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Chapter 5 (Rule 21): papers filed with a proof of service on any applicable Judicial Council form - new petitions charging minors not in custody no later than four (4) court days before the appearance, jurisdictional and dispositional reports by noon on the third court day before the hearing, dependency status review reports not later than ten (10) calendar days before, all other reports by noon on the third court day before, detention and uncontested jurisdictional hearing reports timely on the day of the hearing, and sanctions for an untimely report or pleading (21.1); ex parte requests other than for psychotropic medications or medical care - notice to all counsel, parties, child welfare workers and probation officers at least twenty-four (24) hours before submission, the information each request includes, a written opposition within twenty-four (24) hours, the court's review as a non-appearance, non-calendar matter, and the requests that need no prior notice (temporary removal of prisoners or wards, CAD purges, booking photographs); then, printed with no heading, subdivisions (b) to (d): an application heard in the department where the case is pending, no expert fee paid by the court without an order, and the experts' names, addresses, curricula vitae and reports served at least five (5) court days before a contested proceeding (21.2); complaints about appointed counsel made in writing to the Court Executive Office (21.3); and CASA reports filed and copied to all counsel of record at least two (2) court days before the hearing (21.4).
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RULE 21: GENERAL JUVENILE 21.1 FILING OF PAPERS (a) All papers shall be accompanied by a proof of service, if applicable, and shall be filed on any applicable Judicial Council form. (1) New petitions charging minors not in custody shall be filed no later than four (4) court days prior to the minor’s appearance. (2) Jurisdictional and/or Dispositional reports shall be filed not later than noon on the third court day before the hearing. (3) Dependency status review reports shall be filed not later than ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. (4) All other reports shall be filed not later than noon on the third court day before the hearing. (b) All reports and pleadings prepared by child welfare workers, probation officers, attorneys, parties, or others shall be timely filed and served as required by law or these rules. A party’s failure to file a report or a pleading in a timely fashion may be subject to sanctions. Detention reports and uncontested jurisdictional hearing reports are considered timely if filed on the day of such hearing. (Effective January 1, 2007; As amended, eff. 01/01/08; As amended, eff. 01/01/2015; As amended, eff. 01/01/2022) 21.2 EX PARTE REQUESTS FOR ORDERS OTHER THAN FOR PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS OR MEDICAL CARE (a) Before submitting a request for an ex parte order to the court for consideration, the applicant shall give prior notice of the request to all counsel, parties, child welfare workers, and probation officers. Notice shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours before the application is submitted to the court. The court may waive notice only upon a showing of good cause that is set forth by clear facts in a supporting declaration. An ex parte application lacking a statement explaining whether the parties were notified will be summarily denied. (b) Ex parte requests shall include the following information: (1) A description of the efforts made to obtain the consent of and/or give notice to the parties, the parents or legal guardians of the minor, and their attorneys of record or a statement indicating the reasons why said consent or notice should not be required; (2) An indication of whether the minor, the parents or legal guardians of the minor, or their attorneys refuse to agree to the proposal which is the subject of the ex parte request including the ground for the person’s refusal, if known; (3) The reasons why the ex parte request cannot be made by a regular noticed motion; and (4) A full disclosure of any prior requests and the court’s action thereon whenever a request for an ex parte order of the same character or for the same relief has been made to the court. (c) An opposing party shall present any written opposition to the court within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of notice of the ex parte application. The court’s initial review of the application will be treated as a non-appearance, non-calendar matter. Upon receipt of the ex parte application and any opposition, as provided above, the court may render its decision on the application or set the matter for hearing, at the court’s discretion. The applicant is responsible for serving notice of the court’s order on the application, whether granted or denied. If the matter is set for hearing, the applicant shall also give notice of such hearing to all parties and counsel, unless ordered otherwise by the court. Any party disagreeing with the order may request that the matter be placed on calendar for further consideration. (d) Ex parte requests for (1) orders for temporary removal of prisoners or wards and production as a party, (2) preservation of dispatch transmissions (“CAD purges”), or (3) copies of booking photographs, may be submitted to the court without any prior notice to other parties. (Effective January 1, 2007; Renumbered, eff. 01/01/2022) (b) The application shall be made in writing and shall be heard in the department where the case is pending. If the application is granted, the moving party shall prepare an order for the court’s signature. (c) No expert fee shall be paid by the court unless counsel has received an order of the court for payment. (d) In all contested proceedings, the name, address and curriculum vitae of any experts to be called by any party and written copies of their reports shall be served upon all parties at least five (5) court days prior to the hearing, or such other time as the court may direct in the interest of justice. (Effective January 1, 2007; Renumbered, eff. 01/01/2022) 21.3 COMPLAINT PROCESS A party who wishes to make a complaint about appointed counsel must do so in writing to the Court Executive Office. A copy of the complaint must be provided to all counsel and/or parties. The Court must determine what action, if any, to take including whether the complaint should be referred to the appropriate licensing board. (Effective January 1, 2022) 21.4 CASA REPORTS CASA reports shall be filed with the court at least two (2) court days prior to the hearing. The CASA program shall also provide a copy of the report to all counsel of record at least two (2) court days before the hearing. (Effective January 1, 2012; Renumbered, eff. 01/01/2022)
RULE 21: GENERAL JUVENILE 21.1 FILING OF PAPERS (a) All papers shall be accompanied by a proof of service, if applicable, and shall be filed on any applicable Judicial Council form. (1) New petitions charging minors not in custody shall be filed no later than four (4) court days prior to the minor’s appearance. (2) Jurisdictional and/or Dispositional reports shall be filed not later than noon on t
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Yolo build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-yolo/docs/yolo/default/2026-04/Yolo Superior Court Local Rules Effective 01-01-2023.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “The following rules of court for the Superior Court of Yolo County are adopted January 1, 2023 and replace the rules previously adopted by the Superior Court of Yolo County.”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 700841 bytes, sha256 d05d92b20c2d61ae316a5081bfbbf4ac225f259b12a092c527669f4579097d7e; 52 pages; this chapter PDF pages 39 to 41) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) and its strike-out: six chapters - 1 to 5 and 7 - each composed from the page after its divider page (PDF pages 10 to 47), from its first rule's heading (“RULE 1: GENERAL RULES” to “RULE 26 GUARDIANSHIPS OF THE PERSON OF A MINOR”) to its last rule's history note: each page's running header (“Yolo Superior Court”) and its two footer lines (the chapter's name and “Page N of 44”) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's heading and each subdivision's label and title (“1.1 NAME, CITATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE”) set as one line, as printed on one row; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt) lists 5 struck runs on 3 pages - the deleted Rule 25 in the list of current effective dates and in the index, and one struck space in Rule 4.7 - taken out as chrome; 4 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 4.7(c)3's formal complaint addresses - the Commission on Judicial Performance's street, item v. and the Sheriff's Office's street - set on their own lines as printed, and Rule 11.3's first fee item rejoined) and no same-character fix; the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold-line, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py) list candidates read one by one; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the statement on state law, the list of current effective dates, the table of contents, each chapter's divider page (its rules and their page numbers), Chapter 6 (it prints only “RULE 25: DELETED”), Appendix 1 (the listing of local forms) and the index by subject matter belong to no card. Review note: After Rule 21.2(d) and its history note, the book prints subdivisions (b), (c) and (d) - an application heard in the department where the case is pending, expert fees, and the service of experts' names, curricula vitae and reports - with no heading and no subdivision (a), and a second history note (Effective January 1, 2007; Renumbered, eff. 01/01/2022); they are carried within Rule 21.2 as printed. The contents list Rule 21 as 21.1 to 21.4 and print 21.4 as “24.4” in the table of contents.
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.