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Division 2, Chapter 1 (Rules 4.40 to 4.46): filing (Rule 4.40); court sessions (Rule 4.41); arraignments and remote appearance for arraignments (Rule 4.42); demurrers (Rule 4.43); withdrawal of time waivers in infraction cases (Rule 4.44); continuances (Rule 4.45); and juvenile traffic infraction matters (Rule 4.46).
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Division 2. Infractions Chapter 1. Infraction Rules Rule 4.40. Filing The Clerk's Office of the Contra Costa County Superior Court, Traffic Division shall be responsible for processing all adult and juvenile traffic infractions and non-traffic infractions. No misdemeanors shall be filed in the Traffic Division in the Pittsburg, Richmond, and Walnut Creek Courthouses. (Rule 4.40 revised effective 1/1/15) Rule 4.41. Court Sessions Regular court sessions for citations and complaints filed in the Traffic Division for both adult and juvenile matters shall be scheduled as required by the Presiding Judge and published by the Court Executive Officer. (Rule 4.41 revised effective 1/1/15) Rule 4.42. Arraignments; Remote Appearance for Arraignments Except for offenses mandating a court appearance, a defendant may waive his/her right to be arraigned on the violation and enter a plea of not guilty at the court counter. The Clerk will only assign a trial date if the defendant waives their right to a speedy trial, on the form provided by the Clerk. If the defendant requests a trial date within the statutory time requirements of Penal Code §1382, the defendant must be arraigned in open court. A defendant may request to appear remotely for an arraignment and/or trial. A defendant who requests to appear remotely for an arraignment and trial must fill out Local Court Form TR-128 and submit it to the court in person at least five (5) court days before the due date. If only a request to appear remotely for arraignment was filed, any subsequent request to appear remotely for trial shall be submitted on Local Court Form TR-128 at least five (5) court day before the trial date. (Rule 4.42 revised effective 1/1/24) Rule 4.43. Demurrers All demurrers shall be made in writing and filed in accordance with the time limitations set forth in California Rules of Court, Rule 4.111. Demurrers shall be heard at the time of the arraignment prior to the entry of a plea. (Rule 4.43 new effective 1/1/24) Rule 4.44. Withdrawal of Time Waivers in Infraction Cases A defendant in an infraction matter who wishes to withdraw a previous general time waiver, must give “proper notice” to the district attorney as required by Penal Code section 1382(a)(3)(A). The defendant shall also give notice to the citing officer. Such notice shall be in writing, addressed and delivered in a manner reasonably calculated to come to the immediate attention of the district attorney and the citing officer to permit the officer enough notice to ascertain availability and the court to set a trial date accordingly. Two days’ notice shall constitute proper notice. A judge may determine, however, based on the facts of the case, that lesser times constitute proper notice. (Rule 4.44 new effective 1/1/24) Rule 4.45. Continuances Except for continuance of a trial date, on or before the date set or required in any matter, the Clerk shall have the authority to grant the defendant one extension of not more than thirty (30) calendar days. (Rule 4.45 renumbered effective 1/1/24) Rule 4.46. Juvenile Traffic Infraction Matters All juvenile traffic citation matters will be required for a mandatory appearance pursuant to Penal Code §§ 853.6 and 853.6(a). These citations will not be subject to civil assessment pursuant to Penal Code § 1214.1. (Rule 4.47 renumbered effective 1/1/24)
Division 2. Infractions Chapter 1. Infraction Rules Rule 4.40. Filing The Clerk's Office of the Contra Costa County Superior Court, Traffic Division shall be responsible for processing all adult and juvenile traffic infractions and non-traffic infractions. No misdemeanors shall be filed in the Traffic Division in the Pittsburg, Richmond, and Walnut Creek Courthouses. (Rule 4.40 revised effective 1
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 Contra Costa build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-contra-costa/docs/general/july-2026-local-rules-final_0.pdf (the court's rule book, “Local Rules of Court Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 24267831 bytes, sha256 580a7d67b663a29aea78edf6b7d0fffb19be65430ad0770cad9f8cb543be811e; 274 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) over the rules (PDF pages 17 to 191): each page's running header (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa”) and footer (a rule of underscores, “Local Court Rules – Effective July 1, 2026” and “Page N of 201”) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; Title One's heading and its first chapter heading set on their own lines, eleven rule citations the reflow broke at a line end rejoined, and six tables printed without rules set one row a line - Rule 2.40's attorney fee schedule, two cells of Guideline Attachment 1's commission chart, Attachment 2's attorney rates, Attachment 3's time summary and Attachment 4(a)'s probate calendars (18 whitespace-only fixes); Rule 2.160's local fees and the commission chart's header cells and sixth row, which the reflow read across, set as printed (three same-character fixes); the sixth row's number, in page 180's bottom band, kept (the composer's bottom_band_numbers option); no struck character (the strike report); the rules cut at the chapter headings, which reassemble them (Title Six is “Reserved”: its heading alone); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of rule effective dates, the table of contents, the list of local court forms, the index and Appendix A (the standing orders as revised May 15, 2026, superseded by the compilation revised August 11, 2026) belong to no chapter.
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.