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Filing complaints and citations with the clerk on the first floor of the Criminal Courthouse - in-custody complaints no later than 11:00 a.m. of the second court day following the arrest, and complaints or citations presented before 4:30 p.m. deemed filed on the date of receipt (4.1); documents necessary for a hearing, plea forms submitted by email (4.2); pleas in absentia in non-DV misdemeanor cases on the court's mandatory form (4.2.1); motions under California Rules of Court, rule 4.111(a) (4.3); in limine motions, witness lists and trial briefs in writing, filed and served at or before the Readiness Conference (4.4); jury instructions and verdict forms on the first day of trial (4.5); stipulations with a proposed order at least two (2) court days before the agreed court date (4.6); documents presented by 5:00 p.m. or deposited in the drop box deemed filed on the date of receipt (4.7); and child forensic interview recordings - their restrictions, the return of copies and sanctions for non-compliance (4.8).
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RULE 4: CRIMINAL RULES 4.1 Filing Complaints and Citations Initial complaints must be filed with the clerk on the first floor of the Criminal Courthouse. In-custody complaints must be filed no later than 11:00 a.m. of the second court day following the defendant’s arrest. All other complaints must be filed no later than two (2) court days before the date set for arraignment. Complaints or citations presented for filing before 4:30 p.m. will be deemed filed on the date of receipt; complaints or citations received after 4:30 p.m. will be deemed filed the following court day. (Effective 7/1/02; revised 7/1/09; revised 7/1/14) 4.2 Documents Necessary for a Hearing Counsel must prepare in advance all documents necessary for any hearing, including, but not limited to, plea forms and probation orders. Plea forms may be submitted by email addressed to: pleaforms@napa.courts.ca.gov. (Effective 7/1/02; revised 1/1/23) 4.2.1 Plea in Absentia in Non-Domestic Violence (“DV”) Misdemeanor Cases A defendant in a non-DV misdemeanor case may enter a plea in absentia through counsel by using Napa Superior Court’s mandatory form, Plea in Absentia (Criminal), located on the Court’s website at http://www.napa.courts.ca.gov. Defendant and counsel are required to sign the form. (Effective 7/1/16) 4.3 Motions Unless otherwise ordered or specifically provided by law, all motions must be filed and served in accordance with the requirements of California Rules of Court, rule 4.111(a). (Effective 7/1/02; revised 1/1/12; revised 1/1/16) 4.4 In Limine Motions, Witness Lists, and Trial Briefs All in limine motions, witness lists, and trial briefs must be in writing. They must be filed and served at or before the Readiness Conference. (Effective 7/1/02; revised and renumbered 1/1/06; revised 7/1/06; revised 1/1/23). 4.5 Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms Jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted on the first day of trial. (Effective 7/1/02; renumbered 1/1/06) 4.6 Stipulations and Orders Any stipulation between the parties that results in a court date being scheduled must be presented to the Court with a proposed order at least two (2) court days before the agreed upon court date in the stipulation. Stipulations that are presented without a proposed order will not be accepted for processing. (Effective 7/1/09) 4.7 Effective Date of Filing All documents presented for filing by 5:00 p.m. to a clerk or deposited in the Court drop box will be deemed filed on the date of receipt. (Effective 7/1/09; revised 1/1/13) 4.8 Child Forensic Interview Recordings (a) Application This rule applies in all criminal cases. (b) Restrictions Video Recordings and Transcripts Video recordings and transcripts of child forensic interviews, whether conducted at the Courage Center or elsewhere, must not be: 1. Publicly shown except during judicial proceedings in the pending case. 2. Provided or shown to anyone outside the prosecution and defense offices except persons necessary for the preparation or presentation of the case. Before a recording or transcript is provided or shown to another person, that person must be provided a copy of this rule. 3. Used by the defense for any purpose other than to prepare for the defense of the named defendant in the pending case. 4. Provided or shown to any member of the media. 5. Duplicated except as necessary for the prosecution or defense of the case. Any duplicate is governed by this rule as if it were an original. (c) Return of Copies of Recordings All copies of recordings must be promptly returned to the prosecution upon the earlier of: (i) termination of representation; or (ii) disposition of the matter following exhaustion of appeals and writs of habeas corpus. (d) Non-compliance Failure to comply with this rule may result in the imposition of sanctions. (Effective 1/1/25)
RULE 4: CRIMINAL RULES 4.1 Filing Complaints and Citations Initial complaints must be filed with the clerk on the first floor of the Criminal Courthouse. In-custody complaints must be filed no later than 11:00 a.m. of the second court day following the defendant’s arrest. All other complaints must be filed no later than two (2) court days before the date set for arraignment. Complaints or citation
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-09 (California T4 Napa build 2026-10-09) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-napa/docs/general/local-rules-effective-january-1-2026.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “Local Rules Effective 1/1/26”, as fetched 2026-10-09; 1160403 bytes, sha256 59a4b9c75779cee0fc7cfd9117a7ca5fd4fecfacf7ff354754e0f717151b6f86; 74 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) rule by rule - the eleven rules (PDF pages 7; 8 to 15; 16 and 17; 18 to 20; 21; 22 to 29; 30 to 44; 45; 46 to 49; 50 to 56; 58 and 59), each beginning at the top of a page: each page's running header (“Superior Court of California, County of Napa”) and footer (the page number) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; no struck run on any of the 74 pages (review/strike-report-2026-10-09.txt); 9 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 2.4's list of the Criminal Courthouse's courtrooms, Rule 6.11's attorney fee schedule rows and the history note that closes Rule 4.7, each set back to a line of its own as the page prints them, and one line of Rule 7.10(A)(2) the reflow broke inside a sentence set back to a space; the vertical-gap, short-line and false-break audits find no other); 1 same-character fix (build/book-captions.json: Rule 2.14 A's chart of the case types for which the Court provides an official court reporter set as printed by rows - the header, then each case type with its answer on a line of its own); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the list of currently effective rules, the table of contents, the list of local forms, Appendix A (locating a qualified private child custody evaluator) and the index belong to no 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.
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.