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The court's notice of the availability of official court reporters (revised October 1, 2026), posted in the clerk's office at each court facility: for each courtroom at each court location and district, whether an official court reporter is assigned (Y or N).
Amended General Order #GO26-027 (effective August 13, 2026, in effect until December 31, 2027): official court reporters are required in felony criminal and juvenile cases and are not normally available for trials or law and motion matters in unlimited civil cases; parties to a civil or probate matter may arrange at their own expense for a court reporter (Gov. Code, § 68086, subd. (d)(2) and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.956(c)), complying with rule 2.956(b)(3) for trial; an indigent litigant may request an electronic record where no official reporter or pro tempore reporter is available; priority for any available official reporter goes to Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) conservatorships; and a privately retained certified shorthand reporter is designated the official court reporter for the trial, paid by the arranging party.
Chapter 20 (Probate Rules; rules 20-102 to 20-1502): probate notes and the recommended-for-approval practice (Rule 20-102); probate court appointed counsel and their written reports; rejected wills; bond waivers; preliminary distribution; captions, petitions and law and motion; tentative rulings in probate law and motion and discovery matters (Rule 20-603); ex parte orders and special notice (Rule 20-609); property, orders, death and marriage certificates and continuances; sales and broker's commissions; accountings, inventories, compensation and the expedited final account (Rule 20-912); homesteads and family allowance; guardianships (rules 20-1301 to 20-1317); conservatorships, including the court investigator, appointed counsel, accountings and the conservator orientation class (Rule 20-1414); and the required submission of trust instruments (Rule 20-1502).
Chapter 18 (Electronic Filings and Service; rules 1800–1860): electronic filing (Rule 1800); electronic filing participation (Rule 1810); fax filings (Rule 1820); the date and time of electronic filing (Rule 1830); receipt of electronically submitted data; errors or malfunction in electronic filing (Rule 1850); and electronic filing system inquiries (Rule 1860).
Chapter 16 (Juvenile Rules; rules 1610–1695): sanctions; the time for filing reports; the calendar call; continuances (Rule 1640); motions, with notice, response and reply (Rule 1650); orders shortening time; the pretrial settlement conference before a contested section 366.26 hearing; pretrial discovery in proceedings under section 600 et seq. (Rule 1680); the priority of protective orders; release of information relating to juveniles (Rule 1690); client complaints in dependency matters; the competency of attorneys representing parties in juvenile dependency proceedings (Rule 1692: certification, minimum standards, recertification, decertification and maximum caseload); the Court Appointed Special Advocate program (Rule 1693); juvenile restitution orders (Rule 1694); and signatures on documents filed in juvenile court (Rule 1695).
Chapter 15 (Family Law Rules; rules 1500–1521): the subject matter of the family law division and the rules applicable to family law cases; changing the child custody recommending counselor (Rule 1510); child custody recommending counseling procedures and ex parte communications (Rule 1511); the child custody evaluation process (Rule 1512: qualifications, ex parte communication, the list of evaluators and complaint procedures); complaints about appointed counsel for minors (Rule 1513); the priority of protective orders (Rule 1516); case management (Rule 1517); the setting of contested trials by At-Issue Memorandum (Rule 1518); status conferences and mandatory settlement conferences, governed by the family law policy (Rule 1519); and continuances (Rule 1521).
Chapter 14 (Attorney/Investigator/Expert Fees; rules 1400–1461): appointed attorney service fee schedules (Rule 1400); determination of compensation and expenses for appointed counsel; the form and timely submission of claims; fee complaint procedures; attorney fee payments in criminal cases (complex felonies, ordinary and extraordinary fees, counsel in death penalty and LWOP cases, appointed defense fees under Rule 1414, reimbursement orders and collection); appointed services of investigators, experts and others (Rule 1419: claims for payment, transcription services, appointed psychiatric and psychological evaluation services and their fee schedules, extraordinary expert fees, subpoena and testimony); the computation of fees in civil law cases (Rule 1440), default attorney fees (Rule 1441), mobile home abandonment actions, foreclosure and exceptions; and claims for attorney fees in family law cases (rules 1460–1461).
Chapter 13 (Criminal Rules; rules 1300–1330): the California Rules of Court as supplemented by the local rules; where felony, misdemeanor and infraction matters are filed and heard; the priority of protective orders and their modification (Rule 1311); P. C. 995 motions (Rule 1320); transfer of cases (Rule 1322); and remote video arraignments, trials and related proceedings in traffic infraction cases (Rule 1330).
Chapter 11 (Small Claims): a reference to California Code of Civil Procedure section 116.110 et seq. and California Rules of Court, rules 3.2100, et seq., and 3.2120.
Chapter 10 (Unlawful Detainer Actions): a reference to California Code of Civil Procedure section 1161 et seq.
Chapter 9 (Appellate Division Rules): hearings before the appellate division on the fourth Friday of every month at 1:30 p.m. (Rule 901); and the use of official electronic recordings of limited civil and infraction proceedings as the record of oral proceedings (Rule 902).
Chapter 8 (Cases Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)): Rule 800, CEQA designation - the first page of each paper specifies, immediately below the case number, that the case is one filed under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Chapter 7 (Ex Parte and Other Applications; rules 731–742): civil ex parte applications (Rule 731); remote appearance at the hearing on a domestic violence or gun violence restraining order, with form RA-010 (Rule 735); guardian ad litem applications (Rule 740); shortening or extending time (Rule 741); and appointment of counsel for military personnel (Rule 742).
Chapter 6 (Settlement Conferences; rules 601–621): the court's adoption of California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1380 for mediations and mandatory settlement conferences (Rule 601); the persons whose presence is required (Rule 611); failure to attend or be prepared (Rule 615); continuances; notice of settlement (Rule 617); arbitration (Rule 620); and complaints against mediators (Rule 621).
Chapter 5 (Civil Law and Motion; rules 510–591): subsequent filings; reserving a motion date before noticing a motion and filing moving papers within five court days (Rule 520); motion filing fees (Rule 521); continuances (Rule 550); motions removed from calendar; tentative rulings, posted after 3:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing (Rule 561); records under seal; exhibits and sealed records; and orders and judgments (Rule 591).
Chapter 4 (Civil Case Management; rules 400–425): civil cases subject to the Delay Reduction Act and exemption for exceptional cases; assigned judges and designation; alternate dispute resolution proceedings; the mandatory settlement conference (Rule 410); trial conferences (Rule 411: the trial setting conference and the trial readiness conference); complex cases and PAGA designation (Rule 412); the uninsured motorist class; motions in limine (Rule 415); the duty of counsel as to the trial date assigned; continuances (Rule 418); the civil court communication protocol (Rule 419); cases removed to other courts; civil unlimited complaints; civil defaults; and the repealed default entry forms rule (Rule 425).
Chapter 3 (Court Business Procedures; rules 320–332): fax filing (Rule 320); no use of correction fluid or tape; exhibits (Rule 322); the court reporter policy (Rule 329); telephonic appearances of counsel (Rule 330: use of a private telephone vendor, the obligation to place the call, its cost and non-appearance by telephone); courtroom decorum (Rule 331); and language access services, with the notice times for interpreter requests and cancellations (Rule 332).
Chapter 2 (Judicial Officer and Court Executive Officer Duties; rules 210–280), in eight parts: the presiding judge (duties; election of the presiding judge and assistant presiding judge; succession of office); meetings of judges; the executive committee (duties, elections, quorum and the effect of its action); the court executive officer (selection and removal, statutory responsibilities and duties); other committees, including the elimination of bias committee (Rule 250); court commissioners (selection, removal, appointment procedure and vacation); disciplinary procedures for hearing officers (Rule 272); and judges' vacation (Rule 280).
Chapter 1 (Court Rules and Administration; rules 113–133): the court's adoption of its local rules effective July 1, 1999 and the names “Court” and “Local Rules”; the method of amending the rules (Rule 113); their construction and application (Rule 115); judicial resources (Rule 120); and trial jury venires (Rule 133).
Second Amended General Order #GO26-004 (effective May 5, 2026, in effect until December 31, 2027): return of firearms petitions at the San Bernardino Justice Center; limited and unlimited civil cases, including complex cases, and unlimited unlawful detainers alleging damages of $35,000 or more at the Justice Center, except those for the zip codes assigned to the Rancho Cucamonga Court or to the Victorville Court; name change petitions; petitions for restraining orders (civil harassment, post-secondary school and workplace violence) at the Barstow, Joshua Tree, Needles or Fontana courthouse; civil harassment restraining orders filed in the Big Bear Courthouse on the 1st Wednesday of each month and heard at Barstow; and limited unlawful detainers, small claims and non-traffic infractions at the Fontana, Barstow, Joshua Tree or Needles courthouse; the order's tables list the zip codes and cities each courthouse serves (by the place of residence or where the incident occurred).
Amended General Order #GO26-018 (effective April 1, 2026, in effect until December 31, 2027), under California Rules of Court, rule 10.603: absent prior written authorization of the Court, no photographing, recording or broadcasting of court proceedings by the media, attorneys or members of the public in any courthouse or court facility (exceptions for authorized court employees, law enforcement body cameras on official business, and media permitted under rule 1.150 and in the designated media areas of Attachment A); devices turned off while transported; no recording through courtroom door windows; protections for jurors, spectators, judicial officers and court employees; camera-enabled devices allowed if their imaging features are not used; written requests for other exceptions; and penalties.
General Order #GO26-032 (effective January 1, 2026, in effect until December 31, 2027): probate cases at the Fontana Courthouse or the Victorville District (Mental Health/LPS cases heard at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton; CARE Act cases filed and heard at Fontana); guardianships, affidavits re real property of small value, petitions to determine succession to real property, spousal or domestic partner property petitions and petitions to determine fact of death or marriage for the Needles areas at the Needles Courthouse; and elder abuse cases at the Fontana, Victorville, Needles or Joshua Tree courthouse; the order's tables list the zip codes and cities each courthouse serves (by the place of residence or where the incident occurred).
General Order #GO26-031 (effective January 1, 2026, in effect until December 31, 2027): the ability to pay tool is not for fine reductions after judgment, including after disposition by bail forfeiture, and the clerk's office rejects such electronically filed requests in all traffic infraction cases, in all courthouses.
General Order #GO26-030 (effective January 1, 2026, in effect until December 31, 2027), under Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6 and Local Rules, rule 1810.B.: mandatory electronic filing and service in probate case types (as of June 16, 2025) and general civil cases, including the listed civil petitions (as of September 2, 2025); filing requirements under Local Rules, rule 1800 and the court's posted policies; ineligible documents submitted in hard copy; self-represented parties exempt; exemption requests on form EFS-007; consent to electronic service on form EFS-005-CV (withdrawal on form EFS-006); the electronic service address and its change (form EFS-010); and courtesy copies only when ordered.
General Order #GO26-029 (effective January 1, 2026, in effect until December 31, 2027): an electronically submitted complaint or other first paper rejected only for an unpaid filing fee may be resubmitted with the fee within 20 calendar days of the notice of rejection, with the previous envelope number or eFile receipt number in the filing comment box, and is then filed back to the original date of receipt; where a trial or hearing comes first, the documents are resubmitted and the fee paid before it.