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Chapter 18 (Rules 18.00 to 18.02): official court reporting in designated felony criminal and juvenile dependency and delinquency proceedings; an Official Court Reporter for litigants who qualify for a fee waiver, on request, in the civil and family law hearings listed, with a fee waiver on file (or a Request to Waive Court Fees, FW-001), and the Notice and Request for Court Reporter filed and served no later than seven (7) days before the hearing (Rule 18.00); pro tempore reporters, compensated under Government Code section 70059.9 (Rule 18.01); and electronic recording in infractions, misdemeanors, limited jurisdiction civil and selected unlimited civil cases (Rule 18.02, amended effective July 1, 2026).
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CHAPTER 18 – VERBATIM COURT REPORTING SERVICES RULE 18.00 COURT REPORTERS (a) The court's official court reporters constitute the Reporting Services section of the Court, in accordance with applicable statutes and rules, under the general direction of the presiding judge and the Court Executive Officer. Official and pro tempore court reporters must make such reports to the California Judicial Council (Administrative Office of the Courts) and to the Court Executive Officer of this Court, as provided by statutes and by rules of court, and as otherwise directed by the Court Executive Officer. (b) Availability of Official Court Reporting Services Official court reporting services must be provided in designated felony criminal and juvenile dependency and delinquency proceedings. Except as provided below, official reporting services are not available for other court proceedings or case types. The Court will provide an Official Court Reporter to litigants who qualify for a waiver of court fees and costs in civil and family law matters upon request for the following types of hearings: family law trials, family support hearings, family law requests for order, hearings on requests for civil or family law restraining orders (for example, requests for civil harassment or domestic violence restraining orders), unlimited jurisdiction civil trials, civil law and motion, probate, conservatorships, guardianships, and mental health proceedings. In order to be eligible for a court reporter, the litigant must have an order granting a fee waiver on file in the case. In matters that do not require a filing fee, such as requests for civil or family law restraining orders, a party who is eligible for a waiver of fees must file a Request to Waive Court Fees (Judicial Council Form FW-001). The party requesting a court reporter must file and serve a Notice and Request for Court Reporter no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled hearing, with notice to all parties. The form Notice and Request for Court Reporter is available on the Court’s website. A failure to file a timely request may be considered a waiver of a court reporter for the scheduled hearing. (Amended 1/1/19) RULE 18.01 PRO TEMPORE REPORTERS In order that the judicial business of the court may be diligently carried on and a particular matter may proceed to trial or hearing without delay, a pro tempore official reporter may be appointed to perform the duties of a stenographic reporter in such matter, or until a regular official reporter becomes available for such service. A pro tempore official reporter for such service may be appointed by the presiding judge of the court and the judge or referee presiding in the department where such reporter will serve. The compensation and costs of the pro tempore official reporters must be as provided in Government Code section 70059.9. (Amended 1/1/08) RULE 18.02 ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS Court proceedings may be electronically recorded by court personnel in cases involving infractions, misdemeanors, limited jurisdiction civil and selected unlimited civil cases. Rule 18.02 amended effective July 1, 2026; previously amended effective January 1, 2009.
CHAPTER 18 – VERBATIM COURT REPORTING SERVICES RULE 18.00 COURT REPORTERS (a) The court's official court reporters constitute the Reporting Services section of the Court, in accordance with applicable statutes and rules, under the general direction of the presiding judge and the Court Executive Officer. Official and pro tempore court reporters must make such reports to the California Judicial Coun
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 San Luis Obispo build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-luis-obispo/docs/local-rules/local-rules-be-effective-july-1-2026.pdf (the court's rule book, “Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 1342001 bytes, sha256 529d32bded120bc75a274269fb81bc94001fed283619190951cbc84909e80ffe; 144 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) over the rule body (PDF pages 11 to 130, printed 1 to 120): each page's running header (“San Luis Obispo Superior Court”) and printed page number removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; the one struck word in the book (Rule 11.1902(c), read on the page image) set aside as chrome with the composer's strike_out, so the card reads the rule as amended; the body cut at the chapter headings (“CHAPTER N –”), which reassemble it; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of contents, Appendix I (the schedule of fees), Appendix II (the local forms lists) and the index belong to no chapter; Chapters 6, 8, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 29 print only repealed rules and have no card; the book has no Chapter 17. Review note: The Civil Division page says the court does not provide court reporters in civil matters, while Rule 18.00(b) and the Court Reporters page (carded) provide an official reporter to fee-waiver litigants on request in civil trials and law and motion (the review task is on the Court Reporters 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.