Nevada County Superior Court Rules of Court (effective January 1, 1997; updated July 1, 2026) — Chapter 1: General Rules

Summary

Chapter 1 (Rules 1.00 to 1.13): the Local Rules of Court apply to the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Nevada (1.00); the rules effective as of January 1, 1997, except for those rules stated to have another effective or amended date (1.01); the rules cited as “NCSC Local Rule (rule number)” (1.02); the rules liberally construed, the provisions of the California Rules of Court to prevail where these rules directly conflict, and the rules amended or repealed by majority vote of the judges (1.03); the Judicial Council's definitions apply with equal force to these Local Rules, “Court” includes any judge or commissioner of this court, and “remote appearance” - an appearance by way of telephone and/or video conference as determined appropriate by the Court (1.04); the caption “Superior Court of the State of California, County of Nevada” on all pleadings and the signature “Judicial Officer, Nevada County Superior Court” on any order or judgment (1.05); electronic filing (eFiling) mandatory effective July 1, 2022 and permitted in all case types, self-represented parties exempt, through an authorized Electronic Filing Service Provider, portal accounts or system integration and no direct electronic transmission (such as email or fax), a document received electronically between 12:00:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m. on any court day deemed filed, if accepted, on that court day and one received on a non-court day deemed filed on the next court day, consent to electronic service by filing electronically, a current email address on each pleading and form, the fees of the Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP) or Electronic Filing Manager (EFM) waived for government entities and a litigant who has received a fee waiver and no fees in criminal cases, confidential or sealed records filed through encrypted methods, documents in PDF text-searchable format, bookmarked when they exceed ten (10) pages and contain multiple exhibits/sections, an electronic courtesy copy of original documents required to be filed on paper and the original filed within ten (10) court days, a printed courtesy copy of submissions that exceed fifty (50) pages, the exceptions to electronic filing on the court website, and documents for a voluntary remote appearance submitted no later than 3:00 p.m. two (2) court days prior to the hearing and served so as to be received two (2) court days prior (1.06); the clerk to endorse the original and one copy and return them with a self-addressed, stamped envelope, documents without one deposited into a drop box and purged thirty (30) days after filing, and, where eFiling is not mandated, fax filing only through a fax filing agency in the branch where the proceeding is venued (1.06); the local forms in Appendix I, permissive unless these rules require their use, and a later Judicial Council mandatory form used instead of a local mandatory form (1.07); the court does not provide court reporters for case management conferences, civil harassment and elder abuse restraining orders, civil law & motion, unlawful detainer, all family law matters, civil trials, infractions, probate, probate guardianship and conservatorships, domestic violence restraining orders, small claims, traffic, appellate division matters and criminal misdemeanor cases, a litigant who wishes to utilize a certified court reporter to arrange one at their expense, a request by a party who has received a fee waiver under California Rules of Court, Rule 2.956(b)(3), and electronic recording as the official court record (1.08); electronic recording under Government Code Section 69957, if an official reporter is unavailable, in a limited civil case, or a misdemeanor or infraction case (1.08.1); court records research at $15.00 per research request requiring more than ten (10) minutes under Government Code Section 70627, due at the time of the request (1.09); the dress and decorum policy for in-person and remote appearances - business attire for attorneys and court personnel, shoes worn, no hats or glasses with darkened lenses except when worn for religious purposes or medical reasons, cell phones and electronic devices on silent mode, no eating, smoking, gum chewing or tobacco, water only in a completely sealable container, no animals except as provided under the ADA or as approved by the judicial officer, remote participants in a private, quiet location, not from a moving vehicle or from bed, their face fully visible, and no recording or broadcasting of the proceeding (1.10); the electronic case file the official record for all case types effective July 1, 2022 (1.11); no photographing, recording, or broadcasting in court except under an order allowing media coverage, in a designated media area, with prior written permission from the Presiding Judge or in the Clerk's office to copy the official public court file, media requests on Judicial Council form MC-500 filed with the clerk's office in advance of a hearing with a proposed order on Judicial Council Form MC-510 lodged concurrently, and a device confiscated to delete prohibited content (1.12); the judges expect counsel to follow the California Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism (1.13).