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Chapter 7 (Rules 7.0 and 7.1): attorneys appearing in juvenile dependency proceedings to meet the minimum standards of competence of CRC 5.660(d), an appointed attorney to submit a Certification of Competence on Local Form JV03003 within 10 days of the first appointment, certification by the juvenile court of the county of an attorney's principal office sufficient evidence of competence, and an attorney who does not meet the competency requirement to disclose it (7.0); the minimum training and education of CRC 5.660 (d) or sufficient recent experience, eight (8) hours of continuing education related to dependency every three years with a new Certification of Competence, the court to notify an appointed attorney who fails to submit it that he or she will be decertified, with 20 days from the mailing of the notice to submit evidence of the required education, and the court may order compliant counsel substituted (7.0); the minimum standards of representation of CRC 5.660(d), the contact information of attorneys representing children (CRC 5.660 (d)(5)) and a caseload that allows the duties of Welfare and Institutions Code section 317 (e), a party's complaint about an appointed attorney in writing to the Court Executive Officer, notice by declaration of a dependent child's interest or right in another forum and the court's action on it, statutory time lines, requests for a continuance in writing, time waivers only on good cause, and a guardian ad litem in proper cases (7.0); in contested matters, informal discovery under CRC 5.546, a meet and confer in good faith before any discovery motion, the motion filed and served at least five (5) court days before the hearing and responsive papers two (2) court days prior to the hearing (7.1); social study reports prepared by CPS filed and made available before the hearing - jurisdictional reports a reasonable time before, dispositional reports at least 48 hours before, reviews of family reunification, family maintenance and permanent plans at least ten (10) calendar days before - the names of experts and their reports ten (10) calendar days before, witness lists 48 hours prior, counsel to confer on contested issues at least one court day prior, settlement conferences before the jurisdictional hearing with a representative of CPS to settle cases present, and mediation as the court deems necessary (7.1).
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CHAPTER 7. JUVENILE 7.0 JUVENILE LAW DEPARTMENT CALENDAR A. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT Absent a knowing and intelligent waiver by the represented party, all attorneys appearing in juvenile de-pendency proceedings must meet the minimum standards of competence set forth in these rules CRC 5.660(d). Except as specified, these local rules are applicable to attorneys representing public agencies, attorneys employed by public agencies, attorneys appointed by the court to represent any party in a juvenile dependency proceeding, and attorneys who are privately retained to represent a party in a juvenile depend-ency proceeding. B. SCREENING AND CERTIFICATION (i). Any attorney appointed by the court in a dependency matter must complete and submit to the court a Certification of Competence on Local Form JV03003 within 10 days of his or her first appointment. (ii) Attorneys who meet minimum standards of training and/or experience as set forth in these rules, as demonstrated by the information contained in the Certification of Competence sub-mitted to the court, shall be deemed competent for appointment by the juvenile court in de-pendency cases except as provided in subdivision (b)(ii) of the Rule. (iii). Notwithstanding the submission of a Certificate of Competence demonstrating the attorney has met the minimum standards for training and/or experience, the court may determine, based on conduct or performance of counsel before the court in a dependency proceeding, that a partic-ular attorney does not meet the minimum competency standards. In such case, the court shall proceed as set forth in YCROC. (iv) In the case of an attorney who maintains his or her principal office in a California county other that Yuba County, proof of certification by the juvenile court of the county in which the attorney maintains an office shall be sufficient evidence of competence to be appointed to represent a child or party in a juvenile proceeding in Yuba County. (v) Any attorney appearing before the court in a dependency matter must disclose if he/she does not meet the competency requirement set forth in these rules and CRC 5.660(d). The court may, in its discretion, require evidence of competency at any time. C. MINIMUM STANDARDS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (i). Each attorney appearing in a dependency matter before the juvenile court must meet one of the following requirement: A. Has completed the minimum training and education required by CRC 5.660 (d); or B. Has sufficient recent experience in dependency proceeding in which the attorney has demonstrated competence. In determining whether the attorney has demonstrated competence, the court shall consider whether the attorney’s performance has substan-tially complied with the requirements of these rules. (ii). Every three years, attorneys who meet the education or experience requirements set forth in subsection (c)(i) must complete at least eight (8) hours of continuing education related to de-pendency. Attorneys appointed by the court to represent parties in juvenile dependency pro-ceedings must submit a new Certification of Competence to the court. If an appointed attorney fails to submit a new Certification of Competence demonstrating compliance with the continuing education requirement, the court shall notify the attorney the he or she will be decertified. Said attorney shall have 20 days from the date of the mailing of the notice to submit evidence of his or her completion of the required education. If the appointed attorney fails to submit the re-quired evidence or fails to complete the required minimum hours of continued training or edu-cation, the court may order that certified counsel or counsel compliant with this Rule be substituted for the attorney. D. STANDARDS OF REPRESENTATION All attorneys appearing in juvenile dependency proceedings must meet the minimum standards of repre-sentation set forth in CRC 5.660(d). E. ATTORNEY CONTACT INFORMATION All attorney’s representing children in dependency proceedings shall provide their contact information as required by CRC 5.660 (d)(5). F. ATTORNEY CASELOAD An attorney representing a child in a dependency proceeding must have a caseload that allows the attorney to perform the duties required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 317 (e) and CRC 5.660, and meet the requirements of CRC 5.660 (d)(3)-(5). G. PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING AND RESOLVING COMPLAINTS Any party’s complaint regarding his or her appointed attorney must be in writing and addressed to the Court Executive Officer. A complaint may be lodged on a child’s behalf by a social worker, caretaker, relative, or foster parent. Complaints shall be as specific as possible in describing what the attorney did or did not do. The Court Executive Officer or his/her designee, will investigate, evaluate and respond to the complaint in due course. Nothing in these rules precludes any person or public agency from pursuing rights afforded them by any other statute or rule of law. H. PROCEDURES FOR INFORMING THE COURT OF THE INTEREST OF A DEPENDENT CHILD (i). At any time during the pendency of a dependency proceeding, any interested person may notify the court that the minor who is the subject of the proceeding may have an interest or right that needs to be protected or pursued in another judicial or administrative forum. If counsel for the minor becomes aware that the minor may have such a right or interest, counsel for the minor shall notify the court as soon as reasonably possible. (ii). Notice may be given by the filing and service on all parties of a declaration. The person giving notice shall set forth the nature of the interest or right that needs to be protected or pursued, the name and address, if known, or the administrative agency or judicial forum in which the right or interest may be affected, and the nature of the proceeding being contemplated or con-ducted there. (iii). If the person filing the notice is the attorney for the child, the motion shall state what action on the child’s behalf the attorney believes is necessary, whether the attorney is willing or able to pursue the matter on the child’s behalf, whether the association of counsel specializing in prac-tice before that agency or court may be necessary or appropriate, whether the appointment of guardian ad litem may be necessary to initiate or pursue the proposed action, whether joinder of an administrative agency to the juvenile court proceedings pursuant to Welfare and Institu-tions Code section 362 may be appropriate or necessary to protect or pursue the child’s inter-est, and whether further investigation may be necessary. (iv). If the person filing the notice is not the attorney for the child, a copy of the notice shall be served on the attorney for the child, or, if the child is unrepresented, the notice shall so state. (v). If the court determines that further action on behalf of the child is required, the court shall do one or more of the following: (A) Authorize the child’s attorney to pursue the matter on the child’s behalf; (B) Appoint an attorney for the child if the child is unrepresented; (C) Notice a joinder hearing pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 362 com-pelling the responsible agency to report to the court with respect to whether it has carried out its statutory duty with respect to the child; (D) Appoint a guardian ad litem for the child for the purpose of initiating or pursuing appro-priate action in the other forum(s); and/or (E) Take any other action the court deems necessary or appropriate to protect the welfare, interests, and rights of the child. I. TIMELINES Attorneys for parties are required to adhere to the statutory time lines for all hearings. Requests for contin-uances shall be in writing unless waived by the court for good cause. Time waivers will be accepted and continuance granted only on a showing of good cause. J. GUARDIAN AD LITEM In proper cases, the court will appoint an attorney as guardian ad litem. 7.1 CONTESTED MATTERS: TIMELINE AND PROCEDURES A. PRE-HEARING DISCOVERY (i). Informal Discovery: Pre-hearing discovery shall be conducted informally under the procedures set forth in CRC 5.546. (ii). Motions: All parties shall meet and confer in good faith on any and all discovery issues prior to filing a pre-hearing discovery motion. Only after all informal means have been eliminated may a party petition the court for discovery by way of motion pursuant to CRC 5.546(f). The date for the hearing shall be obtained from the Court Clerk, Juvenile Division. A discovery motion under this Rule shall be filed and served on all parties at least five (5) court days before the hearing. Any responsive papers shall be filed and served two (2) court days prior to the hear-ing. B. PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE Social Study Reports prepared by CPS shall be filed with the court and made available to all counsel before the hearing in accordance with the following time limitation, unless otherwise ordered by the court: (i). Jurisdictional Reports shall be filed a reasonable time before the hearing. (ii). Dispositional Reports shall be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing. (iii). Reviews of Family Reunification, Family Maintenance and Permanent Plans shall be filed at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. (iv). Addenda, Status Reports, and all other reports shall be filed a reasonable number of days before the hearing. If the Social Study Report is not timely filed or made available to all counsel, then any affected party or the court may request a continuance of the hearing to the extent permitted by law. The names of experts to be called by any party and copies of their reports shall be provided to all counsel at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. Witness lists shall be filed with the court and provided to all counsel at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. In order to eliminate unnecessary delays, counsel shall confer regarding contested issues at least one court day prior to the hearing. (C) SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES Settlement conferences shall be calendared and held prior to the jurisdictional hearing by court order at the convenience of the parties, if the court deems them necessary. The trial attorneys and their clients shall be present at the settlement conference, unless excused by the court. A representative of CPS with au-thority to settle cases shall be present at the settlement conference. (D) MEDIATION Mediation shall be ordered as the court deems necessary, Effective 1/01/17
CHAPTER 7. JUVENILE 7.0 JUVENILE LAW DEPARTMENT CALENDAR A. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT Absent a knowing and intelligent waiver by the represented party, all attorneys appearing in juvenile de-pendency proceedings must meet the minimum standards of competence set forth in these rules CRC 5.660(d). Except as specified, these local rules are applicable to attorneys representing public agencies, attorneys
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-11 (California T4 Yuba build 2026-10-11) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-yuba/docs/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “YUBA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT LOCAL RULES OF COURT Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-11; 927009 bytes, sha256 e73a52e8ecad1d72c9f145105639038844ab916d66f96af59a00dd2e1f2257e0; 52 pages; this part PDF pages 38 to 41, printed pages 28 to 31) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 11 to 48, printed 1 to 38) composed as one text, from the General Provisions' introduction to Rule 10.1, and cut at the introduction's first line and the ten chapter headings, each matched once as a whole line (a chapter may begin mid-page); each page's running header (“Superior Court of California, County of Yuba” with “Effective July 1, 2026”, or on PDF pages 46 to 48 “Effective January 1, 2026”) and its page number “- N -” at the bottom center removed as chrome (113 lines); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number set with its title as one line (“2.8 COURT REPORTERS”), each lettered or numbered subdivision starting a line, and each history line on a line of its own; Chapter 8's two ruled tables of local forms (PDF pages 42 to 45) set row by row, each row's cells left to right; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-11.txt) finds no struck run; 12 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: the introduction's first defined term set on its own line; in Rule 1.2 “Senior Clerks” and in Rule 1.3 six assignment rows, each set on its own line; Rule 2.11's street address set on its own line; two paragraph breaks the reflow closed, in Rules 2.8(A) and 7.1(B); one false break inside Rule 5.1(I) rejoined); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-11.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the adoption page, the list of each rule's effective or latest amendment date (PDF pages 3 to 5), the table of contents (PDF pages 6 to 10) and the index (PDF pages 49 to 52) belong to no card.
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.