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The book's instructions (the California Rules of Court are not printed as part of the San Mateo County local rules but are considered incorporated within them; page numbers; amendments; application in all departments; the rules restated, amended and adopted effective July 1, 1996) and Rules 0.1 to 0.9: adoption and amendment of rules (Rule 0.1); sanctions (Rule 0.2); court security, the Sheriff designated as the Court Security Officer (Rule 0.3); civil appeals fees for the transcript on appeal (Rule 0.5: $325.00 for each half day and $650.00 for each full day of trial); the court's designation and caption, "Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo" (Rule 0.7); the contents of proof of service (Rule 0.8); and standing orders, signed by the Presiding Judge, numbered sequentially and filed chronologically (Rule 0.9). Rule 0.4 is reserved and Rule 0.6 repealed.
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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THESE RULES 1. State Rules and Corresponding Local Rules The California Rules of Court are not printed as part of the San Mateo County local rules, but are considered incorporated within them. Proceedings in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo are governed by the California Rules of Court as supplemented by these local rules. EACH LOCAL RULE MUST BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CALIFORNIA RULES OF COURT (CRC). 2. Page Numbers All page numbers are printed at the bottom center of the page. Numbers at the bottom left corner of any page are word processing codes and should be disregarded. 3. Amendments Amendments adopted after July 1, 1996 will be issued as replacement pages and are to be inserted in this booklet according to the instructions provided with the amendments. 4. Application Each rule shall be enforced in all departments to which the rule may apply, except as specifically modified or distinguished in the applicable division of these rules. 5. Effective date The Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo have been restated, amended and adopted, effective July 1, 1996. INTRODUCTION Rule 0.1 Adoption and Amendment of Rules (a) Each of these rules is effective as of the date stated in parentheses at the end of the particular rule. (b) No action taken in compliance with a rule of this court before it is amended or repealed shall be made invalid or ineffective by the subsequent amendment or repeal of that rule. (c) These rules may be amended by a majority of the judges of this court in accordance with state law. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996.) Rule 0.2 Sanctions Failure to comply with any provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, the California Rules of Court, or any of these local rules may result in any or all of the following sanctions, on motion of a party or on the court's own motion: (a) Dropping the matter from the calendar; (b) A fine paid to the Clerk of the Court by the responsible party or counsel; (c) Order for payment of reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney fees, to the opposing party; (d) Other sanctions authorized by CCP Section 575.2, GC 68608(b), CRC 2.30, infra or other law. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996.) (Amended, effective January 1, 2007) Rule 0.3 Court Security The Sheriff is designated as the Court Security Officer, and is responsible to the Court for all matters relating to security of courtrooms, buildings, and grounds. The Court Security Officer shall prepare a Court Security Plan in accordance with California Rules of Court, Standards of Judicial Administration, Section 7 which shall be reviewed annually by the judges. Pursuant to G. C. Section 26602 the sheriff shall ensure that all reasonable precautions are taken to maintain court security including, but not limited to, searching of persons and their possessions for weapons and explosive devices as allowed by law. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996) (Amended, effective January 1, 1999) Rule 0.4 Reserved. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996) Rule 0.5 Civil Appeals Fees Pursuant to CRC 8.130, the reporter shall commence preparation of the transcript on appeal when a notice of appeal from the Appellate Clerk is received and after deposit by appellant with the Appellate clerk of a sum of $325.00 for each half day and $650.00 for each full day of trial included in the reporter’s transcript on appeal. The actual fee for the transcript shall be set by statute. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996) (Amended, effective January 1, 2007) Rule 0.6 Court Consolidation and Coordination (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996) (Repealed, effective January 1, 2002) Rule 0.7 Court Designation/Caption This Court shall be known as the “Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo”. (Adopted, effective July 1,1996)(Amended, effective January 1, 2002) Rule 0.8 Contents of Proof of Service When service is made by mail, Section 1013(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure provides the language to be used in the proof of service. When service is by personal delivery (CCP 1011), the declaration of service must be signed by the person who actually accomplished service. When service is by FAX, CRC 2.306 must be complied with. A declaration which simply recites that the declarant “caused the papers to be served” by handing them to a messenger is not adequate proof of service. In the absence of opposition, a motion accompanied by a defective proof of service will be continued, placed off calendar, or denied. The proof of service must show service on all parties who have appeared in the action, not just the party to whom the motion is directed. (See CCP1014.) (Adopted, effective July 1, 1996) (Amended, effective January 1, 2007) Rule 0.9 Standing Orders All standing orders of the Superior Court shall be signed by the Presiding Judge, shall (unless otherwise noted) specify each is in effect indefinitely until vacated or superseded by the Presiding Judge, shall be numbered sequentially and filed chronologically by the Clerk in a special file marked “Standing Orders”, shall be distributed to all judicial officers of the court and shall be published by the San Mateo County Bar Association as an appendix to the Local Rules of the Superior Court at such times as the Local Rules are published. Standing Orders that relate to Juvenile Court matters may be signed by the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Division on behalf of the Superior Court’s Presiding Judge. All other administrative requirements, as stated above, shall also be applicable. (Adopted, effective July 1, 1997) (Amended, effective January 1, 2003) Introduction
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THESE RULES 1. State Rules and Corresponding Local Rules The California Rules of Court are not printed as part of the San Mateo County local rules, but are considered incorporated within them. Proceedings in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo are governed by the California Rules of Court as supplemented by these local rules. EACH LOCAL RULE MUST
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.
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.