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Please note:  these are the local Court Rules for Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Last amended date for each rule is shown. For the State rules, click here:  California Rules of Court . A printer friendly PDF version will be available soon.
 
EFFECTIVE: July 1, 2008
 
Trial Court Organization And Locations
Chapter One – Court Rules Administration
100 07-01-98 Authority
101 01-01-99 Amendments To Trial Court Rules
102 07-01-03 Sanctions For Failure To Comply With Court Rules
Top of page Chapter Two - Court Jurisdiction & Venue
200 01-01-99 Court Divisions & Geographic Jurisdiction
201 01-01-99 Division Of County: Geographic Jurisdiction
202 01-01-99 Court Venue: Place Of Original Filing
203 01-01-99 Filing At Any Trial Court Location; Place Of Hearing
204 01-01-99 Santa Maria Session Of The Court
Top of page Chapter Three - Court Organization & Management
300 01-01-99 Meetings Of The Judges
301 01-20-05 Presiding Judge; Assistant Presiding Judge
302 07-01-08 Judicial Vacation and Personal Leave Days
303 Reserved
304 01-01-99 Court Executive Officer
305 01-01-99 County Clerk Relieved As Clerk Of Superior Court
Top of page Chapter Four - Court Officers & Personnel
400 01-01-99 Status Of Court Employees; Court And County Rules
401 01-01-99 Personnel And Labor Relations Services
402 01-20-05 Complaints Against Subordinate Judicial Officers
403 01-20-05 Court Employment Conflict of Interest Code
Appendix I Designated Employment Classifications
Appendix II Disclosure Categories
Top of page Chapter Five - Court Budgets, Finance & Fiscal Services
500 01-01-99 Court Services, Filing Fees And Charges
501 01-01-02 Fees, Service Charges, Fines And Bail; Payment
502 01-01-99 Court Fine Payments; Financial Payment Plans
503 01-01-99 Court Collections Contracting
504 01-01-99 Interest On Court Trust Funds
Top of page Chapter Six - Court Facilities: Access & Security
600 01-01-99 County Sheriff As Court Security Officer
601 01-01-99 Court Security Plan
602 01-01-99 Courtroom Bailiff Services; Judicial Direction
603 01-01-99 Public Access To Courtrooms; Court Control
604 01-01-99 Open Proceedings, Exceptions; Motions For Closure
605 01-01-03 Requests For Media Coverage
Top of page Chapter Seven - Court Supervised Legal & Professional Services & Fees
700 01-01-99 Court Service Vendor Rate & Fee Schedule
701 01-01-03 Services Of Jurors, Interpreters And Reporters
702 07-01-98 Court Discretion Re Fees
703 07-01-98 Court-Appointed Counsel For Indigent Defendants
704 07-01-98 Appointment of Counsel; Ability To Pay
705 01-01-08 Counsel Fee Standards; Tort Actions Involving Minors, Insane Or Incompetent Persons
706 07-01-98 Attorney’s Interest Disclosure; Compromise Of Claims
707 07-01-98 Attorney Fees Civil Default Cases
Top of page Chapter Eight - Grand & Trial Jury Selection
800 01-01-99 Grand Jury Selection
801

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 Trial Jury Selection Venue
802 07-01-98 Trial Jury Requirements; Notice, Deposit, Forfeiture
803 07-01-99 Access To Juror Identifying Information
Top of page Chapter Nine - Court Calendars & Distribution Of Judicial Business
900 01-01-99 General Calendar; Individual Calendar System
901 01-01-99 Court Calendar Schedules; Public Posting
902 01-01-99 "After Hours" Duty Judicial Officers
903 01-01-04 Court Protocol: Protective and Child Custody Orders
904 01-01-04 Judicial Assistance to and Between Courts and Divisions
Top of page Chapter Ten - Court Procedures - General
1000 01-01-99 Case Disposition Time Standards
1001 07-01-98 Continuances
1002 01-01-99 Calendaring Of Hearings And Trials
1003 07-01-98 Case Calendaring; Time Estimates
1004 01-01-99 Attendance Of Parties And Witnesses
1005 01-01-99 Appearance By Telephone
1006 07-01-98 State Preemption Of Local Rules; Civil
1007 07-01-98 Special Court Forms
1008 01-01-03 Direct Court Filing By Facsimile
1009 07-01-98 Ex Parte Orders
1010 01-20-05 Court Records Management And Access
1011 01-01-03 Limit On Number Of Copies The Clerk Will Conform
Top of page Chapter Eleven - Court Procedures - Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") Committee
1100 01-20-05 Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") Committee
1101 01-20-05 Judicial Arbitration
1102 01-20-05 Court Administered Dispute Resolution (CADRe)
Top of page Chapter Twelve - Court Procedures - Appeals
1200 01-01-99 Appeals Calendaring
Top of page Chapter Thirteen - Court Procedures - Civil - General
1300 01-01-99 Civil Case Calendaring
1301 01-01-03 Civil Law And Motion Calendars
1302 07-01-98 Notice Of Motions In Limine, Civil Jury Trials
1303 07-01-98 Judgment Debtor Examination
1304 07-01-98 Failure To Appear For Debtor Examination; Warrant
1305 01-01-99 Readiness And Settlement Conference; Civil
1306 07-01-98 Civil Trial Briefs
1307 01-01-99 Civil Defaults And Uncontested Matters
1308 01-01-03 Unlawful Detainer Project (Repealed, eff. 01-01-03)
1309 07-01-08 Administration Of Civil Litigation
Top of page Chapter Fourteen - Court Procedures - Civil -Family Law
1400 01-01-99 Family Law Case Calendaring
1401 01-01-03 Family Law Matters Subject To These Rules
1402 07-01-98 Information & Assistance In Family Law Cases
1403 07-01-98 Compliance With Family Law Rules; Sanctions
1404 01-01-99 Family Court Organization
1405 07-01-98 Family Law Ex Parte Policies
1406 01-01-02 Calendaring Of Family Law Ex Parte Matters
1407 01-01-02 Family Law Ex Parte Noticing
1408 07-01-98 Service And Filing Of Ex Parte Pleadings
1409 07-01-98 Ex Parte Pleadings Requirements
1410 07-01-98 Particular Ex Parte Orders
1411 07-01-98 Family Law Motions And Orders To Show Cause
1412 01-01-02 Motions And OSCs; Filing And Service
1413 07-01-98 Hearings On Family Law Motions, OSCs
1414 07-01-98 Preparation Of Orders After Hearing
1415 07-01-98 Support Computations
1416 07-01-98 Income & Expense Service Declaration
1417 01-01-03 Service And Filing Of Pay Stubs
1418 01-01-03 Service And Filing Of Support Calculations
1419 01-01-03 Exchange Of Additional Financial Documents
1420 07-01-98 Voluntary Settlement Conferences
1421 01-01-03 At-Issue Memorandum
1422 01-01-03 Short Cause Trials
1423 07-01-98 Long Cause Trials
1424 07-01-98 Family Law Trials
1425 01-01-03 Format Of Judgments
1426 07-01-98 Preparation Of Judgments
Top of page Chapter Fifteen - Court Procedures - Civil - Family Court Services
1500 07-01-98 Office Of Family Law Facilitator
1501 07-01-98 Family Court Mediation
1502 07-01-98 Confidentiality Of Mediation
1503 07-01-98 Mediation Procedures
1504 07-01-98 Participants In Mediation
1505 07-01-98 Mediation Prohibitions; Sanctions
1506 07-01-98 Custody Evaluation Procedures
1507 07-01-08 Parent Education Programs
1508 07-01-08 Co-Parenting Essentials Program (COPE)
Top of page Chapter Sixteen - Court Procedures - Civil - Mental Health
1600 01-01-99 Mental Health Case Calendaring
1601 07-01-98 Capacity Hearings For Involuntary Medication Of Psychiatric Patients
1602 07-01-98 Capacity Hearing Determinations
1603 07-01-98 Capacity Hearing Appeals
1604 07-01-98 Hearing Officer Qualifications & Appointment
1605 07-01-99 Certification Review Hearings For Involuntary Detained Psychiatric Patients
1606 07-01-99 Certification Review Hearing Determinations
1607 07-01-99 Certification Review Hearing Appeals
1608 07-01-99 Certification Review Hearing Officer Qualifications And Appointments
Top of page Chapter Seventeen - Court Procedures - Civil - Probate
1700 01-01-99 Probate Case Calendaring
1701 01-20-05 Probate Calendaring Process
1702 07-01-98 Executors And Administrators
1703 07-01-00 Bond Of Personal Representative
1704 07-01-00 Inventory And Appraisement
1705 01-01-03 Creditor's Claim
1706 07-01-98 Sales Of Real Or Personal Property
1707 07-01-00 Accounts Of Executors And Administrators
1708 07-01-98 Fees Of Executors And Administrators
1709 07-01-98 Preliminary And Final Distribution
1710 07-01-00 Contested Matters; Oral Objections
1711 07-01-00 Other Petitions And Orders
1712 07-01-98 Guardianships
1713 07-01-00 Temporary Guardianships/Temporary Conservatorships
1714 01-01-08 Conservatorships
Top of page Chapter Eighteen - Court Procedures - Civil - Small Claims
1800 01-01-99 Small Claims Case Calendaring
1801 07-01-98 Small Claims Dispute Resolution
1802 07-01-98 Continuances Of Small Claims Cases
Top of page Chapter Nineteen - Court Procedures - Criminal
1900 01-01-99 Criminal Case Calendaring
1901 01-01-99 Availability; Preparation & Defense Prosecution
1902 01-01-99 Bail / Own Recognizance Services
1903 07-01-98 Setting Of Own Recognizance / Bail Review Hearings
1904 07-01-98 Mandatory Appearances
1905 07-01-98 Entering Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere
1906 07-01-98 Special Custody Arraignment Sessions
1907 07-01-98 Notice Of Motion; Points And Authorities
1908 07-01-98 Discovery Requirements
1909 07-01-98 Criminal Case Management Conference; Attendance
1910 07-01-98 Disposition Of Cases After Case Management Conference
1911 07-01-98 Motions To Modify Probationary Sentence Or Court Order
1912 01-01-01 Setting Of Hearings On Violation Of Probation
Top of page Chapter Twenty - Court Procedures - Juvenile
2000 01-01-99 Juvenile Case Calendaring
2001 01-01-99 Juvenile Court Procedures; Presiding Judge
2002 07-01-98 Facilities For Detention Of Minors
2003 07-01-98 Transportation And Delivery Of Minors
2004 07-01-98 Information To Be Provided At Time Of Delivery
2005 07-01-98 Probation Department Detention / Release Decisions
2006 Reserved
2007 01-01-03 Filing Of Juvenile Petitions
2008 07-01-98 Juvenile Probation & Social Services Reports
2009 07-01-99 Court Appointed Counsel; Dependency Cases
2010 07-01-03 CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates)
Top of page Chapter Twenty 0ne - Court Procedures - Traffic
2100 01-01-99 Traffic Case Calendaring
2101 01-01-03 Ministerial Authority of Clerk in Traffic Cases
2102 07-01-03 Continuances By Clerk
2103 07-01-98 Traffic Citation Releases
2104 07-01-98 Release On Bail
2105 01-01-99 Traffic School
2106 07-01-98 Trial By Written Declaration
2107 07-01-98 Failure To Appear; Trial By Declaration
Appendices
Appendix 1 Court Geographic Jurisdiction Map
Appendix 2 01-01-03 Special Local Court Forms
Appendix 3 01-01-03 Trial Court Services, Filing Fees & Charges
Appendix 4 01-01-03 Approved Court Service Vendor Rate & Fee Schedule
Appendix 5 Guidelines For Attorneys Practicing Before The Santa Barbara County Trial Courts
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