Local Rules

Rules Effective 01/01/2012

Complete Local Rules

Version of Rules Showing Changes from 2011

These rules may be purchased for $10.00 at the civil filing counter at the main courthouse, 720 9th Street, or the family law filing counter at the Family Relations Courthouse, 3341 Power Inn Road.

• Chapter 1 - General Rules
• Chapter 2 - Master Calendar Departments
• Chapter 3 - Civil Law and Motion Rules
• Chapter 4 - Settlement Conferences
• Chapter 5 - Criminal
• Chapter 6 - Civil Pretrial and Trial Setting for Civil Cases
• Chapter 7 - Conduct of Trial
• Chapter 8 - Selection and Impanelment of Jurors
• Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous
• Chapter 10 - Claims of Minors and Incompetent Persons
• Chapter 11 - Trial Court Delay Reduction Project (ACT)(Deleted effective 07/01/2004)
• Chapter 11 - Case Management Program (CMP) (added effective 01/01/2003)
• Chapter 12 - Arbitration
• Chapter 13 - Duty to Meet and Confer and Exchange RE Civil Trials: Motions, Jury Instructions, Exhibits, Witness Lists and Statement of the Case (Added Effective 01/11/11)
• Chapter 14 - Family Law
• Chapter 15 - Probate
• Chapter 16 - Appellate Division
• Chapter 17 - Juvenile Dependency Court
• Chapter 18 - Traffic Court
• Chapter 19 - Juvenile and Family Courts - Exchange of Information and Juvenile Court Confidentiality and Media Policies
• Chapter 20 - Family and Juvenile Court Management of Child Abuse Cases
• Chapter 21 - Creation of a Family Court Order in Juvenile Court
• Chapter 22- Juvenile Delinquency Court
• Chapter 23- Electronic Filings
• Sacramento County Bar Association - Standards of Professional Conduct
• The State Bar of California - Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism

Rules Effective 01/01/2011, Amended 06/15/11

Complete Local Rules (1,201 KB)