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Chapter 15 (Rules 15.01 and 15.02): a trial by written declaration under section 40902 of the Vehicle Code upon an infraction, other than one cited pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with section 23152), the defendant to deposit the bail indicated on the courtesy notice and file the declarations within the time specified in the courtesy notice, the citing officer’s declaration no later than two days prior to trial, the bail refunded if the defendant is found not guilty, and a request for a trial de novo to the clerk in writing within ten (10) days of the mailing of the clerk’s notice of the court’s decision (15.01); and requests for continuances by the defendant, without depositing bail, or by a traffic officer, submitted at least ten (10) court days prior to the date of the hearing (15.02).
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CHAPTER 15—TRAFFIC 15.01 Trial by Declaration Pursuant to section 40902 of the Vehicle Code, a defendant may elect to have a trial by written declaration upon any alleged infraction, as charged by the citing officer, involving a violation of the Vehicle Code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to that code, other than an infraction cited pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with section 23152 of Chapter 12 of Division 11. This provision also applies to a defendant who receives a notice of delinquent parking violation filed under section 40230. In order to elect a trial by declaration, a defendant must deposit with the clerk of the court the amount of bail indicated on the courtesy notice. The defendant shall then file his or her written declaration or declarations under penalty of perjury within the time specified in the courtesy notice. No appearance by the defendant shall be required. The clerk shall then set the matter for trial and provide notice to the defendant and the arresting officer. The citing officer may submit his or her sworn testimony by written declaration no later than two days prior to the date set for trial. No appearance by the citing officer shall be required although the officer may elect to appear in person. The court may receive into evidence the notice to appear issued, pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 40500, a business record or receipt, the written declaration of the defendant, a sworn declaration of the citing officer or, if the citing officer elects to appear in person, the sworn testimony of the officer. In the event the defendant is found not guilty or if the charges are otherwise dismissed, the amount of the bail posted shall be promptly refunded to the defendant. In the event the defendant is dissatisfied with a decision of the court in a proceeding pursuant to this rule, the defendant shall, within ten (10) days of the mailing of the clerk's notice of the court's decision, notify the clerk in writing, of a request for a trial de novo; in which case the court shall then set a regular trial requiring the appearance of all parties to be heard in open court. (Effective 1/1/95; Amended 7/1/98; Renumbered Effective 1/1/06; Amended 7/1/2015) 15.02 Continuances Prior to the date upon which the defendant promised to appear and without depositing bail, the defendant may request a continuance of the written promise to appear. Similarly, a traffic officer may request a continuance of the matter based upon his or her unavailability. All requests for continuances must be submitted at least ten (10) court days prior to the date of the hearing. (Effective 1/1/06; Amended 1/1/09)
CHAPTER 15—TRAFFIC 15.01 Trial by Declaration Pursuant to section 40902 of the Vehicle Code, a defendant may elect to have a trial by written declaration upon any alleged infraction, as charged by the citing officer, involving a violation of the Vehicle Code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to that code, other than an infraction cited pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with section 23152 of
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Amador build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-amador/docs/local-rules/2025-01-01_local-rules-court-accessible.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF AMADOR Local Rules of Court Effective Date: January 1, 2025”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 2731170 bytes, sha256 a1d85880106808eb0665ed0313fc1d63b254623347ace78066f5cee3167f614e; 86 pages; this part PDF pages 66 to 67, printed pages 65 to 66) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the preface and the rules (PDF pages 6 to 70, printed 5 to 69) composed as one text and cut at the preface's heading and the eighteen chapter headings, each matched once as a whole line (no chapter opens a page of its own); each page's running header (“State of California Superior Court” / “County of Amador”) and running footer (“Revised 01/01/2025”, the page number, “Z/local rules/2025-01.01”, “www.amadorcourt.org”) removed as chrome (390 lines); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number set with its title, each lettered or numbered subdivision starting a line and each rule's history (“(Effective ...)”) on a line of its own; no table in the rules; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) lists 20 struck runs on 23 pages - every mark, rendered and read (review/render/strike-marks-2026-10-12.png), is a short filled tick, red or black, crossing one printed letter or a space inside a word, or a forms table's rule (PDF pages 72 and 85) - no text is struck, and the book is composed without strike-out; 5 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: the headings of Rules 1.02, 13.10 and 17.05, each printed on a line of its own, set apart from the first sentence the reflow ran onto them; Rule 8.14(F)'s heading, printed “F. Time” / “Limits:”, set as one line; two bullets of Rule 11.06(A)'s list of calendars, which the reflow joined, set apart); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.txt and review/book-audits-after-fixes-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py) - one gap junction, two page breaks, two fragments, four two-line rule titles and Rule 6.04(C)(1)'s unfinished last sentence kept as printed; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (PDF page 1), the table of contents (2 to 5), the appendix of local forms (71 to 72), the filing instructions and summary of changes (73), the alphabetical index (74 to 78), the list of effective dates (79 to 84) and the appendix of local forms ordered by name (85 to 86) belong to no card. Review note: Rule 15.01 allows a request for a trial de novo “within ten (10) days of the mailing of the clerk’s notice of the court’s decision”, while the Traffic / Infractions page (carded) says the Trial de Novo must be requested “within 20 days of the date the clerk mailed the Notice of Decision” on Judicial Council form TR-220; and Rule 15.02 requires continuance requests “at least ten (10) court days prior to the date of the hearing”, while the Common Questions page (carded) asks for a request to change an arraignment date “5 days prior to their arraignment date” under the same rule (a review task).
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.