2018 Edition

Title 1. Rules Applicable to All Courts

• Chapter 1. Preliminary Rules
• Chapter 2. Timing and Holidays
• Chapter 3. Service and Filing
• Chapter 4. Judicial Council Forms
• Chapter 5. Accommodations
• Chapter 6. Public Access to Court Proceedings
• Chapter 7. Form and Format of Papers

Title 2. Trial Court Rules

• Division 1. General Provisions
• Division 2. Papers and Forms to Be Filed
• Division 3. Filing and Service
• Division 4. Court Records
• Division 5. Venue and Sessions
• Division 6. Appointments By the Court Or Agreement of the Parties
• Division 7. Proceedings
• Division 8. Trials
• Division 9. Judgments

Title 3. Civil Rules

• Division 1. General Provisions
• Division 2. Waiver of Fees and Costs
• Division 3. Filing and Service
• Division 4. Parties and Actions
• Division 5. Venue [reserved]
• Division 6. Proceedings
• Division 7. Civil Case Management
• Division 8. Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Division 9. References
• Division 10. Discovery
• Division 11. Law and Motion

Title 4. Criminal Rules

• Division 1. General Provisions
• Division 2. Pretrial
• Division 3. Trials
• Division 4. Sentencing
• Division 5. Sentencing-determinate Sentencing Law
• Division 6. Postconviction, Postrelease, and Writs
• Division 7. Miscellaneous

Title 5. Family and Juvenile Rules

• Rule 5.1. Title
• Division 1. Family Rules
• Division 2. Rules Applicable In Family and Juvenile Proceedings

Title 6. Reserved

Title 7. Probate Rules

• Chapter 1. General Provisions
• Chapter 2. Notices, Publication, and Service
• Chapter 3. Pleadings
• Chapter 4. Appointment of Executors and Administrators
• Chapter 5. Bonding of Personal Representatives, Guardians, Conservators, and Trustees
• Chapter 6. Independent Administration of Estates
• Chapter 7. Spousal Or Domestic Partner Property Petitions
• Chapter 8. Petitions For Instructions [reserved]
• Chapter 9. Creditors' Claims
• Chapter 10. Sales of Real and Personal Property
• Chapter 11. Inventory and Appraisal
• Chapter 12. Accounts and Reports of Executors and Administrators
• Chapter 13. Taxes [reserved]
• Chapter 14. Preliminary and Final Distributions
• Chapter 15. Compensation of Personal Representatives and Attorneys
• Chapter 16. Compensation In All Matters Other Than Decedents' Estates
• Chapter 17. Contested Hearings and Trials
• Chapter 18. Discovery [reserved]
• Chapter 19. Trusts
• Chapter 20. Claims of Minors and Persons With Disabilities
• Chapter 21. Guardianships
• Chapter 22. Conservatorships
• Chapter 23. Court-appointed Counsel In Probate Proceedings

Title 8. Appellate Rules

• Division 1. Rules Relating to the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal
• Division 2. Rules Relating to the Superior Court Appellate Division
• Division 3. Rules Relating to Appeals and Writs In Small Claims Cases

Title 9. Rules On Law Practice, Attorneys, and Judges

• Division 1. General Provisions
• Division 2. Attorney Admission and Disciplinary Proceedings and Review of State Bar Proceedings
• Division 3. Legal Specialists
• Division 4. Appearances and Practice By Individuals Who Are Not Members of the State Bar of California
• Division 5. Censure, Removal, Retirement, Or Private Admonishment of Judges
• Division 6. Judicial Ethics Opinions

Title 10. Judicial Administration Rules

• Division 1. Judicial Council
• Division 2. Administration of the Judicial Branch
• Division 3. Judicial Administration Rules Applicable to All Courts
• Division 4. Trial Court Administration
• Division 5. Appellate Court Administration
• Standards of Judicial Administration
• California Code of Judicial Ethics
• Appendix A. Judicial Council Legal Forms List
• Appendix B. Liability Limits of a Parent Or Guardian Having Custody and Control of a Minor For the Torts of a Minor (civil Code, Section 1714.1)
• Appendix C. Guidelines For the Operation of Family Law Information Centers and Family Law Facilitator Offices
• Appendix E. Guidelines For Determining Financial Eligibility For County Payment of the Cost of Counsel Appointed By the Court In Proceedings Under the Guardianship-conservatorship Law
• Appendix F. Guidelines For the Juvenile Dependency Counsel Collections Program (jdccp)