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The court will not store dangerous, toxic or bio-hazardous materials as exhibits (drugs, paraphernalia, paint, bodily fluids, urine and weapons); the party brings photographs to be marked and substituted; exhibits returned under Penal Code 1417.3 with a photographic record; toxic exhibits introduced by photographic records and a certified chemical analysis.
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Superior Court of California County of Contra Costa Dangerous, Toxic, Bio-Hazardous Material Order re Return of Dangerous, Toxic, Bio-Hazardous Material/Exhibits It is hereby ORDERED THAT: The Court will not store dangerous, toxic or bio-hazardous materials as exhibits in any case, including but not limited to drugs, paraphernalia, paint, bodily fluids, urine and weapons. The party intending to introduce any of these above referenced materials shall bring photographs of the materials on the date they intend to introduce the materials in court. This photograph will be marked and substituted for the materials when the court finds good cause to do so. Pursuant to Penal Code 1417.3, at any time prior to the final determination of the action or proceeding, exhibits offered by the state or defendant shall be returned to the party offering them by order of the court when an exhibit poses a security, storage or safety problem, as recommended by the clerk of the court. Upon court order, the clerk shall substitute a full and complete photographic record of any exhibit or part of any exhibit returned under this section. The submitting party shall produce said photographs. Exhibits toxic by nature that pose a health hazard to humans shall be introduced to the court in the form of a photographic records and written chemical analysis certified by a competent authority. Where the court finds that good cause exists to depart from this procedure, toxic exhibits may be brought into the courtroom and introduced. However, following introduction of the exhibit, the person or persons previously in possession of the exhibit shall take responsibility for it and the court shall not store the exhibit. Dated: 5/15/15 Honorable Steven K. Austin, Presiding Judge
Superior Court of California County of Contra Costa Dangerous, Toxic, Bio-Hazardous Material Order re Return of Dangerous, Toxic, Bio-Hazardous Material/Exhibits It is hereby ORDERED THAT: The Court will not store dangerous, toxic or bio-hazardous materials as exhibits in any case, including but not limited to drugs, paraphernalia, paint, bodily fluids, urine and weapons. The party intending to in
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-08 (California T4 Contra Costa build 2026-10-08) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-contra-costa/docs/general/combined-standing-orders-8-11-2026.pdf (the court's “Appendix A: Standing Orders”, “Revised August 11, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 14177357 bytes, sha256 50e61603361f0c413700512b6bb1a4d78d849a061bcc1e6d3ec3dcb30fda7c49; 48 pages, scanned) - Standing Order 4.1, PDF page 40: read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi, each doubtful mark on a crop at 400 dpi; checked against three machine readings never published (RapidOCR on each whole page, the file's own text layer where a page has one, RapidOCR on each printed line): every 6-word window of the transcription looked up and each span no reading holds read again on the page image (vision/check-log.md). The compilation's label, the clerk's filed stamps, the signatures and the pleading paper's line numbers are not part of the text; the transcription's closing note, which describes them, is not published. Review note: Pleading paper; a black redaction box beside the compilation's label is the court's own; "a photographic records" is so printed.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in BETSY BENSON's division.
4 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.