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July 1, 2026 Complete Local Rules
These rules may be purchased for $10.00 at the civil filing counter at the main courthouse, 500 G Street, or the family law filing counter at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse, 3341 Power Inn Road.
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Juvenile Standing Orders
Standing Orders
- SSC-03-1 - Reassignment of South Sacramento Cases
- SSC-03-4 – Orders Authorizing Interception of Communications
- SSC-03-5 – Minimum Base Fine or Forfeiture Amount Pursuant to Penal Code § 1463.007
- SSC-06-2 – Subordinate Judicial Officers as Temporary Judges
- SSC-06-4 – Rule 243.20 Disqualification
- SSC-07-2 – For Release of Records
- SSC-7-3 – Conflict Criminal Defenders (CCD) Appointment in Cases with Cunningham Issues
- SSC-FL-09-1 – Waiving Temporary Judge Limitation for Juvenile Dependency Cases Pursuant to CRC Rule 1.818(b)(1)
- SSC-11-1 – Order Rescinding Standing Order SSC-10-2
- SSC-FL-11-1 – Order to Vacate Standing Order SSC-FL-06-1 Which is No Longer Necessary
- SSC-11-3 – Establishing Claim Payment Rules for Unsuccessful Examinations by a Criminal Court Expert
- SSC-11-4 – Authorizing Department of Revenue Recovery to Serve Notice of Hearings
- SSC-11-5 – Destruction of Stenographic Notes
- SSC-11-7 and SSC-FL-11-2 - Order Rescinding Standing Order No. SSC-02-1 Effective December 1, 2011
- SSC-11-8 and SSC-FL-11-3 – Order Rescinding Standing Order Effective December 1, 2011
- SSC-11-9 – Order Requiring Civil Litigants to Provide Additional Copy of All Case Initiating Pleadings at Time of Filing
- SSC-FL-11-4 – Order Rescinding Criminal Offender Record Information
- SSC-FL-11-5 - Order Rescinding Application for Guardian Ad Litem by Minors 14 Years or Older
- SSC-FL-11-6 – Order Rescinding Collection of Delinquent Court Fees
- SSC-FL-11-7 – Order Rescinding Substitution of the Sacramento Dept of Child Support
- SSC-12-2 – Response to Complaints and Complaint Letters RE Subordinate and Temporary Judicial Officers
- SSC-12-3 – Appointment of Court Commissioner to Act as Temporary Judge
- SSC-FL-12-3 – Designation to Rule on Stipulations Submitted Pursuant to California Rule of Court 2.831
- SSC-12-4 – Order: Use of Electronic Seal and Signature – Writs of Execution and Abstracts of Judgment in Civil Cases
- SSC-FL-12-5 – Temporary Judge: Stipulation and Order
- SSC-FL-13-1 – Rescinding Standing Order SSC-FL-2 – February 11, 2013
- SSC-13-5 – Requiring Filing of Certain Documents in Pending Law and Motion Proceeding
- SSC-13-6– Supervising Judges Designated to Sign Formal Judgment or Orders Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedures Section 635
- SSC-13-7– Waiver of Limitation Established in Rule 2.818(b), California Rules of Court, Due to Shortage of Judicial Assets
- SSC-13-8 – Conflict Criminal Defenders (CCD) Appointment in Cases Where the Public Defender Declares an Overload
- SSC-14-4 – Assignment of Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus Challenging Proposition 83 Residency Requirement
- SSC-14-6 – Appointment of Counsel in Penal Code § 1170.18 Proceedings
- SSC-15-2 and SSC-FL-15-1 – Destruction of Trial Court Exhibits
- SSC-15-3 – Appointment of Counsel in Proceedings on Petitions for Revocation of Supervision
- SSC-16-3 and SSC-FL-16-1 – Destruction of Electronic Recordings and Notes
- SSC-16-4 – Appointment of Counsel in Health & Safety Code § 11361.8 Petitions
- SSC-16-5– Assignment of Health & Safety Code § 11361.8 Petitions
- SSC-FL-17-1 – Order Rescinding Standing Order No. SSC-FL-15-2
- SSC-17-4 – Policy for Imposition of Assessments and Collection of Costs, Fees, and Fines Against Youth
- SSC-17-5 – Order: Re-Assignment of Transferred Proceedings
- SSC-18-5 – Assignment of Penal Code § 1170.18 Petitions
- SSC-19-1 – Appointment of Counsel in Penal Code § 1170.95 Petitions
- SSC-19-2 – Appointment of Counsel in Penal Code § 1170.91 Petitions
- SSC-19-6 – Reassignment of Law and Motion Matters in Event of Disqualification
- SSC-20-4 – Order Authorizing Law Enforcement Agencies to Cite All Misdemeanor Warrants Purs. To Penal Code § 853.6
- SSC-20-5 – Order Authorizing Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department to Grant Accelerated Release to Inmates Serving Commitments with 30 Actual Days or Less Remaining
- SSC-20-6 – Order Regarding Criminal Trials and Pretrial Assignments
- SSC-21-2 – Order: Digital Signatures
- SSC-FL-21-1 – Order Rescinding Standing Order SSC-FL-12-4
- SSC-21-5 – Order: Rescinding SSC-05-1 RE: Imposition of Civil Assessment Pursuant to Penal Code § 1214.1
- SSC-21-6 – Order: Assignment of Petitions to Terminate Sex Offender Registration (Penal Code § 290.5) & Appointment of Counsel
- SSC-22-3 – Order: Appointment of Counsel in Senate Bill 483 Resentencing Matters
- SSC-22-4 – Order Regarding Criminal Trials Assignments
- SSC-22-5 - Order: Firearms Restrictions in Court Facilities
- SSC-22-6 – Order: Classification Change of Subordinate Judicial Officer (Gov. Code § 71622)
- SSC-23-3 – Order: Appointment of Counsel in Assembly Bill 1076 Matters
- SSC-23-4 – Order: Classification Change of Subordinate Judicial Officer (Gov Code § 71622)
- SSC-24-2 – Order: Election Writs
- SSC-24-4 – Order: Designating Juvenile Court Judges and Juvenile Court Presiding Judge (W&I Code § 246)
- SSC-24-5 – Order: Actions Filed Pursuant to the Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act (SB 549)
- SSC-24-6 – Order: General Complex Case
- SSC-25-3 – Order: Appointment to Serve on the Sacramento County Public Law Library’s Board of Trustees
- SSC-25-4 – Order: Reassignment of Felony Home Court Matters in the Event of Disqualification
- SSC-26-1 – Order: Regarding Cash Payments
- SSC-26-2 – Order: Cross-Assignment of Subordinate Judicial Officers
- SSC-26-3 - Order: Designation of ADA Judicial Officers