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Criminal cases, with DUI, fish & game, and dog/animal control citations processed in the criminal division; hearings calendared when the documents are presented for filing at the Clerk's Office windows; an ex-parte hearing scheduled by submitting an Application for Ex-Parte Hearing to the criminal/traffic division, in person or by a Certified Fax Filing Agency; an expungement begun with a "Petition for Dismissal", the District Attorney's Office and Probation receiving adequate notice before the hearing and Probation investigating eligibility; on a failure to appear the court may forfeit bail, issue a bench warrant, suspend the driver's license or impose an additional $100 civil assessment (PC 1214.1), and the District Attorney may file a failure to appear charge; on a bench warrant the clerk's office cannot schedule another appearance date - the defendant must surrender to the county jail; cash bail refunds processed automatically upon court order, approximately six to eight weeks, mailed to the depositor named on the cash bail receipt; appointed counsel referred to the Tuolumne County Office of Revenue Recovery to determine ability to pay attorney's fees, subject to court review on request; record searches in person at the Criminal Division window or by mail (the "Request for Criminal Record Search" form with the fee), $15.00 per name for searches taking longer than 10 minutes; copies by mail with a check payable to "Tuolumne Superior Court" marked "Not to exceed $25.00" and a self-addressed stamped envelope large enough for the documents (requests without one not filled), filled within 10 working days; a certified copy an extra $40.00 fee plus $0.50 per copy per page; an arraignment date may be advanced by the clerk but not postponed; the department found on the lobby wall calendar; the Criminal Division at 12855 Justice Center Drive, (209) 533-5563, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The juvenile delinquency and dependency processes explained for families - a petition within 48 hours and a detention hearing within 72 hours of custody, jurisdiction, disposition, review, fitness, restitution and 366.26 hearings, the reunification plan and fees; juvenile court files confidential, copies of court minute orders and selected court documents obtained by the minor, parents, legal guardians or attorneys of record at the window of the Juvenile Clerk with photo identification, the records not mailed; record sealing through the child's attorney or the Yolo Probation Department; the links to the Juvenile Court Competency Protocol and to Juvenile Traffic.
The court's Juvenile Filing Division (Historic Courthouse, 825 Brown Street, First Floor), the Juvenile Traffic Division (Criminal Courthouse) and the Juvenile Hall Courthouse (2350 Old Sonoma Road; mail sent to 825 Brown St.); the juvenile calendars and assignments under Hon. Robert Stamps - 602 detention hearings and the 602 calendar Mondays and Wednesdays at 1:30pm and 602 contests at Juvenile Hall, the 300 calendar Tue & Thu 1:30pm, dependency adoptions Thu 3:30pm and juvenile traffic Tue 3:15pm in Dept 6, detention hearings Fri 1:30pm and truancy on the 2nd Tue of the Month in Dept C; the notice per Rule of Court 5.610(f)(2) of the regular delinquency and dependency calendars; juvenile case information only to persons with a legal right, by personal appearance with photo identification; juvenile traffic hearings with a parent or legal guardian; the protocols on intercounty transfers (the Intercounty Transfer Protocol) and on juvenile competency (the Juvenile Competency Protocol); record sealing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 781 through the Napa Juvenile Probation Department.
Division FJ (Judge George Odom, Jr.) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.
Division 82 (Judge Lauren N. Peffer) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.
Division 80 (Judge Olga Levine) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.
Rule 13 (Rules 13.0 to 13.8): juvenile court records under W&I § 827 and CRC 5.552 - petitions on form JV-570 in Room 101, hearings within 30 days, documents destroyed if not picked up within 60 days (Rule 13.0); sealing of records under W&I § 781 (Rule 13.1); psychotropic medications under CRC 5.640 (Rule 13.2); the Competency Protocol for Juvenile Court whenever a doubt is expressed about a minor's competency (Rule 13.3); service on the probation officer (Rule 13.4); CASA referrals (Rule 13.5); remote appearance - witnesses by stipulation at least one court day before or form RA-010 at least 15 court days before, and availability from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. (Rule 13.6); electronic signatures (Rule 13.7); and the Add-to-Calendar Form (Rule 13.8).
Juvenile Transfer Information under Rule 5.610(f)(2) of the CA Rules of Court: transfer-in hearings in juvenile delinquency on Monday and Thursday at 8:00 AM at the Juvenile Services Center, 1065 Kansas Avenue, and in juvenile dependency on Wednesday and Thursday at 1:00 PM at the Courthouse Annex, 1050 Monterey Street, Department 12; the clerk's contact; juvenile case information confidential and none given by telephone; and requests to seal records.
The court's Juvenile Division page: juvenile justice and juvenile dependency cases heard at the Watsonville Courthouse; juvenile transfer-in hearings - dependency on Tuesday/Thursday at 9:30 AM at the Watsonville Court (subject to change), juvenile justice on Monday/Tuesday at 1:30 PM at the Watsonville Court and on Wednesday at 1:30 PM and Friday at 8:30 AM at Felton Juvenile Hall (3650 Graham Hill Road, Felton), filed at 1 Second Street, Watsonville; and answers on arrests and detention, the right to an attorney, fees, citations and the sealing of juvenile records.
Requests to seal juvenile records under Welfare and Institutions Code section 781 and rule 5.830 go first to the Probation Department, which prepares the petition, investigates, files it, sets the hearing and gives notice, for a reasonable fee; clerks reject sealing requests not first submitted to Probation; hearings are set in the courtroom where the petitioner's cases were last assigned (before the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court when no wardship petition was filed), with provisions for requests made by counsel.
The Santa Clara County protocol for youth involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, which Local Juvenile Rule 4(E)(1) directs the Juvenile Dependency and Juvenile Justice Courts to follow: terminology; the District Attorney's consideration of child welfare involvement before filing a section 602 petition; communication before the section 241.1 assessment, including commercially sexually exploited youth; custody considerations; the court process; application of the protocol (youth already dependents, section 602 youth at risk of abuse or neglect, transition jurisdiction, wards pending dismissal, youth who are parents); the Dually-Involved Youth Unit and its joint assessment, CFT meetings and dispute resolution; the section 241.1 recommendations, with the lead agency and lead court and each court's responsibilities; non-minor dependents under adult probation; out-of-county cases; information sharing; information keeping and record sealing; data; and youth pending competency.
An order to seal made on form JV-590, JV-596 or JV-755 under Welfare and Institutions Code section 781, 786 or 793(c) after January 1, 2015 that directs the Department of Family and Children's Services to seal its records reaches the juvenile justice documents DFCS obtained through joint case work under the Dually-Involved Protocol; and under a JV-596 order DFCS may access a sealed record only to determine an appropriate court-ordered placement or service, sharing it only with the court and the parties (section 786(g)(1)(H)).
In juvenile justice cases, after a judicial officer signs a form JV-590 Order to Seal Juvenile Records, the Clerk's Office may amend the order on its face to add agencies inadvertently omitted, without a further signature or initials, and notifies every agency listed on the order.
The court's Criminal Rules (effective July 1, 2026; rules 1–18): general provisions, appearances, courthouses and calendars, pleadings and filing, use of juvenile records, interpreters, calendar setting, proposed orders, writs, sound recordings, traffic trial by declaration, ancillary defense expenses, sealing of records, Proposition 47 requests and property bonds.
Policies and procedures of Department 70 (Central – Hall of Justice civil, Judge Carolyn M. Caietti), revised June 15, 2026: department staff, ex parte, law and motion, informal discovery conferences and discovery motions, sealing records, guardians ad litem, service by publication, pro hac vice applications, remote appearances, case management conference, continuances, trial readiness conference, trial call, trial and courtesy copies.
56 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Carsandra D. Buie's published division procedures.
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34 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Barbara Twine Thomas's published division procedures.
27 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Lawrence M. Lefler's published division procedures.
2 verbatim requirements from Judge Sarah J. Jones's published procedures.
10 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division D on proposed orders & online scheduling.
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6 verbatim requirements from Judge Paul L. Militello's published procedures.
3 verbatim courtroom requirements published by Judge Elizabeth J. Starr.
10 verbatim courtroom requirements published by Judge D. Melissa Distler.
28 verbatim courtroom requirements published by Judge George A. Young.
22 verbatim courtroom requirements published by Judge Robert A. Sanders, Jr..
26 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Kristie M. Healis — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
4 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
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