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Chapter 1 (Rules 1.00 to 1.02): the rules are adopted under Government Code §68070 and Code of Civil Procedure §§128 and 187 and apply only so far as they do not conflict with the statutes or the California Rules of Court (Rule 1.00); publication on the court's Internet site and loose-leaf copies for $25.00 (Rule 1.01); and the rules' effective date (Rule 1.02).
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CHAPTER 1: COURT RULES ADMINISTRATION RULE 1.00 ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF RULES These rules are adopted pursuant to Government Code §68070 and Code of Civil Procedure §§128 and 187, subject to amendment at any time by a majority of the judges of the court and shall be effective only to the extent that they do not conflict with California statutes or with the California Rules of Court. (Revised effective January 1, 1999) RULE 1.01 PUBLICATION AND PRINTING OF RULES Upon adoption by the court, court rules and amendments thereof shall be filed with the California Judicial Council and the Executive Officer and Clerk as provided by the California Rules of Court. The court shall publish such rules for distribution to parties or counsel by posting the court rules to the court’s Internet site: http:///www.ventura.courts.ca.gov. Parties and counsel may also purchase loose-leaf copies of these rules for $25.00 by cash or check made payable to the Ventura Superior Court and mailed to Court Administration, Room 206, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009. (Revised effective July 1, 2015) RULE 1.02 EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES These rules take effect on July 1, 2025, and shall supersede all rules heretofore adopted by the court. (Revised effective July 1, 2025)
CHAPTER 1: COURT RULES ADMINISTRATION RULE 1.00 ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF RULES These rules are adopted pursuant to Government Code §68070 and Code of Civil Procedure §§128 and 187, subject to amendment at any time by a majority of the judges of the court and shall be effective only to the extent that they do not conflict with California statutes or with the California Rules of Court. (Revised eff
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-07 (California T4 Ventura build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-ventura/docs/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf (9476523 bytes, sha256 1d89183a36d880b3483586b9c4f3c9554799c2a7bb7bc9907c2200c2b01483c7; 116 pages; this card is from the rule body, pages 10 to 77, composed once and cut at the chapter headings) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow). The running header (“Ventura County Superior Court Rules”, “July 1, 2026”) and the page numbers removed as chrome; the cover, the judges and officers page, the table of contents, Appendix II (the fee schedule), Appendix III (the local forms lists) and the index belong to no card; Chapters 16, 23, 24 and 27 print only deleted rules (no card); the strike report found no struck text; lines reflowed into the court's paragraphs, each rule heading on its own line; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Review note: Rule 1.02 states that the rules take effect on July 1, 2025, in the book revised effective July 1, 2026 (a review task). Published as printed: Rule 1.01 gives the court's Internet site as “http:///www.ventura.courts.ca.gov”.
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.