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Chapter 26 (Rule 26.00): media requests on forms MC-500 and MC-510 at least five (5) court days before the proceedings; no camera or electronic device used to transmit, record or photograph in any part of the courthouse except as permitted; jury areas and jurors; devices silenced before entering a courtroom; and confiscation, prosecution, sanctions or contempt for violations.
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CHAPTER 26: PHOTOGRAPHING, RECORDING AND BROADCASTING IN COURT RULE 26.00 USE OF CAMERAS, CAMERA PHONES, OR OTHER ELECTRONIC RECORDING DEVICES IN COURTHOUSE FACILITIES This rule has been developed for the protection of all parties to ensure the secure and efficient handling of cases and events in all court facilities of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. A. MEDIA REQUESTS Media requests for any type of video, still photography or audio coverage must be made in compliance with California Rules of Court, rule 1.150(e). All media requests must be made by using the approved Judicial Council of California form MC-500, Media Request to Photograph, Record or Broadcast, and form MC-510, Order on Media Request to Permit Coverage. The forms are to be submitted directly to the Ventura Superior Court Administration/Public Information Officer located in Room 206, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, Ca, 93009 or emailed to admin-vsc@ventura.courts.ca.gov, at least five (5) court days before the portion of the proceedings to be covered, unless good cause is shown. B. USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES 1. No one may use a camera, cell phone camera, video, photographic, audio or other electronic device to transmit, record, or take pictures in any part of the courthouse except as permitted by local rule and California Rules of Court, rule 1.150 or upon written approval of the Presiding Judge. For purposes of this rule, court facilities include the full entry security screening areas, lobby, courtrooms, judges’ chambers, clerk’s offices, court offices and the hallways adjacent to these areas. Court facilities do not include offices occupied by non-court agencies including the District Attorney’s Office and Victim Services Division, the Public Defender’s Office or the County Law Library. 2. The use of a camera, cell phone camera, video, photographic or other electronic device is not permitted in any jury assembly area, or juror deliberation room. In addition, photographing, videotaping, filming or electronic recording of anyone wearing a juror badge anywhere inside of the courthouse is prohibited. 3. Photographing, videotaping, filming or electronic recording of anyone involved in any case, including litigants, witnesses and spectators anywhere inside of the courthouse is prohibited, except as permitted by local rule and California Rules of Court, rule 1.150 or upon written approval of the Presiding Judge. Unless the court orders otherwise, this rule does not prohibit photography or recording of ceremonial events held by the court, a governmental agency or bar association, mock trial competitions, weddings, adoptions or a lecture or training that is held in a courtroom when court is not in session, as long as persons who are prohibited from being photographed in this rule are not photographed. 4. Prior to entering a courtroom, cellular phones, pagers, and all other electronic communication or recording devices, not specifically authorized by the judge presiding over the proceedings, must be silenced or in the discretion of the judge, turned off. Any cellular phone, pager, or other electronic device which disrupts the proceedings, may be subject to confiscation and/or search as permitted by law, by the bailiffs. 5. To the extent consistent with this rule, any camera, cell phone, or other electronic device shall not be handled in any way as to indicate that a picture, audio or video recording is being taken. 6. Any electronic device used in violation of this rule may be subject to confiscation and/or search as permitted by law. Further, any person who violates this rule may be subject to criminal prosecution, civil sanctions and/or contempt of court under Penal Code §166, Penal Code §632, Code of Civil Procedure §177.5, Code of Civil Procedure §1209 and/or California Rules of Court, rule 1.150(f). (Revised effective January 1, 2026)
CHAPTER 26: PHOTOGRAPHING, RECORDING AND BROADCASTING IN COURT RULE 26.00 USE OF CAMERAS, CAMERA PHONES, OR OTHER ELECTRONIC RECORDING DEVICES IN COURTHOUSE FACILITIES This rule has been developed for the protection of all parties to ensure the secure and efficient handling of cases and events in all court facilities of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura. A. MEDIA REQUESTS Media r
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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.