Recent Proposals -- Comment Period Closed

Below you will find proposals that were recently circulated for public comment but which have not yet been adopted by the Judicial Council. The comment period for these proposals has already closed.

Additionally, you can access an archive of past proposals. Most of these past proposals, but not all, already have been considered by the Judicial Council. To view materials submitted to the Judicial Council for action, please visit the council's meeting page. Changes with a proposed July 1 effective date are typically considered at the council's March or April meeting, and those with a proposed January 1 effective date are typically considered at the council's October and November meeting. To view the council's action on any item, please click on the minutes for that meeting.

Materials are available online for proposals considered by the Judicial Council from April 23, 2004 to the present. If you are looking for materials considered by the council before April 23, 2004 or otherwise need rule history assistance, please contact the Administrative Office of the Courts.

The proposals below are in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 format and may not work with previous versions of Acrobat. The current version of Acrobat is available free from Adobe's website .

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