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Chapter 11: appearance dates fixed on release (Rule 11.00); requests to increase or reduce bail (Rule 11.01); the bail schedule under Penal Code §1269b(d) (Rule 11.01.1); trial by written declaration (Rule 11.02); pretrial motions noticed, briefed, served and filed within California Rules of Court, rule 4.111 (Rule 11.03); Penal Code §995 motions (Rule 11.04); and Penal Code §1538.5 motions (Rule 11.05).
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CHAPTER 11: CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC HEARING CALENDAR PROCEDURES RULE 11.00 APPEARANCES (INFRACTIONS/MISDEMEANORS) Arresting agencies accepting bail and releasing persons arrested shall fix the date of the appearance of the person arrested in the proper courtroom of this court. In felony cases, the regularly scheduled arraignment shall not be calendared more than five days from such release for felony cases, with the exception of non-custody felony cases with only one defendant may be filed within ten (10) days of arrest. In misdemeanor cases, the appearance shall be scheduled not more than sixty (60) days (using pre-approved appearance card). Except for good cause shown, the person arrested shall be discharged and bail exonerated if the complaint is not on file in said courtroom at the time of his appearance therein thus fixed. (Revised effective January 1, 2014) RULE 11.01 BAIL, ALL REQUESTS FOR THE INCREASE OR REDUCTION OF SET BAIL (INFRACTIONS/ MISDEMEANORS) When the bail has been set, all requests for the increase or reduction of said bail shall be made to the judge who set such bail, except as follows: A. Bail set ex parte by any judge of this court shall be subject to modification by the judge before whom the defendant appears for arraignment. B. Any judge of this court having a criminal matter before him or her for action, such as for preliminary examination, trial, or change of plea, may, upon motion of either the defendant or the People, modify the amount of bail then set. (Revised effective January 1, 2017) RULE 11.01.1 ADOPTION OF BAIL SCHEDULE Under Penal Code §1269b(d), the Presiding Judge may appoint a committee of judges to prepare, adopt and annually revise the uniform countrywide schedule of bail for all bailable felony offenses and for all misdemeanor and infraction offenses except Vehicle Code infractions. (Effective January 1, 2017) RULE 11.02 TRIAL BY WRITTEN DECLARATION (INFRACTIONS/MISDEMEANORS) A defendant charged with any vehicle infraction other than alcoholic beverage infractions, is authorized to have a trial by written declaration as provided in Vehicle Code §40902. (Revised effective January 1, 1999) RULE 11.03 GENERAL RULE FOR PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES Unless otherwise provided for in these rules, all pretrial motions in criminal cases must be noticed in writing and briefed, served and filed in compliance within the time limits of Rule 4.111 of the California Rules of Court. This rule applies to both misdemeanor and felony cases. Where pertinent legal authority comes to counsel’s attention after the filing of his or her brief, a supplemental brief should be served and filed where time allows. Where supplemental briefing is not possible, citations should be supplied to the court and opposing counsel as far in advance of the hearing as possible. Any statement of legal authority upon which the party is relying, without written explanation in the body of the points and authorities as to how the authority pertains to the specific facts of this case, is insufficient. The court may consider the failure without good cause of the moving party to serve and file timely points and authorities, which conform to these rules as an admission that the motion is without merit. (Effective January 1, 2002) RULE 11.04 PENAL CODE §995 MOTIONS Points and authorities in support of or opposition to a motion made pursuant to Penal Code §995 shall include the following: 1. A summary of the relevant procedural history and/or facts of the case with page and line references to any transcript or other document to be relied on at the hearing, except that the People may adopt the procedural or factual history contained in the defendant’s moving papers. 2. A discussion of the issues, specifically identifying the legal and factual basis for the party’s position. (Effective July 1, 1998) RULE 11.05 PENAL CODE §1538.5 MOTIONS 1. In addition to the requirements of Penal Code §1538.5, moving papers shall include: a. A complete statement of all the facts known to counsel, at the time the motion is filed, upon which the moving party relies in support of the motion, including facts asserting the moving party’s standing to bring the motion, with an explanation as to the basis for such knowledge or belief. b. A complete itemized list of the specific items of property or other evidence sought to be suppressed or returned. A general request to suppress or return “all evidence seized” without greater specificity, is not sufficient. Only the items listed in the motion will be considered by the court for suppression or return, unless it is established that the newly identified item could not reasonably be identified before the motion was filed. c. A discussion of the issues which identifies the specific legal and factual reasons why the defense believes the search or seizure was defective. If the motion seeks to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a series of warrantless searches and seizures, the motion must identify which of the specific searches or seizures are being challenged. 2. Responding papers to Penal Code §1538.5 motions shall include: a. A complete statement of all the facts known to counsel, at the time the responding papers are filed, upon which the responding party relies in opposition to the motion, with an explanation as to the basis for such knowledge or belief. b. A discussion of the issues, specifically identifying in what regard the search or seizure is justified. Such statement shall specifically state the theory or theories, which shall be relied upon and urged to justify the search or seizure. (Revised effective January 1, 2021) RULE 11.06 ONLINE ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS & ABILITY TO PAY DETERMINATIONS – PILOT PROGRAM (Deleted effective January 1, 2026)
CHAPTER 11: CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC HEARING CALENDAR PROCEDURES RULE 11.00 APPEARANCES (INFRACTIONS/MISDEMEANORS) Arresting agencies accepting bail and releasing persons arrested shall fix the date of the appearance of the person arrested in the proper courtroom of this court. In felony cases, the regularly scheduled arraignment shall not be calendared more than five days from such release for felony
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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.