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The court announces a new Informal Discovery Conference pilot program in unlimited civil cases, modeled on the program of Orange County Superior Court: commencing July 6, 2026, all discovery motions filed in unlimited civil cases will be scheduled for a mandatory Informal Discovery Conference on an expedited timeline following the filing of the motion, conducted in person with a judicial officer of the court; the pilot program does not apply to limited civil, unlawful detainer, or small claims cases.
Chapter 80.00 (Rules 80.1 to 80.5, as numbered): the Local Rules found in Chapters 10.0 and 20.0 applied to probate, conservatorship and guardianship proceedings (80.1.1); written notice of stipulation or non-stipulation to a Commissioner at least five (5) court days before the hearing (80.1.3); calendar notes available approximately five (5) days before the hearing on the court's website, or by calling (916) 408-6119, not a tentative ruling (80.1.4); continuances - of an initial hearing through the probate clerk when requested at least fifteen (15) calendar days before it, an amended notice served at least ten (10) days before the original hearing date, and otherwise reviewed by the court, the hearing ordinarily remaining on calendar (80.1.7); financial statements lodged for accounts under Probate Code Section 2620, with a return envelope with prepaid postage (80.1.8); estates which distribute to an inter vivos trust - notice to all trustees, successor trustees and beneficiaries and an authenticated copy of the trust or a declaration identifying them (80.2.1); notice of each conservatorship account to the probate court investigator at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing (80.3.1); an ex parte application to appoint counsel for the conservatee with a petition seeking orders on major neurocognitive disorders under Probate Code Section 2356.5, or for a limited conservatorship (80.3.2, 80.3.3); and the fingerprint background check of proposed guardians on Form BCIA 8016 at a Public Applicant Live Scan Site (80.4.1).
Chapter 70.00 (Rule 70.2): the Court will not release a DMV hold for three (3) weeks if fines for Failure to Appear or Failure to Pay Fine are paid with a personal check; a defendant may pay the full amount of the Failure to Appear and abstract fee by cash, cashiers check or money order, sign a promise to appear for the balance of the charges, and have the DMV hold released in the interim.
Chapter 60.00 (Rules 60.1 and 60.3): court appointed professionals - the shared responsibility of the court and the County of Placer for appointing and paying professionals in criminal and civil cases, with the information on the court's website (60.1); and the appointment of minors' counsel in family law cases - the panel under CRC 5.240(d), applications on form FL-322 and Local Form PL-CW008 updated each year no later than December 31, the complaint procedure, and fees paid by one or both parties as agreed or allocated by the Court (60.3).
Chapter 50.00 (Rules 50.1 to 50.21, as numbered): the juvenile rules' authority, supplementing the state statutes found principally in the Welfare and Institutions Code (W&IC) and the California Rules of Court (CRC) (50.1); standing orders issued by the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court and filed with the Clerk of the Juvenile Court (50.2); standards for counsel under CRC Rule 5.660 (50.3); attorney complaint resolution procedures (50.7); counsel for a minor and the interests of a dependent child, raised by a Request to Change Order (JV-180) (50.8); access to minors in dependency and interviews of minors who are alleged victims of child abuse (50.9, 50.10); pre-hearing discovery under CRC Rule 5.546, the updates to the social worker's narratives at least two (2) court days before the hearing, or ten (10) court days before a contested hearing (50.14); meeting and conferring at least twenty four (24) hours before the hearing (50.15); motions filed at least ten (10) court days before the hearing where no statutory timeline applies (50.16); travel authorization within the State of California for less than thirty (30) consecutive days or to the State of Nevada for less than fourteen (14) days (50.18); the release of information under Section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code (50.19); the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program guidelines of rule 5.655 (50.20); and non-stipulations to the juvenile referee, filed at least five (5) court days before the hearing (50.21).
Chapter 40.00 (Rules 40.1 to 40.7, as numbered): the terms and procedures of the criminal settings - the Early Status Conference (ESC) and the other conferences (40.1); misdemeanor settings at arraignment, with a TCC, TAC and trial date within Penal Code § 1382 or an ESC within seven days (40.2); felony settings, with a preliminary hearing within Penal Code § 859b (40.3); criminal law and motion under California Rule of Court 4.111 (40.4); discovery of the non-confidential contents of a defendant's criminal case file maintained by the Placer County Probation Department, under Penal Code section 1203.10 (40.5); real property bonds - equity equal to twice the amount of the cash bail required (PC 1298), a noticed motion and hearing on the applicant's equity, the promissory note and deed of trust, with the motion and promissory note forms (40.6); and the declaration of conflicts of interest by appointed counsel (40.7).
Chapter 30.00 (Rules 30.1 to 30.19, as numbered): child custody mediation - its purpose, confidential mediation and mediation with an information report, and the subpoena of a reporting mediator served at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance with the deposit set by Government Code 68097.2 (30.1); referrals to private child custody recommending counseling at the parties' expense (30.1.1); the meet and confer requirements of California Rules of Court, Rule 5.98 (30.2); temporary spousal and domestic partner support calculated using the Alameda County Guideline formula (30.3); custody evaluations under Family Code section 3111 or Evidence Code section 730 (30.5.1); court ordered evaluations under California Rules of Court, rule 5.220, provided to the parties at least ten days before the hearing (30.6); adult adoptions and the CLETS background check for a name change, with form PL-CV003 (30.7); the Family Law Facilitator operating as the Self-Help Center (30.10); family centered case resolution status conferences under Rule 5.83 (30.13); the trial assignment calendar, with available trial and evidentiary hearing dates posted online four (4) court days before it (30.14); mandatory settlement conferences, which the parties and their attorneys may attend remotely (30.15); trial confirming conferences (30.16); family law settlement services for self-represented parties (30.18); and requests for emergency and expedited hearings in non-DCSS matters - received by the court on or before 9 a.m. on a court day, set for the next court day, and after 9 a.m., two court days after receipt (30.19).
Chapter 20.00 (Rules 20.1 to 23.0, as numbered): civil case management under the Delay Reduction Act (Govt C§68600 et seq.) - the general civil cases subject to Rule 20.1 (20.1.1), classification within 12, 18, 24 and 36 months under California Rules of Court, Rule 3.714 (20.1.2), changes in classification (20.1.5), the first case management conference approximately one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days from the filing of the complaint, its notice served with the summons and complaint (20.1.7), the Case Management Statement (Judicial Council Form CM-110) filed and served no earlier than thirty (30) days but at least fifteen (15) calendar days before the first conference (20.1.8), judicial arbitration (20.1.9), settlement conferences for long cause trials and the settlement conference statement filed not later than ten (10) days before (20.1.10), civil trial conferences normally ten (10) days before trial (20.1.11), continuances of conferences and trials only on noticed motion or by ex parte application on the written stipulation of all parties, with mutually acceptable future trial dates (20.1.12), and sanctions (20.1.13); civil law and motion - hearing dates reserved before filing, and written notice of stipulation or non-stipulation to a Commissioner at least five (5) Court days before the hearing (20.2), the required conference before filing a motion or demurrer (20.2.1), dropping and continuing hearings, not within three (3) court days without the department's permission (20.2.2), tentative rulings on the court's website after 12:00 noon the court day before the hearing, oral argument requested by calling (916) 408-6481 (the Tahoe Division: (530) 584-3463) no later than 4:00 p.m., and the statement each notice of motion must include (20.2.3), orders after hearing submitted within five (5) days (20.2.5), and the matters Rule 20.2 governs (20.2.6); notice of settlements and the Notice of Settlement (Judicial Council Mandatory Form CM200) (20.3); motions in limine filed and served 10 days before trial, oppositions 5 days before (20.4); the schedule of attorney fees in default actions, 25% of the first $2,000 with a minimum of $150 (20.7); adult adoptions renumbered (20.10); a $35 charge to set up a payment plan (20.11); letters not filed in civil matters (20.12); unlawful detainer cases set for trial on Judicial Council form UD-150 (20.13); association of counsel (20.14); small claims - the clerk's service of the claim (Judicial Council form SC-100) with the copies and pre-addressed envelopes the plaintiff supplies (21.1), the Notice of Entry of Judgment (Judicial Council form SC-130) (21.2) and the return of documents (21.3); CEQA petitions (22.0); and vehicle forfeiture under Vehicle Code section 14607.6 (23.0).
Chapter 100.0 (Rules 100.1 to 100.7, as numbered): the original trial court file used in any limited jurisdiction civil, misdemeanor or infraction appeal in lieu of a clerk's transcript (100.1); briefs in the format of CRC Rules 8.883(c) and 8.928(c), with three copies (100.4); the charge of $40 per hour for preparing the clerk's transcript on appeal under Government Code section 68926.1 and California Rule of Court rule 8.122, copies as set forth in Government Code § 70627(a) (100.5); the official electronic recording as the record of oral proceedings in traffic infraction appeals (California Rules of Court rule 8.915(a), 8.916(d)(6)(A) and 8.917) (100.6); and Local Form PL-AP001 Notice re Oral Argument filed within seven days after service of the oral argument notice (100.7).
Chapter 10.00 (Rules 10.1 to 10.28, as numbered): the rules apply to the Superior Court of California, in and for the County of Placer (10.1), take effect on January 1, 2026, with changes highlighted in bold text, and supersede all earlier local rules (10.2), and are cited as "Local Rules of the Placer County Superior Court" (10.3); departments by number, listed on the Court's website (10.4); private judges - the stipulation's waiver of clerk's minutes, the private judge's filings, appeals and the use of court facilities (10.5); sanctions for violations of the local rules (10.6); ex parte orders - only to prevent injustice, irreparable harm or immediate danger, by appointment through the clerk, notice under CRC 3.1203 and a declaration of notice under CRC 3.1204, not for requests for orders in family law cases (10.8); filing of documents - CRC 2.100 et seq., complaints and answers filed on demand, a self-addressed, postage paid envelope for conformed copies (documents unclaimed in the pickup box for thirty (30) days discarded), nothing filed by e-mail or fax to Court Administration or a Judicial Officer, one (1) original clipped or rubber-banded with up to two (2) copies to conform (one more copy of unlimited civil complaints and petitions), and the case number on checks (10.9); place of filing - the Santucci Justice Center in Roseville, the Auburn Historic Courthouse, the Tahoe Division (not adoption, family support, juvenile or probate papers) and the Auburn clerk's office for juvenile filings, between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, and the after-hours drop boxes until 4:00 PM (10.10); court files, personal digital devices, the release of original files and the electronic case file as the official record (10.12); deposits into the court trust account (10.13); court interpreters - notice at least five (5) court days before the trial or hearing, and in juvenile or criminal proceedings written notice as soon as the need is determined (10.14); court reporters - none provided in the civil, family, probate and other matters listed under California Rule of Court 2.956, a reporter at court expense for a party with a valid fee waiver, the fees of $30, $435 and $870 per day under Government Code section 68086, and Form PL-CW007 submitted no less than three days before the hearing (10.15); DVD/VCR players in court (10.16); the California Attorney Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism (10.17); electronic recordings as the official record, and copies (10.18); the prohibition on recording, with its exceptions for accommodations, requests to Court Administration and media requests under rule 1.150 and the Court's Media Policy (10.19); motions to be relieved as counsel (10.20); electronic communications with judicial officers (10.21); elisors (10.22); the division of jury selection into Tahoe City and South County (10.23); remote appearances - scheduling, the fees ($13 plus credit card transaction fees, a late fee of $15 and a $5 cancellation fee), the procedure by case type (civil, family, probate and small claims; criminal; juvenile; traffic; the appellate division) and the general rules (10.24); communication and coordination regarding criminal protective orders and restraining orders under California Rules of Court, rule 5.445 (10.25); digital signatures (10.26); eDelivery/eFiling - documents received between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day filed that day, text-searchable PDF, bookmarks at 15 pages, printed courtesy copies over 50 pages and for summary judgment, summary adjudication and anti-SLAPP motions, the documents not accepted, and eFiling mandatory effective May 11, 2020 except for self-represented litigants, government entities and criminal, traffic, juvenile justice and juvenile dependency cases (10.27); and officers of the court (10.28).
The court's policy for media requests (its approval by the Court Executive Officer dated 3/20/2025): basic case information from the Court Clerk's Office (916-408-6000) or Court Administration (916-408-6186, courtadmin@placer.courts.ca.gov); requests for comment directed to Court Administration or the Court Executive Officer, the court not commenting on pending cases (California Code of Judicial Ethics, Canon 3B(9)); requests to film, record or broadcast a proceeding in a courtroom on forms MC-500 and MC-510, emailed to Court Administration and filed at least five court days before the proceeding unless good cause is shown (CRC 1.150), later requests sent to the courtroom, and the order emailed back or obtained from courtroom staff; requests to film inside courthouse facilities or on courthouse curtilage, related to an ongoing court proceeding, made to Court Administration (requests made at least one court day before answered), civics education events under the Third-Party Use of Court Facilities Policy, and other filming through the Judicial Council of California; and press releases and public notices posted on the court's website and in the courthouse, and emailed on request.
Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 100 et seq. and 356.5 and California Rules of Court, Rule 5.655, all CASA reports shall be filed with the court at least three (3) court days before the next court hearing date; the CASA program supervisors copy and serve them, at least two (2) court days before the hearing, on Placer County Counsel's Office, the social worker assigned to the juvenile dependency case, any court liaison officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, the child's counsel, counsel for each parent and/or guardian, and counsel for any tribe involved in the proceeding.
Under the court's inherent discretionary authority as recognized in Robert S. v. Superior Court (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1417, and as otherwise authorized by law, all parties in juvenile delinquency cases pending before the Juvenile Court shall comply with the reciprocal discovery provisions of Penal Code section 1054 et seq.
Juvenile court case files are confidential, may not be accessed, obtained or inspected by a civil or criminal subpoena, and are governed primarily by Welfare & Institutions Code section 827 and California Rules of Court, Rule 5.552; the order addresses only documents in the possession of the juvenile division of the court. The persons identified in section 827(a)(1)(A) through (O) may inspect the files without filing a Request for Disclosure of Juvenile Case File (JV-570), but must file a Declaration for Access to Juvenile Court Case File (Local Form) - which may be submitted to the Juvenile Division at 11270 B Avenue, Auburn, California 95603 - and show proper identification; those under (A) through (F), (H) and (I) may both inspect and receive copies without further order, with adequate identification and the costs of the copies paid; those under (G) and (J) through (O) may only inspect, in person, and must petition for copies by filing a Request for Disclosure of Juvenile Case File (JV-570).
Having weighed confidentiality and privacy against the need for comprehensive information on the health, safety and welfare of children placed in temporary care, the court authorizes, in the best interest of children, a health evaluation and related services for children held in temporary facilities before detention hearings, at the first possible treatment opportunity - evaluations and testing for physical, mental, dental or psychological services, testing to determine the extent of injury or illness, and services for stabilization (medical/dental treatment, post-exposure immunizations, x-rays, screening for TB, STD's and STI's, therapeutic counseling and follow-up routine care); where non-routine care is warranted, all reasonable efforts to obtain parental consent shall occur before a court order is sought. The order was prepared by Placer County Counsel for the Placer County Department of Health & Human Services.
Who may attend traffic school (no traffic school within 18 months, no class A, class B or commercial class C license, not more than 25 mph over the safe speed, not in a commercial vehicle, not the listed Vehicle Code violations, not precluded by California Rule of Court rule 4.104); locating a school through the DMV; the fine plus a $64.50 administrative fee, by mail, in person or online; traffic school with a payment plan not online or by mail - an in person appearance to make the initial payment and sign the payment agreement; the certificate due to the court by the completion due date; a minor cited must appear in court; alcohol or drug related charges and two-point violations ineligible; commercial drivers under Vehicle Code 42005.
How a traffic citation proceeds - pleas, officer court trials and trials by declaration (the fine posted at the time of request), paying the fine, fine reductions on the "Can't Afford to Pay" form or by MyCitations, traffic school, and proof of correction with an administrative fee by the due date; video appearances (no recording or live streaming, no assistance but the attorney or interpreter, indoors and in a quiet location); ability to pay under CRC Rule 4.335, at the hearing or at an ability to pay motion hearing scheduled through the clerk at (916) 408-6000, in person; a juvenile or mandatory appearance continued by a letter received at least three court days before the court date; continuances on written request in person at the clerk's office, and one online reschedule; failure to appear (§40508(a)/(b)/(c) CVC - a bench warrant on a misdemeanor, a civil assessment of up to $100.00, a hold, referral to Revenue Services) and clearing it; the walk-in calendars - every Monday and Tuesday at the Gibson Courthouse (check-in 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 to 1:00) and, at the Tahoe City Courthouse, Fridays (check-in 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.) in one place and every Wednesday afternoon (check-in 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.) in another; a pre-scheduled officer court trial at 8:00am, directly into the courtroom; no district attorney or public defender in the traffic courtroom.
Remote appearances in traffic infraction and misdemeanor cases (not Driving Under the Influence cases) without judicial approval, but not for trials; the traffic advisement read first; scheduling for hearings on calendar in the next 30 days, no later than 15 hours in advance of the start of the appearance - arraignments, further proceedings and pay or appear hearings; officer court trials not allowed; links not provided the same day.
Remote appearances in family law and child support hearings under Local Rule 10.24, Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 and California Rules of Court rule 3.672, by category - evidentiary hearings on simplified notice (requests for order and their continued hearings, child support (DCSS) hearings: scheduling online is notice to the court, other parties noticed no later than 5 court days before the hearing, an opposition on RA-015 by noon the court day before) and on written notice (contempt, default judgments, domestic violence and gun violence restraining orders, evidentiary hearings, termination of parental rights, trials: RA-010 with Local Form PL-CW010A, 10 court days before a hearing set in more than 15 court days, and shorter deadlines otherwise); non-evidentiary hearings on simplified notice (family centered case resolution conferences, trial assignment, emergency request and order shortening time hearings: other parties noticed no later than 1 court day before the hearing) and on written notice (fee waiver hearings, settlement and trial confirming conferences, UCCJEA hearings: 2 court days before the hearing); self-scheduling no later than 15 hours in advance of the start of the appearance, for hearings on calendar within the next 30 days, with a late request fee of $15 (four exceptions); the e-filing document names; links not provided the same day; the remote appearance fee - $13 in the page's notice effective July 1st, 2025, and $27.50 ($25 remote appearance fee plus $2.50 credit card transaction fee) in its fee section - by eCheck, Visa or Mastercard, waived with a fee waiver.
Remote appearances in criminal cases - attorneys generally allowed, but not in contested violation of probation hearings, court and jury trials, preliminary hearings, or felony pre-trial status conferences without a P.C. § 977 appearance waiver on file or where the court orders an in person appearance; attorneys appearing for their client under PC 977 schedule no later than 15 hours in advance of the start of the appearance, for hearings within 30 days; others file PL-CR012 Request for Remote Appearance: Criminal no later than two (2) business days before the hearing; for defendants, a table of hearing types - remote appearance not allowed (matters requiring the defendant's personal presence, arraignments, collaborative court hearings, court and jury trials, criminal protective order matters, preliminary hearings, returns and surrenders on warrants, sentencings, violation of probation hearings), allowed on approval by PL-CR012 (motion, petition, post judgment proof, review and status hearings, trial assignment, trial confirming conference), and available for probation transfer out hearings; witnesses (in Mental Health Court on approval by PL-CR012, otherwise on the record), victims by Local Form PL-CR015 at least two (2) business days before the hearing, and nonparties; links not provided the same day.
Remote civil mandatory settlement conferences on Zoom, available providing the notice of remote appearance is acknowledged prior to the Mandatory Settlement Conference date, joined by the link the court emails; breakout rooms with the pro-tem judge; with no agreement, the Civil Trial Conference must still be attended; an agreement signed on SignNow before disconnecting; to move for a remote appearance, Local Form PL-CW010A filed and served no later than five (5) business days before the hearing, served on all parties before filing, with the proof of service attached; joining from a browser or the Zoom app, indoors in a quiet location.
Remote appearances in Civil, Probate, Small Claims, Mental Health and Adoption hearings under Local Rule 10.24, Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 and California Rules of Court rule 3.672, by category - evidentiary hearings on simplified notice (civil default judgments, conservatorship and guardianship hearings: scheduling online is notice to the court, other parties noticed no later than 5 court days before the hearing, an opposition on RA-015 by noon the court day before) and on written notice (adoption, civil harassment, court and jury trials, LPS and CARE Act hearings, orders of examination, small claims: RA-010 with Local Form PL-CW010A, 10 court days before a hearing set in more than 15 court days, and shorter deadlines otherwise); non-evidentiary hearings on simplified notice (case management, law and motion, name changes, pretrial and status conferences: other parties noticed no later than 1 court day before the hearing) and on written notice (settlement conferences: 2 court days before the hearing); self-scheduling no later than 15 hours in advance of the start of the appearance, for hearings on calendar within the next 30 days, with a late request fee of $15 for appearances scheduled less than two days before the hearing (four exceptions); the e-filing document names; mandatory remote appearances for writs of habeas corpus from the local hospital (Cirby Hills), an in person appearance on good cause by Local Form PL-CV014; links not provided the same day; electronic evidence for default judgments, small claims and short cause civil court trials; the fee of $15.50 ($13 remote appearance fee plus $2.50 credit card transaction fee) by eCheck, Visa or Mastercard, waived with a fee waiver.
Cancelling a remote appearance in the Remote Appearance System ("My Appearances", a cancellation reason; the hearing moves forward); cancellation requests 15 hours in advance of the start of the appearance, with a refund of $10.50 credited back; under Local Rule 10.24, a $5 cancellation fee, refundable when the hearing is taken off calendar or continued by the court; requests for a refund of the $5.00 fee or of other fees in writing to the Finance Department (PO Box 619072, Roseville, CA 95661) with the case name and number, attorney name, refund address, receipt number, original date of payment, amount and reason, within 30 days of the original date of payment; refunds by check.
The online form's disclaimer - parties in a Misdemeanor Pretrial matter who have reached an agreement to continue or withdraw a motion or petition may advise the court before the hearing, and with a remote appearance may ask that the matter be called before contested matters; the court will not read the pleadings; the form only applies to matters set in the Misdemeanor Pretrial Calendar, not to specialty calendars (such as DUI court or mental health court); the parties must still appear at the hearing, as a judicial decision still must be made.
The online form's disclaimer - parties in a family law matter with a full agreement, settlement or stipulated continuance may advise the court before the hearing, and with a telephonic appearance may ask that the matter be called before contested matters; the court will not read the pleadings; the form applies only to matters set in Department 41 and Department 1, to Trial Assignment (TA) matters set in Department 32 when the parties agree to trial or evidentiary hearing dates posted on the home page of the Court's website, and to concurrently set Mandatory Settlement Conference and Trial Confirming Conference (MSC/TCC) dates on the same terms; not without a full agreement, and not for DCSS child support matters set in Department 40; only when the hearing is less than two days away (otherwise the Continuance/Drop Procedure), completed before 7:30 a.m. the day of the hearing.