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Division 2, Chapter 1 (Rules 5.50 to 5.75): the juvenile rules, judge and court commissioner (Rules 5.50 to 5.52); motions (Rule 5.53); appointment of juvenile court appointed counsel (Rule 5.54); the minute order (Rule 5.55); public hearings (Rule 5.57); records access by Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) (Rule 5.58); inter-agency exchange of information (Rule 5.59); experience, training and education (Rule 5.61); screening for competency (Rule 5.62); mediation (Rule 5.63); reciprocal discovery (Rule 5.64); disclosure of victim or witness contact information (Rule 5.65); notices regarding change in placement, to caregivers and to minor's counsel regarding subpoenas (Rules 5.66, 5.68 and 5.69); CASA program guidelines and reports (Rules 5.71 and 5.72); assignment of transfer hearings (Rule 5.73); service of JV-790 on victim (Rule 5.74); and presence at juvenile proceedings (Rule 5.75).
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Division 2 – Juvenile Matters Chapter 1. Juvenile Department Rule 5.50. Adoption, Construction and Amendment of Rules (a) Citation of Juvenile Rules These rules for the Juvenile Court may be cited as the "Local Rules for the Juvenile Court of Contra Costa County." (b) Supplemental authority of local Juvenile Rules These Local Rules shall be supplementary to and subject to state statutes and any rules adopted by the Judicial Council of the State of California. These rules shall be construed and applied so as not to conflict with such statutes or with the rules adopted by the Judicial Council. (c) Effective date of Juvenile local court rules These rules shall, on the date they become effective, supersede rules until adopted by the Superior Court as they relate to the Juvenile Court. (d) Use of Term “Juvenile Justice” Instead of “Juvenile Delinquency” These rules will use the term “juvenile justice,” which is to be read as synonymous with the term “juvenile delinquency” in the Welfare and Institutions Code and the California Rules of Court. (Rule 5.50 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.51. Juvenile Judge (a) Judicial assignments The Supervising Judge of the Juvenile Court shall be assisted by such judges and subordinate judicial officers (including commissioners and temporary judges) as may be provided from time to time by the Superior Court. The subordinate judicial officers and temporary judges shall perform their duties under the direction of the Supervising Judge of the Juvenile Court. (Rule 5.51(a) revised effective 1/1/16) (b) Juvenile hearings The business of the Juvenile Court shall be conducted at the Walnut Creek Courthouse and Juvenile Hall, and may be conducted at Pittsburg, Richmond and Martinez Courthouses, and at such other facilities of Contra Costa County, and at such times as the Juvenile Court Supervising Judge or Presiding Judge may direct. The Juvenile Court Supervising Judge shall be responsible for the distribution of court business. (Rule 5.51(b) revised effective 1/1/18) (c) Types of Juvenile hearings The Juvenile Court Supervising Judge and assigned judges shall conduct all hearings required for adjudication of juvenile cases, including transfer hearings, competency hearings, rehearings and other matters which they by order deem appropriate. Matters to be heard by a Juvenile Court Judge shall be calendared directly by that judge’s department. (Rule 5.51(c) revised effective 1/1/21) (d) Juvenile bench recusal If the only Juvenile Court judge available is removed from hearing a matter because of a challenge or otherwise, the matter shall be referred by the Supervising Juvenile Judge to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. (Rule 5.51(d) revised effective 1/1/21) (e) Assignment of Juvenile hearings The Juvenile Court judges shall maintain separate calendars of all matters to be heard by them, which shall be published. When a case is assigned to a Juvenile Court Judge, it is assigned to that judge for all purposes. (Rule 5.51(e) revised effective 1/1/13) (f) Juvenile pre-hearing conference Pre-hearing conferences shall be conducted as determined by the Juvenile Court judges. Where such conference is held, attendance is mandatory as to all persons ordered to attend. At such conferences, counsel shall be familiar with the case, shall be prepared to enter into stipulations binding their clients, and shall be prepared to discuss the facts so as to clarify and simplify issues. (Rule 5.51(f) revised effective 1/1/13) (g) Juvenile policy and procedure The Juvenile Court Supervising Judge, in directing the judicial business of the Juvenile Court, may issue memoranda of policy and procedure to all parties involved in the Juvenile Court process, which shall be binding, subject to the authority of the Executive Committee and the Judges of the Superior Court of Contra Costa County. (Rule 5.51(g) revised effective 1/1/16) (Rule 5.51 revised effective 1/1/16) Rule 5.52. Juvenile Court Commissioner (a) Appointment of Juvenile Court Commissioner As permitted by law, the Judges of the Superior Court, by majority vote, may, as resources allow, appoint a Juvenile Court Commissioner. Any commissioner so appointed shall have been admitted to practice law in California for not less than ten (10) years, shall hold office at the pleasure of the Supervising Judge of the Juvenile Court, and shall not engage in the practice of law. (Rule 5.52(a) revised effective 1/1/21) (b) Authority of Juvenile Court Commissioner The Juvenile Court Commissioner shall perform the duties and shall have the powers prescribed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 259, and the duties and powers of a juvenile court referee as specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 248. (Rule 5.52(b) revised effective 1/1/16) (c) Juvenile court assignments as temporary judge Unless otherwise expressly specified, the Juvenile Commissioner, without further order of the Court, shall act as a temporary judge with respect to any and all juvenile actions, causes, or proceedings and whether regularly or specially assigned to the Juvenile Commissioner or to the Department in which the Juvenile Commissioner is sitting. Such duties and powers include, but are not limited to, conducting the trial, contest or hearing assigned actions, causes or proceedings, whether or not contested. (d) Juvenile stipulation to Commissioner Subordinate judicial officers shall hear their cases as commissioners and be identified as commissioners to all parties. Any party not objecting to the commissioner hearing the matter is deemed to have stipulated to such commissioner hearing the matter as a temporary judge. (Rule 5.52(d) revised effective 1/1/21) (e) Stipulation requirements for temporary judge When an attorney is sitting as a court-appointed temporary judge and hears a contested matter, the parties whose stipulation should be obtained are: the attorney for petitioner, the attorney(s) for the minor(s), and in applicable cases brought under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300, the attorney for the parent, guardian or de facto parent. (Rule 5.52(e) revised effective 1/1/21) (f) Vacation approval for subordinate judicial officers A subordinate judicial officer’s vacation time and other time away from his or her calendar shall be approved in advance by the Juvenile Court Supervising Judge. When a Juvenile subordinate judicial officer is absent, his or her calendar may be heard by: (1) Court-appointed Temporary Judge (2) The Juvenile Court Supervising Judge (3) A Juvenile Court Judge or subordinate judicial officer as reassigned by the Juvenile Court Supervising Judge. (Rule 5.52(f) revised effective 7/1/05) (Rule 5.52 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.53. Motions (a) Presentation of motions Except as provided by law, all motions shall be in writing, shall be heard before the attachment of jeopardy and shall be heard five (5) or more court days after notice unless the Court orders otherwise. The moving party shall clear the hearing date with the clerk of the juvenile court before filing any such motion. (Rule 5.53(a) revised effective 1/1/16) (b) Motion to continue the jurisdiction hearings A motion to continue the jurisdiction hearing in any proceeding shall be made and heard no less than two (2) court days before the jurisdiction hearing, after service of notice on the opposing party at least five (5) court days before the jurisdiction hearing. Said motion shall be in writing unless all parties to the action, with the concurrence of the Court before whom the hearing is to be held, waive the requirement of written notice. The Court, however, may continue a jurisdiction hearing on motion of any party at the proceeding for good cause without the requirements of this subdivision being fulfilled. Failure to file a motion to continue within the time frame specified in this rule, absent a showing of good cause resulting in the untimely filing of the motion, may result in the imposition of sanctions. (Rule 5.53(b) revised effective 1/1/18) (Rule 5.53 revised effective 1/1/18) Rule 5.54. Appointment of Juvenile Court Appointed Counsel Juvenile Court judges shall be responsible for the appointment of counsel for children or minors in matters subject to the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court. Unless otherwise ordered, appointments for minors in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 dependency cases shall be referred to the contracted dependency counsel program. Appointments for minors in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 602 juvenile justice cases shall be referred to the Public Defender’s Office or, in the case of a conflict of interest, to the Alternate Defender or Conflict Panel counsel. (Rule 5.54 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.55. Minute Order Minute orders in juvenile proceedings (1) A minute order shall be prepared by the clerk of the Juvenile Court at the conclusion of each court proceeding. Recommendations adopted by the Court may be attached and incorporated into the minute order by reference. (2) All parties to the action are entitled to receive a copy of the minute order upon completion of that session of the judicial proceeding. (3) Any party to the proceeding may waive receipt of the minute order. (Rule 5.55 revised effective 1/1/15) Rule 5.56. REPEALED Rule 5.57. Public Hearings Unless provided otherwise by law, Juvenile Court proceedings shall be closed to the public; provided, however, that the Juvenile Court judge may admit such persons as he or she deems have a direct and legitimate interest in the particular case or the work of the Court. (Rule 5.57 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.58. Records access by Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) For the purposes of implementing the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program, volunteers serving in the program are considered court personnel as that term is used in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 827. They shall have access to Probation Department and Department of Family and Children’s Services files in the case(s) in which they are appointed as court appointed advocates as necessary to carry out their responsibilities. (Rule 5.58 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.59. Inter-Agency Exchange of Information (a) Juvenile information access and exchange The disclosure of information concerning children and their parents by staff associated with Family Court Services, the Probation Department Juvenile Division, Children and Family Services, Case Management Council, Adult Probation Department and Probate Court Investigators office is generally prohibited by law. Nevertheless, a limited exchange of information about children or parents between these agencies in certain circumstances will serve the best interest of the child who is before the Court. The Court finds that the best interest of children and victims appearing in court and the public interest in avoiding duplication of effort by the courts and by the investigative agencies serving the juvenile and family courts, and the value of having relevant information gathered by a court agency outweighs the confidentiality interest reflected in Penal Code Sections 11167 and 11167.5 and Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 827 and 10850 et seq., and therefore, good cause exists for the following rule: Concerning agency information sharing in the following types of cases before the Court: (1) Juvenile Justice; (2) Custody Disputes; (3) Juvenile Dependency; (4) Probate investigation (Conservatorship and Guardianship); and (5) Criminal In such cases, the representatives of the above listed agencies who are investigating or supervising cases involving children may disclose information to each other, including the exchange of records, reports and other documentation in their files regarding minors within the jurisdiction of the family, probate or juvenile courts or subject to proceedings therein, if such exchange of information will assist the agency receiving the information in serving the needs of children or reporting facts to the court. (b) Juvenile inter-agency sharing of information All county agencies and agencies contracting with the county to provide treatment to juveniles may share information with each other as to juveniles within the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court that the agencies treat in common. (Rule 5.59 revised effective 1/1/26) Rule 5.60. REPEALED Rule 5.61. Experience, Training, Education (a) Minimum competency standards for court-appointed attorneys Effective July 1, 1996, all appointed attorneys appearing in juvenile dependency and delinquency proceedings shall be familiar with and comply with the minimum standards of competence set forth in California Rules of Court, Rules 5.660 and 5.664 and any applicable Welfare and Institutions Code Sections. (Rule 5.61 revised effective 1/1/18) Rule 5.62. Screening for Competency (a) Minimum competency standards for court-appointed attorneys All attorneys appearing in juvenile dependency and juvenile justice proceedings shall be familiar with, and shall not appear unless they have met, the minimum standards of competence for juvenile proceedings. The contracted dependency counsel program shall, before assigning any dependency case to any attorney, assure that the assigned attorney meets the requirements of California Rule of Court 5.660. The Office of the Public Defender, the Office of the Alternate Defender, and the Criminal Conflicts Panel shall, before assigning any juvenile justice case to any attorney, assure that the assigned attorney meets the requirements of California Rule of court 5.664. (b) Continuing education for court-appointed attorneys. Each court-appointed attorney who represents any party in juvenile dependency proceedings shall complete all continuing education requirements imposed by California Rule of Court 5.660(d)(3)(b). Each attorney who represents minors in juvenile justice proceedings shall complete all continuing education requirements imposed by California Rule of Court 5.667(c). Every attorney subject to this rule shall maintain records of compliance with continuing education requirements and provide the records to the Court upon request. Such records may include a copy of a certificate of attendance issued by a California MCLE provider; a certificate of attendance issued by a professional organization that provides compliant training and/or education for its members, whether or not it is a MCLE provider; or a record of attendance at a court-sponsored or approved program. (c) Standards of representation All court-appointed attorneys appearing in dependency proceedings shall meet the following minimum standards of representation: (1) Attorneys shall meet regularly with clients, including clients who are children, contact social workers and other professionals associated with the client’s case, work with other counsel and the Court to resolve disputed aspects of a case without hearing, and adhere to the mandated time lines. (2) If the client is a child, the attorney or the attorney’s agent shall have contact with the client before each hearing. The attorney or attorney’s agent shall interview all children four (4) years of age or older in person, if possible. Whenever possible, the child shall be interviewed or seen at the child’s placement. The attorney or attorney’s agent shall also interview the child’s caretaker, particularly when the child is under four (4) years of age. (3) If the client is not the child, the attorney or the attorney’s agent shall interview the client at least once before the jurisdictional hearing unless that client is unavailable. Afterward, the attorney or the attorney’s agent shall contact the client at least once before each hearing unless the client is unavailable. (Rule 5.62 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.63. Mediation (a) Mediation of contested jurisdictional hearings In any case set for jurisdictional contest except cases filed under Welfare and Institutions Code sections 300(d) or (e), the Court may, unless any party or attorney objects, send the parties to mediation before the contested hearing. (b) Mediation of post-jurisdictional contested hearings At the request of any party or the Court, and with consent of all parties, post-jurisdictional matters set for contested hearing may be referred to mediation. (Rule 5.63 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.64. Reciprocal Discovery By Order of the Supervising Judge, the discovery provisions and rules of California Rules of Court, Rule 5.546 pertaining to juvenile justice matters are equally applicable and reciprocal to the prosecution and defense. (Robert S., 9 Cal. App 4th 1417) (Rule 5.64 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.65. Disclosure of Victim or Witness Contact Information (a) Disclosure of victim or witness contact information All attorneys participating in juvenile justice proceedings shall comply fully with the limitations on disclosing victim or witness contact information prescribed by California Penal Code Section 1054.2. (See Robert S. v. Superior Court (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1417, 1422). Attorneys may disclose victim or witness contact information, including but not limited to, addresses and telephone numbers, only in accordance with Penal Code Section 1054.2. Attorneys shall not disclose victim or witness contact information to a child who is the subject of a juvenile justice proceeding, or to the child’s parent or guardian, unless specifically permitted to do so by the Court after a hearing and a showing of good cause. The same concerns for victim or witness safety that prompted the enactment of Penal Code Section 1054.2 applies with equal force in juvenile justice proceedings (Cf., City of San Jose v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 47, 54). (b) Redaction of victim or witness contact information by district attorney The District Attorney shall fully redact all victim or witness contact information before providing police, arrest, and crime reports to a child, parent, or guardian, and shall simultaneously give notice that this information is being redacted. (See, California Rules of Court, Rule 5.546, subdivisions (b), (g), and (h).) The District Attorney shall provide unredacted copies of such reports to the attorney for a child, parent, or guardian, and the receiving defense attorney may use such reports in a manner consistent with Penal Code Section 1054.2(a). However, the receiving defense attorney shall redact all victim or witness contact information before providing police, arrest, and crime reports to the attorney’s clients. In situations where the child, parent or guardian is not represented by an attorney, the Court shall issue a protective order consistent with Penal Code Section 1054.2, subdivision (b). (c) Final order determining custody – modifications in new case filings Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 5.700 and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 302(d), the Court may enter appropriate custody and visitation orders at the time the Juvenile Court terminates jurisdiction in a dependency case. To ensure there is in fact a significant change of circumstances to warrant modification of that order, when issuing the “Custody Order-Juvenile-Final Judgment-Visitation Order-Juvenile” (Judicial Council Form JV-200/JV-205), any request for order, application, order to show cause or motion to change custody or visitation filed within one year of the “Custody Order-Juvenile-Final Judgment/Visitation Order-Juvenile,” shall be assigned and determined by a juvenile bench officer. If possible, the matter shall be calendared before the juvenile bench officer who issued the final judgment and custody order. In such cases the juvenile bench officer shall sit as a family law bench officer and the matter shall be heard pursuant to the provisions of the Family Code. (Rule 5.65 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.66. Notice Regarding Change in Placement for Dependents of the Court To ensure that proper notice is received by attorneys of any change in a child’s placement after the jurisdiction hearing: (1) In non-emergency situations, Children and Family Services shall give notice to the child’s counsel by close of the next business day following a decision to change a child’s placement, including a change in address for respite, or a 7-day caretaker notice. In no event in non-emergency situations, shall the child be moved from placement without first providing child’s counsel a reasonable opportunity to put the matter on the court calendar for court review. (2) In non-emergency situations, Children and Family Services shall give at least ten (10) calendar days’ notice before separating siblings placed together. (3) Prior to removal of a child from one county to another, Children and Family Services shall give at least fourteen (14) calendar days’ notice to all counsel, unless emergency circumstances prevent such notice. In such emergency circumstances, notice shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than close of the next business day. (4) Within 48 hours of receipt of information that a child is absent without leave (“AWOL”), Children and Family Services shall notify all counsel. (5) Within 48 hours of receipt of information that a child is or was recently hospitalized for medical treatment, including psychiatric hospitalizations, Children and Family Services shall notify all counsel and must provide the child’s counsel the name and location of the hospital. (6) Notice by Children and Family Services relating to the above changes in placement must be given in writing, which includes by facsimile or email. Notice to the child’s counsel shall include the child’s address, telephone number and name of the caregiver. (Rule 5.66 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.67. REPEALED Rule 5.68. Notice to Caregiver The social worker shall ensure that notice is provided to the current caregivers of a dependent child, including foster parents, relative caregivers, pre-adoptive parents, or nonrelative extended family members of all status review and permanency review hearings as required under W&I Code 293. The social worker shall also provide the caregiver, at least thirty (30) calendar days before such hearings, with a Caregiver Information Form (Judicial Council Form JV-290) and instructions on how to complete and file the Instructions to Complete the Caregiver Information Form (Judicial Council Form JV-290-INFO) with the court. (Rule 5.68 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.69. Notice to Minor’s Counsel Regarding Subpoenas In the event that a social worker receives a subpoena or notice of a subpoena compelling the appearance for testimony of a minor subject to a dependency action, the social worker shall provide immediate notice to minor’s counsel in the dependency action. This notice shall be given at least five (5) business days before the date of the appearance of the minor child or within 48 hours of the social worker’s receipt of information of the subpoena, whichever occurs later. The social worker shall provide minor’s counsel with a copy of the subpoena. (Rule 5.69 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.70. Probation Reports Reporting Confirmed Information on AIDS and AIDS-Related Diseases Medically verified information that a juvenile or a defendant has AIDS, or AIDS-related diseases or is HIV positive, when reported to the Court, shall be reported in a confidential memorandum, attached only to the Court's copy of the Probation Report. These memoranda shall be marked “confidential.” And shall be maintained in a sealed envelope in the confidential section of the Court file and opened only by the bench officer presiding over the case. (Rule 5.70 revised effective 1/1/21) Rule 5.71. Court Appointed Special Advocates Program Guidelines Only a representative of a CASA Program that complies with California Rules of Court, Rule 5.655 and Welfare and Institutions Code section 100 et seq. is eligible to be appointed to work with a minor in this county. (Rule 5.71 revised effective 1/1/19) Rule 5.72. Submission, Copying, and Distribution of CASA Reports; Access to CASA Reports (a) Submission of CASA court report. CASA shall submit CASA court reports to the Court a minimum of five court days prior to the hearing for which the report was prepared. (b) Copying and Distribution of CASA court report. CASA shall copy the CASA court report and distribute it to attorneys of all parties to the case, County Counsel’s Office, and Children and Family Services a minimum of five court days prior to the hearing for which the report was prepared. (c) Access to CASA court report. Other than the attorneys for the parties (for example, parents, legal guardians, Children and Family Services), no other individuals or entities are entitled to receive a copy of the CASA court report, and only those individuals or entities named in subdivision (a) of section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and those individuals or entities named in section 827.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code are permitted to access a CASA court report. (Rule 5.72 new effective 1/1/19) Rule 5.73. Assignment of Transfer Hearings When a motion to transfer a juvenile petition to adult court has been filed, the Juvenile Court Supervising Judge or the Presiding Judge may, in his or her discretion, designate a judicial officer not currently assigned to the Juvenile Court as an acting juvenile judicial officer, and may assign the transfer motion to that judge for hearing and decision. (Rule 5.73 new effective 7/1/20) Rule 5.74. Service of JV-790 on Victim In any Welfare & Institutions Code section 602 case in which the Court awarded victim restitution, the Court shall, before terminating the juvenile’s probation, execute for each victim still entitled to restitution a JV-790 restitution order converting any outstanding restitution award to a civil judgment. The District Attorney in all such cases shall: (a) forthwith serve on each victim named in a JV-790 restitution order a certified copy of that victim’s restitution order; and (b) within 30 days of the date of the Order, file with the Court proof of service of the JV-790 restitution order served pursuant to subsection (A) or, if the victim’s contact information is not available, a statement of due diligence reflecting the District Attorney’s good faith efforts to locate the victim. (Rule 5.74 new effective 1/1/20) Rule 5.75. Presence at Juvenile Proceedings (a) The Court recognizes that attorneys, probation officers, social workers and CASAs have a direct and legitimate interest in the work of the Court. The Court also considers it essential in the administration of the juvenile calendars to enforce and protect the confidential nature of the proceedings as prescribed by Welfare and Institutions Code section 676 and California Rule of Court 5.530(e). Accordingly, as to juvenile proceedings not open to the public pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 676, the following rule shall apply. Attorneys, probation officers, social workers and CASAs may be admitted to the courtroom during juvenile proceedings in which they are not themselves appearing subject to the following standards: 1) No attorney shall attend any hearing in a case in which the attorney has, or may have, a conflict of interest. All attorneys shall ascertain, before attending any hearing, that they do not have an actual or potential conflict in that case. In particular, in WIC 602 cases, no member of the Office of the Public Defender shall attend any hearing at which the Alternate Defender represents a minor; no member of the Office of the Public Defender or Alternate Defender shall attend any hearing at which conflicts counsel represents a minor; and no attorney shall attend any hearing that involves a co-responsible of a minor represented by that attorney. 2) All parties who observe a juvenile case in which they are not directly involved, including attorneys, probation officers, social workers and CASAs, are bound by the privacy and confidentiality rules governing juvenile proceedings, and may not share or disclose to anyone anything seen or heard in court to anyone except if the proceeding is one that under the law is open to the public. 3) All parties who remain in the courtroom to observe a juvenile case in which they are not directly involved shall respect the Court and all parties involved in the juvenile case. No party shall engage in any conduct that would disrupt the proceedings and compromise the solemnity and integrity of the hearing, including talking with others in the courtroom during proceedings. (b) The Court may, in its discretion, exclude any person who violates any of these provisions from future hearings in which that person is not appearing. (Rule 5.75 new effective 7/1/20)
Division 2 – Juvenile Matters Chapter 1. Juvenile Department Rule 5.50. Adoption, Construction and Amendment of Rules (a) Citation of Juvenile Rules These rules for the Juvenile Court may be cited as the "Local Rules for the Juvenile Court of Contra Costa County." (b) Supplemental authority of local Juvenile Rules These Local Rules shall be supplementary to and subject to state statutes and any ru
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.