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Chapter 5 (Rules 5.00 to 5.06): exhibits attached to filings under California Rules of Court, Sections 2.100 and 3.1110, double-sided originals inverted (tumbled), and foreign-language exhibits with a verified English translation (Rule 5.00); court records - papers removed or replaced only by the Clerk of the Court, and the return of exhibits (Rule 5.02); the priority filing system - the date and time of any pending trial or hearing below the caption, and a face sheet on a proof of service for a hearing (Rule 5.03); and the removal of exhibits and files (Rules 5.05 and 5.06).
California > Second Appellate District > San Luis Obispo County > Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo
CHAPTER 5 – COURT FILES AND EXHIBITS RULE 5.00 EXHIBITS (a) Reproduction All exhibits attached to any pleading or document filed with the Court must comply with California Rules of Court, Sections 2.100 and 3.1110. Wherever the exhibit represents an original writing that has printing, typing, communication or representation on each side of the original, the exhibit should be either single-sided or if double-sided the back shall be inverted (tumbled). (b) Foreign Languages Exhibits written in a foreign language must be accompanied by a verified English translation. (c) Incorporation by Reference No pleading shall incorporate pleadings or other documents or portions thereof that are filed in another separate legal action without attaching a copy or setting forth the pertinent portion in the pleading that incorporates it. (d) Pagination Exhibits with multiple pages must be paginated unless paginated in the original. (e) Tabs The first page of each exhibit must be marked with a tab that protrudes from the page, at the bottom. (f) Depositions, Interrogatories or Transcripts Copies and/or portions of depositions, interrogatories or transcripts must not be filed or received except as provided for in Rule 7.04. (g) Court Discretion The court, in its discretion, may disregard any exhibit that does not comply with the above. (h) Criminal Case Exhibits Pursuant to Penal Code section 1417.3, subdivision (a), if an exhibit by its nature is severable and upon court order, the clerk must retain a portion of the exhibit not to exceed 3 lbs. by weight or 1 cubic foot by volume and return the balance of the exhibit to the district attorney or counsel offering the same. The clerk must substitute a full and complete photographic record of any exhibit or part of any exhibit which is returned to counsel. The party to whom the exhibit is being returned must provide the photographic record. Whenever feasible, photographs, technical reports or identical dummy objects must be used in lieu of the original. No hazardous or toxic material, including but not limited to, firearms, weapons, controlled substances, paraphernalia or packaging containing residues of those substances and no other items that the trial court may deem hazardous or toxic are to be brought to the courtroom or received in evidence except as provided by Penal Code section 1417.3, subdivision (b). Such exhibits must be introduced in the form of a photographic record, if possible. If the court finds good cause exists to depart from this procedure, hazardous or toxic exhibits may be brought into the courtroom and introduced. However, following introduction of the exhibit, the person previously in possession of the exhibit must take responsibility for it and the court is not required to store the exhibit. All controlled substances received in evidence must be clearly labeled as to the type and amount of substance, preferably with the analyst's report on the outside of the envelope. Hazardous or toxic exhibits are defined to include, but are not limited to the following: (1) Any container containing a flammable liquid such as gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid, paint thinner, ethyl, ether, etc. (2) Any type of explosive powder. (3) Any explosive chemical such as a toluene, ethane, etc. (4) Any explosive device such as a pipe bomb, hand grenade, etc. (5) Any flammable device such as a Molotov cocktail. (6) Any canister containing tear gas, mace, etc. (7) Any corrosive liquid. (8) Any rags soaked with any flammable liquid which are still damp or wet. (9) Any controlled substances, paraphernalia or packaging containing residues of controlled substances. (10) Firearms and weapons. (Subd (h) amended effective July 1, 2026.) Rule 5.00 amended effective January 1, 2009; previously amended effective January 1, 2004. RULE 5.01 ENTRY OF COURT ORDER IN MINUTES (Repealed 1/1/19; Amended 7/1/13) RULE 5.02 COURT RECORDS (a) Removal of Papers No papers shall be removed from the files or replaced therein except by the Clerk of the Court. The Clerk of the Court must not deliver any papers filed except for purposes of inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Court, to the possession of any person other than an attache of the court unless so ordered by the court. (b) Return of Exhibits Except as otherwise provided herein no exhibits shall be released from the possession of the Clerk of the Court except on order of the court and the giving of a receipt therefore. (c) Copying and Reproducing Official Court Records Only judicial officers and authorized court personnel may photocopy or otherwise reproduce original, official, court case records or exhibits. Any such copying or reproduction for public distribution shall be done only by or under the direct supervision of such authorized personnel, subject to any established court charge for these services. Personal photographing or other reproduction of original court records by the public is not permitted. This rule does not apply to the printing or reproduction of documents that may be posted or otherwise made available in electronic form on the court’s websites. (Amended 1/1/06) RULE 5.03 PRIORITY FILING SYSTEM It must be the duty of counsel, in all documents presented for filing as part of the official Court file, to indicate the date and time of any pending court trial or hearing to which the documents may be pertinent, or to specify that there is no hearing date or trial date set, directly below the caption describing the nature of the document. When filing a proof of service that pertains to a particular hearing date, a face sheet must be attached that shows the department, hearing date and time. The Clerk of the Court must process court filings on a priority basis, insuring that all documents are properly entered and filed in the appropriate court file with all due promptness following receipt. The Clerk of the Court must further give all necessary processing priority to documents with pending court trial or hearing dates, insuring that documents reach the court file prior to delivery of the file to the court for hearing, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible in consideration of the date of receipt. (Amended 7/1/02) RULE 5.05 REMOVAL OF EXHIBITS By order of a judge, commissioner, juvenile court referee or juvenile court traffic hearing officer of this court, any exhibit may be returned by the court clerk to the witness or party by whom it was produced after the substitution of a photostatic copy therefore; provided, however, that such order may dispense with such substitution in the case of an original record, paper or object taken from the custody of a public officer which is being returned to such officer, or in the case of an exhibit used only in making proof against a party whose default has been entered, or when a photostatic copy is impracticable, in which case a receipt must be given, or when a written stipulation of all the parties consenting thereto is filed. (Amended 7/1/02) RULE 5.06 REMOVAL OF FILES No files shall be removed from the possession of the clerk unless permitted by order of the court. All files in the courtroom must remain in the possession of the clerk unless ordered by the court. (Amended 7/1/02)
CHAPTER 5 – COURT FILES AND EXHIBITS RULE 5.00 EXHIBITS (a) Reproduction All exhibits attached to any pleading or document filed with the Court must comply with California Rules of Court, Sections 2.100 and 3.1110. Wherever the exhibit represents an original writing that has printing, typing, communication or representation on each side of the original, the exhibit should be either single-sided or
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.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in BETSY BENSON's division.
4 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.