any demurrer or other plea;
(3) All court minutes;
(4) Any written findings or opinion of the court;
(5) The judgment or order appealed from;
(6) Any motion or notice of motion for new trial, in arrest of judgment, or to dismiss the action, with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments;
(7) Any transcript of a sound or sound-and-video recording tendered to the court under rule 2.1040;
(8) The notice of appeal; and
(9) If the appellant is the defendant:
(A) Any written defense motion denied in whole or in part, with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments; and
(B) If related to a motion under (A), any search warrant and return.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 8.912 adopted effective January 1, 2009.
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/eight/rule8_912
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