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Chapter 2 (Rules 2.01 to 2.16): temporary judges appointed in accordance with Rule 2.810, et seq. of the California Rules of Court, under the supervision of the presiding judge (2.01); proceedings normally not reported by an official court reporter - the civil law and motion calendar, the probate calendar, civil, probate, and family law trials, family law contested hearings and small claims trials de novo among them - the Court, in its discretion, may order that they be reported (2.02(A)); a request for an official court reporter for a proceeding not normally reported made by written notice to the Clerk not less than ten (10) days prior to it, with a $200 deposit on the fee for the first full day (2.02(B)); the party who requested the reporter to notify the Court and the office of the official court reporter not later than 24 hours prior to a proceeding that is settled or continued, or forfeit the deposit (2.02(C)); the policy of the Court to manage all cases from filing and first appearance through final disposition and to resolve cases within the time standards of the Standards of Judicial Administration (2.03); smoking outside public buildings only in designated areas at distances greater than twenty feet from any entrance, no smoking at any time in jury deliberation rooms, and smoking breaks not to exceed ten minutes during each hour of deliberation (2.04); appropriate attire in the courtroom, shoes and shirts required, no garments displaying inappropriate language, signs or symbols, no hats, no eating or gum chewing, and no drinking except by attorneys, parties, court staff and jurors during extended proceedings (2.05); the duties of the Court Executive Officer under Rule 10.610 of the California Rules of Court, and the powers of the Clerk exercised by or at the direction of the Court Executive Officer (2.06); the Code of Ethics for Court Employees adopted (2.07); jury selection boundaries the entirety of Modoc County (2.08); deferring jury service preferred to excusing a prospective juror for a temporary or marginal hardship, a request to be excused for hardship in writing from the prospective juror with a statement of facts, and excuse on the grounds of undue hardship - no available transportation, travel time that exceeds two (2) hours, an extreme financial burden, a risk to property, a disability (a juror under 70 years may be required to furnish verification), the protection of the public health and safety, or the care of another (2.09); the Court does not provide interpreters in general civil cases (including special proceedings, all matters brought under the California Family Code, and all matters brought under the California Probate Code), a party in a general civil proceeding to provide his or her own interpreter, and counsel or the party to notify the Clerk at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to a proceeding at which an interpreter will be required in all criminal and juvenile matters and when the Court approves a fee waiver for witnesses (2.10); the Clerk not to accept for filing papers that do not comply with Rules 2.100-2.119 of the California Rules of Court unless the Court has ordered otherwise for good cause (2.11); FAX filing permitted for all documents in civil, probate and family law matters through the Court's direct FAX filing number (530) 233-6500, the words “BY FAX” immediately below the title, an informational cover sheet, a FAX received after 5:00 P.M. or on a court holiday deemed filed on the next court day, direct filing mandatory when a filing fee is required, and the fee for direct FAX filing $1.00 per page, paid within five court days or by the date of hearing, whichever first occurs (2.12); fee waivers granted by the Clerk under Government Code §68511.3, a separate application with each new case, the Court to order the party bearing costs to pay the waived fees directly to the Court, and no waiver of fees for a court-appointed interpreter for witnesses unless the Court has approved the application (2.13); an attorney relieved under Rule 3.1362 of the California Rules of Court (2.14); a substitution of attorneys or of a party in pro per effective only with the new address, telephone number and state bar number (2.15); and the Clerk to deliver a challenge under Code of Civil Procedure §§170.1, 170.3 or 170.6 with the file to the office of the presiding judge, all civil cases assigned to a particular bench officer for all purposes at the time of the initial filing (2.16).
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 2.01 Judges Pro Tem: Temporary judges will be appointed for the Court in accordance with Rule 2.810, et seq. of the California Rules of Court, and will serve as, assigned by, and under the control and supervision of, the presiding judge of the Court. (Rule 2.01 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.02 Official Court Reporters: A. Reported Proceedings. The followin
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Modoc build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-modoc/docs/local-rules/modocrules-07-01-2024.pdf (the court's rule book, its first page “SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MODOC LOCAL RULES OF COURT TABLE OF CONTENTS”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 1907063 bytes, sha256 a50f847b5814ce5e8bb2da3640a5e49e90c9d77c5617112ef0f5d7b35039c95e; 106 pages; this chapter PDF pages 7 to 15, printed pages 7 to 15) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 5 to 91, printed with the same numbers) composed as one text and cut at the sixteen chapter headings - “CHAPTER 1: GENERAL RULES” to “CHAPTER 16: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY RULES”, each matched once at a line start (a chapter may begin mid-page); the book's title line atop page 5 (“LOCAL RULES OF THE MODOC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT”) set before Chapter 1 and in no card; Appendix A, the Appellate Division Local Rules (PDF pages 101 to 106), composed apart with the same settings and cut at its heading “APPENDIX “A””, the list of local forms above it on page 101 (Appendix B, a finding aid) set aside; the running header of every page (“Superior Court of the State of California” and “County of Modoc, Local Rules”, named) and the page number at its foot (“5”, named and a whole line in its band) removed as chrome - 261 chrome lines in the rules, 18 in the appendix; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number and title (“1.01 Citation of Rules:”), each lettered subdivision and numbered paragraph and each history line (“(Rule 1.01 adopted effective January 1, 2011.)”) starting a line and each chapter heading on a line of its own; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 106 pages; no table on the rule pages (page 101's one table is Appendix B's list); 16 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: fourteen hyphenated words the text layer sets with the hyphen as a line of its own, rejoined as printed - “post-trial”, “pre-marked”, “3.1200-3.1207”, “non-appearance” (twice), “cross-complaint”, “self-represented”, “self-employed”, “non-custodial”, “non-English-speaking”, “follow-up”, “long-term”, “Court-sponsored” and “interest-bearing”; and in Appendix A two paragraphs of section I and the cover sheet's address block of section J, which the reflow joined, split); 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) - the rest kept as printed (Rule 3.03(B)'s heading over its first paragraph, the headings and lists the false-break audit names); the book's own text kept as printed (Rule 5.02(A)'s fee schedule, its third item broken across two lines; the cross-references the review notes name; “12:00 AM (noon)” in Rule 3.03(C)); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The table of contents (PDF pages 1 to 4), the Subject Index (92 to 95), the Local Rules Index (96 to 100) and Appendix B (the list of local forms MOD-1 to MOD-15 on page 101) belong to no card. Review note: Rule 2.12(A)(1) sends a FAX filing that requires a fee to “Local Rules 2.15.B 2.”, as printed (the FAX fee procedure is Rule 2.12(B)(2)); Rule 2.15's history line reads “(Rule 2.5 adopted effective January 1, 2011.)”. Rule 2.10 has the Court provide no interpreters in general civil cases; the Civil Division page (carded) answers “Does the Court provide interpreters?” with “Yes, contact the Language Access Representative” - the review task is on that card.
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.
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CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 2.01 Judges Pro Tem: Temporary judges will be appointed for the Court in accordance with Rule 2.810, et seq. of the California Rules of Court, and will serve as, assigned by, and under the control and supervision of, the presiding judge of the Court. (Rule 2.01 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.02 Official Court Reporters: A. Reported Proceedings. The following proceedings normally are not reported by an official court reporter: the civil law and motion calendar; the probate calendar; civil, probate, and family law trials; family law contested hearings; hearings carried over from the regular calendar in family law; small claims trials de novo; and hearings of any civil, probate, traffic, small claims or family law nature. The Court, in its discretion, may order that any of the previously mentioned matters be reported. All other proceedings will be reported by an official court reporter. B. Request for Presence of Official Court Reporter; Deposit. Any party who requests the presence of an official court reporter for a trial or other proceeding not normally reported (as set forth above) must make that request, by written notice to the Clerk of the Court, not less than ten (10) days prior to commencement of the proceeding, or at such other time as the Court may require. At the same time the requesting party, in order to reserve an official court reporter, must deliver $200 to the clerk as a deposit on the fee for the first full day of the court reporter’s services (Govt. C §68086(a); CRC Rule 2.956.), regardless of the time estimated for the hearing. In the alternative, a party requesting a court reporter may be directed by the Clerk of the Court to make his or her own arrangements for the attendance of a court reporter at the proceeding at his or her expense. C. Effect of Settlement on Deposit for Official Court Reporter. If the proceeding for which an official court reporter has been requested is settled or continued, or for any other reason does not go forward as calendared, it is the duty of the party who requested the reporter to so notify both the Court and the office of the official court reporter not later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled proceeding. Failure to provide such notice will result in forfeiture of the deposit for the requested court reporter, and the deposit will be applied to payment for the court reporter's services. The court reporter will be entitled to receive his or her per diem rate and mileage, if any. (Rule 2.02 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.03 Case Disposition Time Standards: It is the policy of the Court to manage all cases from filing (in civil matters) and first appearance (in criminal matters) through final disposition. This policy is to be construed in a fashion that is consistent with existing law. This policy is established to maximize efficient use of court resources, to improve the administration of justice by encouraging prompt disposition of all matters coming before the Court, and to resolve cases within the time standards established in the California Rules of Court, Standards of Judicial Administration (hereinafter, "the Standards"). (Rule 2.03 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.04 Smoking during Court Proceedings: Smoking in public buildings in Modoc County is prohibited. Smoking near public buildings is permitted in designated areas only. The designated areas are clearly marked. Smoking is permitted outside of public buildings only at distances greater than twenty feet from any entrance. No smoking will be permitted at any time in jury deliberation rooms. In jury trial cases, the jury foreperson is required, upon the request of any juror, to allocate smoking breaks, not to exceed ten minutes during each hour of deliberation, at which times jurors may adjourn to outside of the courthouse for taking a smoking break. During such periods, deliberations must be suspended and jurors must not discuss the case at hand in any way. The foreperson must arrange with the bailiff for smoking breaks, and the bailiff will remain in attendance during such periods. The judge presiding over each trial will advise the jurors of this Rule, and will admonish jurors concerning discussions of the case by them during smoking breaks. Counsel may stipulate that an initial admonishment will be sufficient, without repetition at each break. (Rule 2.04 amended effective January 1, 2015: adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.05 Courtroom Decorum: Persons appearing in the courtroom must wear appropriate attire. Shoes and shirts are required. Garments displaying inappropriate language, signs or symbols are prohibited. Hats may not be worn in the courtroom. There shall be no eating or gum chewing in the courtroom. There shall be no drinking in the courtroom except by attorneys, parties, court staff and jurors during extended proceedings as may be permitted by the Court. (Rule 2.05 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.06 Court Executive Officer; Executive Officer’s Assumption of Responsibilities of the Clerk of the Superior Court: A. Court Executive Officer. The Court has hired a Court Executive Officer, whose responsibilities include all those duties set forth in Rule 10.610 of the California Rules of Court and in Code of Civil Procedure §195. B. Assumption of the Duties of the Clerk. The powers, duties and responsibilities of the Clerk of the Court that are specified in Government Code §§ 69841, 69842, 69843, 69844, 69844.5, 69844.7, 69845, 69846, 69846.5, and 69848, and by any other statutory authority, will be exercised or performed by or at the direction of the Court Executive Officer. (Rule 2.06 amended effective January 1, 2015; adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.07 Code of Ethics for Court Employees: The Court adopts the Code of Ethics for Court Employees issued by the California Judicial Council on May 17, 1994, and as thereafter amended or modified, and directs that all Court employees be bound by this Code. (Rule 2.07 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.08 Jury Selection Boundaries: Except as otherwise provided by Code of Civil Procedure §§190, et seq., jury selection boundaries for the Superior Court of Modoc County will be the entirety of Modoc County, California. (Rule 2.08 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.09 Excuses from Jury Service: A. General Policy regarding Excuses from Service. 1. No class or category of persons will be automatically excluded from jury service, except as may be provided by law. 2. A statutory exemption from jury service will be granted only when the eligible person claims it. 3. Inconvenience to a prospective juror or an employer is not an adequate reason to be excused from jury service, although it may be considered as a ground for deferral. 4. Deferring jury service is preferred to excusing a prospective juror for a temporary or marginal hardship. Vacations or extended trips are examples of circumstances that warrant deferral rather than excuse from jury service. 5. A juror who has served on a grand jury or trial jury anytime during the twelve months immediately preceding his or her call to jury service, or any longer period that the Court deems appropriate, will be excused from service at his or her request. B. Form of Request to Be Excused from Jury Service. A request to be excused from jury service for hardship must be from the prospective juror and must be in writing. The request must be supported by the juror’s statement of facts, specifying the hardship and explaining why the circumstances constituting the hardship cannot be avoided by deferral of service. The Court will maintain a record of all such requests that have been granted, and of all deferrals of jury service. C. Grounds for Excuse. Excuse on the grounds of undue hardship may be granted for any of the following reasons: 1. The juror has no reasonably available means of public or private transportation to court. 2. The juror must travel an excessive distance. (Excessive distance is defined as travel time that exceeds two (2) hours from the juror's home to the location of the Court.) 3. The juror will bear an extreme financial burden. The following will be considered in determining whether or not to excuse the juror for extreme financial burden: a. Sources of the juror's household income; b. Availability/extent of income reimbursement; c. Expected length of service; and d. Whether or not jury service can reasonably be expected to compromise the juror’s ability to support either the juror or his or her dependents, or so disrupt the economic stability of any individual as to be against the interests of justice. 4. The juror will bear a risk of injury to or destruction of juror's property, or property entrusted to juror, where it is not feasible to make alternative arrangements to alleviate the risk. The following will be considered in determining whether or not to excuse the juror because of risk to property: a. The nature of the property; b. The source and duration of the risk; c. The probability that the risk will be realized; d. The reason why alternative arrangements to protect the property cannot be made; and e. Whether material injury to or destruction of the property will so disrupt the economic stability of any individual as to be against the interests of justice. 5. The juror has a physical or mental disability or impairment, not affecting his or her competence to act as a juror, which would expose the juror to undue risk of mental or physical harm. Unless the prospective juror is aged 70 years or older, he or she may be required to furnish verification of the disability or impairment, its probable duration, and the particular reasons for the inability to serve. 6. The juror's services are immediately needed for the protection of the public health and safety, and it is not feasible to make alternative arrangements to relieve the juror of these responsibilities during the period of service as a juror, without substantially reducing essential public services. 7. The juror has a personal obligation to provide actual and necessary care for another, including a sick, aged, or infirm dependent, or a child who requires the juror's personal care and attention, and comparable substitute care is neither available nor practical without imposing an undue economic hardship on the juror or person cared for. When the request to be excused is based on care provided to a sick or disabled person, the juror will be required to furnish verification that the person being cared for is in need of regular and personal care. (Rule 2.09 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.10 Interpreters: The Court maintains a list of interpreters and translators. The Court does not provide interpreters in general civil cases, (which include, but are not limited to, special proceedings, all matters brought under the California Family Code, and all matters brought under the California Probate Code). A party appearing in a general civil proceeding has an obligation to provide his or her own interpreter. When the Court approves a fee waiver request by an indigent litigant for court-appointed interpreter’s fees for witnesses [Rules 3.50-3.58 of the California Rules of Court], and in all criminal and juvenile matters for which an interpreter will be necessary, counsel (or the party if unrepresented by counsel) must notify the Clerk of the Court at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time set for the proceeding at which an interpreter will be required. (Rule 2.10 amended effective January 1, 2015; adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.11 Form of Papers Presented for Filing and Clerk’s Authority regarding Such Papers: A. Definition. The word “papers” as used in this Rule includes all documents, except exhibits or copies of documents, which are offered for filing in any case in the Superior Court. B. Form of Papers. All papers filed with the Court must be in conformity with each and every requirement of Rules 2.100-2.119 of the California Rules of Court. Counsel and unrepresented parties are urged to review those requirements on a regular basis. C. Clerk’s Authority. The Clerk of the Court will not accept for filing, or file, any papers that do not comply with the requirements of CRC Rules 2.100-2.119, unless the Court has ordered otherwise for good cause shown. (Rule 2.11 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.12 Facsimile (FAX) Filing in Civil, Probate and Family Law. A. Filing is Permissive Only. The filing of documents by facsimile (“FAX”) transmission is discretionary with the Court, and the privilege is limited as follows: 1. Filing by facsimile transmission is permitted for all documents in civil, probate and family law matters, by counsel and by unrepresented parties. Any document for which a filing fee is required upon filing may be FAX filed only in the manner provided for by Local Rules 2.15.B 2. 2. The Court may suspend the FAX filing privileges of any party or attorney who fails to comply with the requirements of this Rule. 3. The Court may disregard any document filed by facsimile transmission that does not comply with this Rule. 4. Because filing by facsimile transmission is permissive only, the cost of filing papers with the Court pursuant to this Rule is not recoverable under Code of Civil Procedure §1033.5. 5. The Court reserves the right to terminate any one or more of the methods allowed for FAX filing without giving prior notice. B. FAX Filing Procedures. Subject to Rules 2.300-2.306 of the California Rules of Court, a party may FAX file papers with the Court using any of the following procedures: 1. By Automated FAX Filing System. a. The Clerk of the Court via the Court’s FAX number will accept documents for FAX filing. b. The document to be filed must include the words “BY FAX” immediately below its title. c. The complete and proper transmission of a document by facsimile machine is the responsibility of the filing attorney or party, not of the Court. d. The sender upon request may obtain confirmation that the document has been filed to the Clerk of the Court, after review and approval of the form of the document by the Clerk. e. The Court’s direct FAX filing number is (530) 233-6500. The Court’s FAX machine will be in operation 24 hours a day, barring unforeseen circumstances; however, any FAX received after 5:00 P.M. or on a court holiday will be deemed to have been filed on the next court day. f. In ex parte matters, an additional cover sheet must be prepared and submitted by counsel or unrepresented party, which states, in a manner designed to be readily observed by the clerk and the Court: “THIS IS AN EX PARTE APPLICATION. THE MATTER IS CALENDARED FOR HEARING AT [DATE and TIME]”. g. Parties and counsel rely on direct FAX filing at their own risk. The Court will consider applications for relief from failure to file required papers only when such failure can be shown to be attributable to the malfunction of the Court's FAX machine, not to a malfunction of the transmitting machine. The Clerk will not review FAX filed documents to determine whether the documents have been transmitted legibly or completely. An informational cover sheet that identifies the transmitting party, his or her telephone number and address, the date of the transmission, the case name, and the case number, must accompany every paper received by FAX pursuant to this part. In addition, every case caption sheet that is so transmitted must indicate: "FILED BY FAX” in the upper right-hand corner. The Clerk will file these papers in just as papers are filed generally. Upon receipt of papers filed by direct FAX, the cover sheet will be considered as presumptive proof that the subject paper was filed on the date indicated thereon, unless the transmission was commenced after 5:00 p.m., in which case the filing will be presumed to have been accomplished on the next court day, and so filed in by the Clerk. The time that the transmission was commenced will be determined by the “time received” message that is printed at the top of the document by the Court’s FAX machine. 2. By Direct Filing with the Court. Direct Filing with the Court is mandatory when a filing fee is required for the filing of any document, unless the filing party has made prior arrangements with the Court Clerk for payment of the filing fee, or has FAXED a copy of a check in the correct amount of the filing fee plus FAX fee in the manner set forth in subsection a, below, made payable to the Court. a. The filing fee for direct FAX filing is $1.00 per page for each page transmitted, including the informational cover page, and must be paid by check, money order or cashier's check to the Clerk of the Court within five court days from the date of transmission or by the date of hearing, whichever first occurs. The payment of this fee is the joint obligation of the filing party and his or her attorney of record, if any. Failure to pay these fees will be deemed a failure to pay fees pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §411.20, and may result in the Court’s nullification of a prior filing, in the Court’s disregard of a document so filed, and/or in the suspension of proceedings, including a calendared matter. 3. By Filing through FAX Filing Agent. Filing through an agent pursuant to full compliance with CRC Rules 2.300-2.306, and if the document is on plain paper, not thermal paper. C. FAX Filing for Ex Parte Applications and Requests for Telephonic Appearance. All ex parte applications in civil, probate and family law matters are subject to this Rule. However, this Rule does not apply to FAX requests for leave to participate by telephonic appearance at status or case management conferences (Local Rule 4.03) or at a law & motion hearing (Local Rule 3.06.D). (Rule 2.12 amended effective January 1, 2015; adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.13 Payment or Waiver of Filing Fees: A. Waiver by Clerk of the Court. The Clerk is authorized to grant applications for fee waivers that meet the standards of eligibility established by Government Code §68511.3, subdivisions (a)(6)(A) or (B). Pursuant to CRC Rules 3.50-3.63, both the Clerk and the County Sheriff are hereby designated to make the financial inquiries and verifications contemplated by said statutes. A separate application for fee waiver must accompany each filing of a new case. B. Effect of Fee Waiver on Award of Costs. In all cases in which a prevailing party has been granted a waiver of fees and is awarded costs, the Court will order that the party bearing costs pay, directly to the Court, the aggregate of any fees that were waived. C. Fee Waiver for Witness Interpreter. There will be no waiver of fees for payment of a court-appointed interpreter for witnesses in civil, family law, or probate cases, unless the Court has approved the requesting party’s application. (CRC Rules 3.50-3.63) (Rule 2.13 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.14 Motions to Be Relieved as Attorney of Record: An attorney who wishes to be relieved as attorney of record must comply with Rule 3.1362 of the California Rules of Court. (Rule 2.14 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.15 Substitution of Attorneys or of Party In Pro Per: A substitution of attorneys or substitution of a party in pro per is not complete or effective unless the address and telephone number of the new attorney or new unrepresented party, and the state bar number of the new attorney, are included on the substitution form. (Rule 2.5 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 2.16 Procedure upon Filing of a Peremptory Challenge or Challenge Pursuant to CCP §170.1, 170.3, 170.6; Assignment for All Purposes: Upon the filing of any challenge to a judge sitting in the Superior Court pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §§170.1, 170.3 or 170.6, the Clerk will deliver the challenge, together with the Court’s file for that action, to the office of the presiding judge of the Court. A notice on the outside of the Court’s file will note a perfected challenge. All civil cases shall be assigned to a particular bench officer for all purposes at the time of the initial filing by stamping notice of assignment on the initiating case document and upon any conformed copies of same for service upon opposing counsel or opposing party(s) by the filing party. (Rule 2.16 amended effective January 1, 2015; adopted effective January 1, 2011.)
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.