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Chapter 7 (Rules 7.01 to 7.10): infraction trials set on special calendars (7.02); defendants requesting a court trial who do not appear at arraignment to post bail under Vehicle Code §40519, waived only by the Court under unusual circumstances, bail including the assessments of Penal Code §1464 and refunded if the defendant is found not guilty (7.03); no continuance of an infraction trial unless the party requests it at least five (5) court days in advance (7.05); traffic school approved by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, its rules of eligibility and procedures established by the Court and made available by the Clerk of the Criminal Court (7.06); trial by declaration under Vehicle Code §40902 on written request, the defendant to waive time for speedy trial and post bail in the full amount, and evidence within the clerk’s time limits for submission (7.07); trial in absentia under Vehicle Code section 40903, the conviction reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles and notice by first class mail, a trial de novo on Judicial Council form TR-220 with the total amount due paid within the time specified in the notice, and collections if fines and fees are not paid (7.08); clerk ability-to-pay determinations under Government Code section 68645.3(e) for a litigant who submits that they receive public benefits or that their household income is equal to or below 300% of the federal poverty limit, the clerk not to modify the MyCitations reduction rate, and review by a judicial officer (7.09); and the Chapter 6 rules applicable to infraction cases - 6.01A, B & D, 6.04E, 6.05, 6.06, 6.08, 6.10, 6.16, 6.17 and 6.18 (7.10).
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CHAPTER 7: CRIMINAL RULES - INFRACTIONS 7.01 Reserved Rule 7.01 repealed and reserved effective July 1, 2020. 7.02 Time and Place Infraction trials will be set on special calendars, to be announced by the Court from time-to-time. Rule 7.02 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 11:02 effective July 1, 1996; amended July 1, 2000; previously amended and renumbered as Rule 7:02 effective July 1, 2020. 7.03 Scheduling and Bail All defendants requesting a court trial on an infraction charge who do not appear at arraignment must post bail pursuant to Vehicle Code §40519, after which time a date for trial will be set. The requirement to post bail can be waived only by the Court under unusual circumstances where the interests of justice so require. The posting of bail is necessary to guarantee the appearance of the defendant; the posted amount will be applied toward the payment of any fine or assessment prescribed by the Court in the event of conviction. Bail will include all assessments pursuant to Penal Code §1464. If the defendant is found not guilty, all bail paid pursuant to this Rule will be refunded. Rule 7.03 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 11:03 effective July 1, 1996; amended effective July 1, 2011; previously amended and renumbered as Rule 7.03 effective July 1, 2020. 7.04 Reserved Rule 7.04 renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 11:04 effective July 1, 1996; previously repealed effective July 1, 2009; adopted as Rule 7:04 effective July 1, 2020. 7.05 Continuances No continuance of a trial on an infraction will be permitted unless the party who wants the continuance requests same at least five (5) court days in advance of the scheduled date; no continuance will be granted thereafter, unless required in the interests of justice and/or if good cause is shown. Rule 7.05 renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 11:05 effective July 1, 1996; amended effective July 1, 2000; previously amended and renumbered as Rule 7:05 effective July 1, 2020. 7.06 Traffic School As a means of resolving traffic infraction charges, the Court will permit attendance at a traffic school that has been approved by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Rules of eligibility and procedures for completing traffic school will be established by the Court from time-to-time, and will be made available to the general public by the Clerk of the Criminal Court. Attention is hereby directed to Vehicle Code §§ 41501, 42005, 42007, and 42007.1. Rule 7.07 renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 12.01 effective July 1, 1996; amended effective July 1, 2000; previously amended and renumbered as Rule 7:07 effective July 1, 2020. 7.07 Trials by Declaration A. Adoption of Procedure for Trial by Declaration This court adopts the provisions of Vehicle Code §40902, except as may be limited herein. (Subd A. amended effective July 1, 2024.) B. Eligibility Upon written request, any defendant will be afforded a trial by declaration, as may be allowed by Vehicle Code §40902. A defendant who requests a trial by declaration will be required to waive time for speedy trial. C. Requirement for Posting of Bail Any person who requests a trial by declaration will be informed by the Clerk of the Court of the requirement to post bail in the full amount specified by the bail schedule. Failure to post bail in a timely manner will be deemed to be a withdrawal of the request for trial by declaration. Thereafter, a person will not be afforded a trial by declaration in that case, absent an order of the Court on good cause shown. (Subd C. amended effective July 1, 2024.) D. Time Limits A person who has posted bail for a trial by declaration must adhere to the time limits set by the Clerk of the Court for submission of any required declarations, exhibits, or other evidence. Failure to submit said evidence in a timely manner will result in a bail forfeiture without further proceedings. E. Evidence Pursuant to Vehicle Code §40902(c), this Court will admit all relevant evidence, including but not limited to the complaint, citation, police reports, written declaration of the defendant or any witness, photographs, drawings, diagrams, or other probative evidence. Rule 7.07 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 12.02 effective July 1, 1996; amended effective July 1, 2000; previously amended and renumbered as Rule 7:07 effective July 1, 2020. 7.08 Trials in Absentia Pursuant to Vehicle Code section 40903, any person who fails to appear as provided by law shall be deemed to have elected to have a trial by written declaration upon any alleged infraction, as charged by the citing officer, involving a violation of the Vehicle Code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code. The court will conduct the trial in absentia and it will be adjudicated on the basis of the notice to appear issued under Vehicle Code section 40500, any business record or receipt, sworn declaration of the arresting officer, or written statement or letter signed by the defendant that is in the file at the time the trial in absentia is conducted. If the court finds the defendant guilty, the conviction will be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles and the court will notify the defendant, by first class mail, of the disposition of the case, the amount of imposed fines and fees, and the defendant’s right to request a trial de novo within the time specified in the notice. In order to have a trial de novo, the defendant must submit a written request on Judicial Council form TR-220 and pay the total amount due within the time specified in the notice. A new trial shall be set pursuant to CRC, Rule 4.210(b)(7). If the defendant is found not guilty, fines and fees posted shall be refunded. If the defendant makes no timely request for a trial de novo, no new trial may be held and the case shall be closed. If fines and fees are not paid by the due date, the case will proceed to collections. Rule 7.08 amended effective January 1, 2025; adopted as Rule 7:08 effective July 1, 2023; amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024. 7.09 Ability to Pay: Clerk Determinations A. The clerk of the court may make ability-to-pay determinations as authorized by Government Code section 68645.3(e) when the following criteria have been met: 1. The litigant submits that they receive public benefits, including those listed in Government Code section 68632(a). OR 2. The litigant submits that their household income is equal to or below 300% of the federal poverty limit. B. The clerk of the court shall not modify the reduction rate recommended by the MyCitations online tool consistent with court-established administrative settings for calculating reduction rates. C. The defendant has the right to a review of the decision by a judicial officer in the trial court if the clerk of the court denies the reduction portion of the request. D. Repealed (Subd D. repealed effective January 1, 2025.) Rule 7.09 amended effective January 1, 2025; adopted effective July 1, 2024. 7.10 Incorporation of Criminal Procedural and Other Rules Local Rules set forth in Chapter 6 of these Rules shall be applicable to infraction cases as follows: 6.01A, B & D, 6.04E, 6.05, 6.06, 6.08, 6.10, 6.16, 6.17 and 6.18. Rule 7.10 renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 7:08 effective July 1, 2020; previously renumbered as Rule 7:09 effective July 1, 2023.
CHAPTER 7: CRIMINAL RULES - INFRACTIONS 7.01 Reserved Rule 7.01 repealed and reserved effective July 1, 2020. 7.02 Time and Place Infraction trials will be set on special calendars, to be announced by the Court from time-to-time. Rule 7.02 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 11:02 effective July 1, 1996; amended July 1, 2000; previously amended and renumbered
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Siskiyou build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-siskiyou/docs/local-rules/2026-final-local-rules-court.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SISKIYOU LOCAL RULES OF COURT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 1504869 bytes, sha256 9e07c0764cd81357bc6f3c7cafe81cd348e139ae21ffb9a44495632e4ac89471; 160 pages; this part PDF pages 77 to 80, printed pages 7-1 to 7-4) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 10 to 132, Chapters 1 to 11) and Appendix 1, the Rules for Decorum in the Courtroom that Rule 2.05 makes binding (PDF pages 134 to 137), composed as one text - the appendices' divider page (PDF page 133) left out - and cut at the eleven chapter headings and at Appendix 1's heading, each matched once at a line start (every part opens a page); chrome removed (520 lines): the running header in each page's top band (“LOCAL RULES OF THE SISKIYOU COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT”) and the footer in its bottom band (“Siskiyou County Superior Court Local Rules”, the page label “N-M” or “Appendix 1, page N of 4”, the date the page was revised or replaced, and a stray letter “a” printed into the footer on twenty pages of Chapters 3 and 4), with the footer's date box set high on PDF page 11 and a lone period below Chapter 3's last rule on PDF page 35 named as running lines (review/render/p11-stray-date-box-2026-10-12.png, p35-stray-marks-2026-10-12.png); the object replacement character (U+FFFC) of two headings - Rules 4.03 and 6.12, where every other heading has a tab - read as the space it stands for (review/render/object-replacement-headings-2026-10-12.png); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number set with its title (“2.02 Official Court Reporters”), each subdivision starting a line and each history line (“Rule 2.02 renumbered effective July 1, 2024; ...”) on its own line; no table on the composed pages; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds struck text only on PDF page 150 (Appendix 6, a form of accounts, outside the composed pages); 8 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Chapter 4's two-line heading set as one line; five false breaks rejoined - in Rules 3.03, 5.11, 5.12, Rule 7.03's history line and Rule 9.07(F)(2)'s inline list; Rule 2.02(B)'s “FW-020” closed up across its printed line end; Rule 9.06(A)(2)'s two-line signature format set apart as printed); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.txt and review/book-audits-after-fixes-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py) - the rest kept as printed (Rule 3.05's number printed “3:05”; “FL- 350” in Rule 8.08); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (PDF page 1), the publisher's notes (PDF pages 2 to 4), the table of contents and the list of effective dates (PDF pages 5 to 9), the appendices' divider (PDF page 133), Appendix 2 (the court employees' code of ethics, PDF pages 138 to 142), the forms of Appendices 3 to 8 (PDF pages 143 to 153) and the indexes (PDF pages 154 to 160) belong to no card. Review note: Carried as printed: Rule 7.06’s history line reads “Rule 7.07 renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 12.01”.
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.