New and Amended California Rules of Court

This section contains links to short summaries of rule amendments recently adopted by the Judicial Council. Please refer to the history legend of each rule for its effective date.

Link to the complete, current California Rules of Court.

Adopted December 15, 2009: Amendments effective January 1, 2010 (PDF, 132 KB)

Adopted by the California Supreme Court: Amendments effective January 1, 2010 (PDF, 24 KB)

Adopted October 23, 2009: Amendments effective January 1, 2010, July 1, 2010, and January 1, 2011 (PDF, 760 KB)

Adopted by the California Supreme Court: Amendments effective February 1, 2010 (PDF, 24 KB)

Adopted August 14, 2009: Amendment effective August 14, 2009 (PDF, 325 KB)

Adopted April 24, 2009: Amendment effective July 1, 2009 and January 1, 2010 (PDF, 330 KB)

Adopted March 12, 2009: Amendment effective March 13, 2009 (PDF, 12 KB)

Adopted February 25, 2009: Amendments effective July 1, 2009 (PDF, 73 KB)

Adopted December 9, 2008: Amendments effective December 9, 2008 (PDF, 37 KB)

Adopted October 24, 2008: Amendments effective October 24, 2008, January 1, 2009, and July 1, 2009 (PDF, 829 KB)

Adopted August 15, 2008: Amendments effective August 15, 2008 (PDF, 30 KB)

Adopted by the California Supreme Court: Amendments effective January 1, 2009 (PDF, 40 KB)

Adopted April 25, 2008: Amendments effective July 1, 2008 (PDF, 95 KB)

Adopted February 22, 2008: Amendments effective January 1, 2009 (PDF, 1,236 KB)

Adopted February 22, 2008: Amendments effective March 1, 2008 (PDF, 44 KB)

Adopted April 1 and June 1, 2007: Amendments effective April 1 and June 1, 2007 (PDF, 37 KB)

Adopted December 7, 2007: Amendments effective January 1, 2008 (PDF, 260 KB)

Adopted October 26, 2007: Amendments effective January 1, 2008 (PDF, 2 MB)

Adopted August 31, 2007: Amendments effective January 1, 2008 (PDF, 401 KB)

Adopted September 24, 2007: Amendments effective October 1, 2007 (PDF, 33 KB)

Adopted May 18, 2007: Amendments effective May 23 (PDF, 85 KB)

Adopted April 27, 2007: Amendments effective July 1, 2007 (PDF, 159 KB)

Amendment effective January 1, 2007 (PDF, 11 KB)

Adopted November 29, 2006: Amendments effective April 1, 2007 (PDF, 13 KB)

Adopted February 23, 2007: Amendments effective February 23, 2007 (PDF, 54 KB)

Adopted December 1, 2006: Amendments effective January 1, 2007 (PDF, 44 KB)

Adopted October 20, 2006: Amendments effective January 1, 2007 (PDF, 470 KB)

Adopted June 30, 2006: Reorganized California Rules of Court effective January 1, 2007

Adopted April 21, 2006: Amendments effective July 1, 2006 (PDF, 84 KB)

Adopted April 21, 2006: Amendment effective April 21, 2006 (PDF, 16 KB)

Adopted February 24, 2006: Amendment effective February 24, 2006 (PDF, 10 KB)

Adopted December 2, 2005: Amendments effective January 1 and July 1, 2006. (PDF, 104 KB)

Adopted November 4, 2005: Amendments effective January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007. (PDF, 396 KB)

Adopted August 26, 2005: Amendments effective August 26, 2005. (PDF, 14 KB)

Adopted April 15, 2005: Amendments effective July 1 and September 20, 2005. (PDF, 110 KB)