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Division II (Court Management), Chapter 1 (Rules 2.0 to 2.1.9): the transfer of the County Clerk's court-related functions to the Superior Court Executive Officer (Rule 2.0; Government Code section 69898); the form of papers presented for filing (Rule 2.1); California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) claims assigned to a designated judge (Rule 2.1.3); documents produced through a nonparty (Rule 2.1.4); permissive electronic filing (Rule 2.1.5); attaching photographs to filed documents (Rule 2.1.6); mandatory electronic filing for all parties except self-represented litigants in family law, probate, civil limited and unlimited, complex, small claims and unlawful detainer cases, criminal cases after the complaint, adoptions and juvenile cases (Rule 2.1.7); the documents that cannot be electronically filed, among them ex parte applications in all actions except probate ex parte filings that comply with Local Rule 4.7 (Rule 2.1.8); and lodging confidential discovery documents (Rule 2.1.9). Rules 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 are repealed.
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DIVISION II COURT MANAGEMENT - SUPERIOR COURT CHAPTER 1. FORM AND SERVICE OF PAPERS Rule 2.0 Transfer of Court-Related Functions of the County Clerk to the Superior Court Pursuant to the authority contained in Government Code section 69898, the court hereby transfers from the County Clerk to the Superior Court Executive Officer, under the direction of the Presiding Judge, all of the powers, duties, and responsibilities required or permitted to be executed or performed by the County Clerk in connection with judicial actions proceedings, and records. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996.) Rule 2.1 Form of Papers Presented for Filing Reference, CRC, rule 2.100, et seq. Original hard copy documents presented to the clerk for filing shall be submitted bound at the top by a clip or fastener (but not staples). (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996) (Amended effective January 1, 2000) (Amended, effective January 1, 2007) (Amended, effective January 1, 2020) Rule 2.1.1 Citations to Non-California Authorities. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996)(Repealed, effective January 1, 1999) Rule 2.1.2 Requests for Judicial Notice (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996)(Repealed, effective January 1, 1999) Rule 2.1.3 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) If a petition for writ of mandate or complaint includes claims under CEQA (Public Resources Code section 21000 et. seq.), the case will be assigned to a judge designated to hear CEQA actions pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21167.1. Plaintiff shall identify the petition or complaint as being filed pursuant to “CEQA” on the face of the petition or complaint. (Adopted, effective January 1, 1999)(renumbered from 2.1.4 effective January 1,2000)(Amended, effective January 1, 2017) Rule 2.1.4 Documents Produced Through a Nonparty If a party proposes to obtain documents in the custody of a nonparty, as by a subpoena duces tecum, and such documents may be produced by certification or otherwise in lieu of personal appearance by a witness custodian, the request for such documents should specify that they be delivered not later than the first day for which the trial is calendared. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2000) Rule 2.1.5 Permissive Electronic Filing of Documents (a) The Court does not presently have permissive electronic filing in other types of cases. (See Local Rule 2.1.7 for mandatory electronic filing of documents.) (b) This Rule is subject to all of the conditions set forth in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1010.6(b) and any requirements set forth in CRC Rules 2.250 et seq. (Trial Court Rules, Division 3, Chapter 2). (c) No direct electronic transmission to the Court of any document for filing is allowed. Electronic filing of documents must be done through one of this Court’s authorized Electronic Filing Service Providers. The Court’s electronic filing procedures and requirements, including identification of its Electronic Filing Service Providers (EFSP), are available on this Court’s website at www.sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/ and available in print at the Clerk’s Office. An EFSP may require payment of a convenience fee and/or transaction fee and/or impose other reasonable requirements as conditions for processing the electronic filing of a document. (d) Repeal. (See CCP §1010.6(b)(3).) (Adopted, effective January 1, 2014) (Amended, effective January 1, 2017)(Amended, effective July 1, 2017) (Amended, effective January 1, 2019)(Amended, effective July 1, 2019) (Amended January 1, 2020) (Amended July 1, 2020) (Amended, effective July 1, 2021) (Amended, effective January 1, 2022). Rule 2.1.6 Attaching Photographs to Filed Documents A person filing a document with the court who is attaching a black and white or color photograph to the document to be filed must include on the caption page “Photograph Image Attached”. (Adopted, effective July 1, 2018). Rule 2.1.7 Mandatory Electronic Filing of Documents (a) (1) Except for self-represented litigants, all parties are required to electronically file documents in all actions or proceedings brought under the Family Code, and all actions or proceedings to which the Probate Code applies, pursuant to CRC Rule 7.802. (2) Except for self-represented litigants, all parties are required to electronically file documents in all Civil Limited cases and in all Civil Unlimited cases. (3) Except for self-represented litigants, all parties are required to electronically file documents in all civil class actions, civil coordinated actions, civil actions provisionally complex under CRC Rule 3.400(c), and civil actions deemed complex pursuant to CRC Rule 3.403. (4) Except for self-represented litigants, all parties are required to electronically file documents in all actions under the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 116.110 et seq. (5) Except for self-represented litigants, all parties are required to electronically file documents in all Unlawful Detainer actions brought under Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1159 through 1179a. (6) Except for self-represented litigants, all parties are required to electronically file all documents, subsequent to the filing of the Complaint, in all felony, misdemeanor, and infraction Criminal actions, except for Traffic Court cases. (7) Except for self-represented litigants, all parties are required to electronically file all documents in all actions for Adoption, and all actions under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court. (b) Pursuant to CRC Rule 2.252(e), in a proceeding that requires the filing of an original document, an electronic filer may file an electronic copy of a document if the original document is then filed with the court within 10 calendar days. (c) Pursuant to CCP Section 1010.6(d)(4) and CRC Rule 2.253(b)(1), self-represented parties are exempt from any mandatory electronic filing requirements, but are permitted to and encouraged to electronically file documents, if they so choose. (d) A party that is subject to mandatory electronic filing may seek to be excused therefrom by submitting a Request for Exemption from Mandatory Electronic Filing and Service, Judicial Council form EFS-007, and obtaining a court order granting the request. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2020) (Amended, effective July 1, 2021) (Amended effective January 1, 2022). Rule 2.1.8 Documents That Cannot Be Electronically Filed As an exception to Rule 2.1.5 and Rule 2.1.7, certain documents cannot be electronically filed (or lodged) with the Court, and must be filed by conventional means, i.e., paper documents. At present, documents that cannot be electronically filed (or lodged) and must be submitted in paper form, include the following: (a) In All Actions: Ex parte applications (except probate ex parte filings that comply with Local Rule 4.7) and all other ex parte filings; trial exhibits; administrative records; writs; abstracts; subpoenas; bonds and undertakings; out-of-state commissions; out-of-state judgments; subpoenas for out-of-state actions; (b) In Probate actions: Wills; codicils; estate planning documents; documents lodged pursuant to Probate Code section 2620; letters of administration; letters of testamentary; certified copy of death certificate; letters of conservatorship, guardianship, or temporary guardianship or conservatorship; (c) In General Civil actions: Certificate of Fact form DL30; (d) In Criminal actions: documents filed before the Complaint; (e) In Family Law actions: Section 170.1 judicial challenge for cause. A list of such documents is regularly updated on the Court’s website, as the Court continues to expand its electronic filing capabilities. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2020) (Amended, effective July 1, 2020) (Amended, effective July 1, 2021) (Amended, effective January 1, 2025) (Amended, effective July 1, 2025). Rule 2.1.9 Lodging of Confidential Discovery Documents A party filing a discovery motion must lodge and not file any confidential documents with the Court. All such documents must be clearly labeled “Confidential discovery documents lodged with the Court pursuant to Local Rule 2.1.9.” Because such documents are exempt from California Rules of Court, rules 2.550 and 2.551, they will not be sealed, but will be destroyed if submitted in hard copy, or stricken from the Court’s electronic files if submitted electronically within 60 days after the hearing of the motion. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2025)
DIVISION II COURT MANAGEMENT - SUPERIOR COURT CHAPTER 1. FORM AND SERVICE OF PAPERS Rule 2.0 Transfer of Court-Related Functions of the County Clerk to the Superior Court Pursuant to the authority contained in Government Code section 69898, the court hereby transfers from the County Clerk to the Superior Court Executive Officer, under the direction of the Presiding Judge, all of the powers, duties
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 San Mateo build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-mateo/docs/local-rules/localrules.pdf (the court's rule book, “Local Court Rules As Amended Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 2288146 bytes, sha256 339b824c762c382bbe9451825137a370ed61c341ed5b7f53b448b46bb3dcca2b; 234 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) over the Introduction and Divisions I to XI (PDF pages 33 to 210, each division's contents pages left out): each page's running header (“Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo”), its running label (the division's label, the page number and the page's revision date) and each division's “Return to Table of Contents” link box removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; seven rule citations the reflow broke at a line end rejoined, the Court Schedule of Attorney Fees (Rule 6.1.1; a table printed without rules) set one printed row a line, and sixteen paragraph and heading breaks the reflow ran together set back - among them Division III's headings 3.8, 3.9 and 3.13, printed without the word “Rule” (24 whitespace-only fixes); Divisions II, IV and VI cut at their chapter headings, which reassemble them (Division II's Chapter 3 is “[RESERVED]”: its heading alone, no card); no struck character (the strike report); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of contents, the filing instructions, the List of Currently Effective Rules, the divisions' contents pages, Attachment I (the local court forms list) and the index belong to no chapter. Review note: Rule 2.1.8(a) lists ex parte applications in all actions (except probate ex parte filings that comply with Local Rule 4.7) among the documents that cannot be electronically filed and must be submitted in paper form; Rule 3.500(c) (Division III, carded) requires ex parte applications, oppositions and all other ex parte filings in general civil actions to be electronically filed (unrepresented individuals may file on paper) - which governs a civil ex parte filing is a review task. The court's Invitation to Comment of October 2, 2026 (held) proposes, for January 1, 2027, to except "ex parte applications and supporting documents in all civil actions" from Rule 2.1.8(a).
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.