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CA Civ Pro Code § 116.930 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 5.5 - Small Claims Court|ARTICLE 9 - Administration|Section 116.930.

116.930.  (a) Each small claims division shall provide in each courtroom in which small claims actions are heard a current copy of a publication describing small claims court law and the procedures that are applicable in the small claims courts, including the law and procedures that apply to the enforcement of judgments. The Small Claims Court and Consumer Law California Judge’s Bench Book developed by the California Center for Judicial Education and Research is illustrative of a publication that satisfies the requirement of this subdivision.(b) Each small claims division may formulate and distribute to litigants and the public a manual on small claims court rules and procedures. The manual shall explain how to complete the necessary forms, how to determine the proper court in which small claims actions may be filed, how to present and defend against claims, how to appeal, how to enforce a judgment, how to protect property that is exempt from execution, and such other matters that the court deems necessary or desirable.(c) If the Department of Consumer Affairs determines there are sufficient private or public funds available in addition to the funds available within the department’s current budget, the department, in cooperation with the Judicial Council, shall prepare a manual or information booklet on small claims court rules and procedures. The department shall distribute copies to the general public and to each small claims division.(d) If funding is available, the Judicial Council, in cooperation with the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall prepare and distribute to each judge who sits in a small claims court a bench book describing all state and federal consumer protection laws reasonably likely to apply in small claims actions.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1305, Sec. 3. Note: Prior to 1991, this subject matter was in Chapter 5A, comprising Sections 116 to 117.24.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 116.950 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 5.5 - Small Claims Court|ARTICLE 9 - Administration|Section 116.950.

116.950.  (a) This section shall become operative only if the Department of Consumer Affairs determines that sufficient private or public funds are available in addition to the funds available in the department’s current budget to cover the costs of implementing this section.(b) There shall be established an advisory committee, constituted as set forth in this section, to study small claims practice and procedure, with particular attention given to the improvement of procedures for the enforcement of judgments.(c) The members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties.(d) The advisory committee shall be composed as follows:(1) The Attorney General or a representative.(2) Two consumer representatives from consumer groups or agencies, appointed by the Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency.(3) One representative appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one representative appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate.(4) Two representatives appointed by the Board of Governors of the State Bar.(5) Two representatives of the business community, appointed by the Secretary of Technology, Trade, and Commerce.(6) Six judicial officers who have extensive experience presiding in small claims court, appointed by the Judicial Council. Judicial officers appointed under this subdivision may include judicial officers of the superior court, judges of the appellate courts, retired judicial officers, and temporary judges.(7) One representative appointed by the Governor.(8) Two clerks of the court appointed by the Judicial Council.(e) Staff assistance to the advisory committee shall be provided by the Department of Consumer Affairs, with the assistance of the Judicial Council, as needed.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2003. Implementation is subject to condition in subd. (a).)
CA Civ Pro Code § 124 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|ARTICLE 1 - Open Court Access|Section 124.

124.  (a) Except as provided in Section 214 of the Family Code or any other law, the sittings of every court shall be public. (b) (1) The court shall not exclude the public from physical access because remote access is available, unless it is necessary to restrict or limit physical access to protect the health or safety of the public or court personnel.(2) When a courthouse is physically closed, to the extent permitted by law, the court shall provide, at a minimum, a public audio stream or telephonic means by which to listen to the proceedings. This paragraph does not apply to proceedings pursuant to Section 214 of the Family Code or other law that authorizes or requires a proceeding to be closed.(3) For purposes of this subdivision, “remote access” shall include, but is not limited to, an audio stream that is available on an internet website or telephonic means to listen to a court proceeding.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 526, Sec. 3. (AB 716) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 129 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|ARTICLE 2 - Incidental Powers and Duties of Courts|Section 129.

129.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a copy, reproduction, or facsimile of any kind of a photograph, negative, or print, including instant photographs and video recordings, of the body, or any portion of the body, of a deceased person, taken by or for the coroner at the scene of death or in the course of a post mortem examination or autopsy, shall not be made or disseminated except as follows:(1) For use in a criminal action or proceeding in this state that relates to the death of that person.(2) As a court of this state permits, by order after good cause has been shown and after written notification of the request for the court order has been served, at least five days before the order is made, upon the district attorney of the county in which the post mortem examination or autopsy has been made or caused to be made.(3) For use or potential use in a civil action or proceeding in this state that relates to the death of that person, if either of the following applies:(A) The coroner receives written authorization from a legal heir or representative of that person before the action is filed or while the action is pending. To verify the identity of the legal heir or representative, all of the following shall be provided to the coroner:(i) A declaration under penalty of perjury that the individual is a legal heir or representative of the deceased person.(ii) A valid form of identification. (iii) A certified death certificate.(B) A subpoena is issued by a party who is a legal heir or representative of the deceased person in a pending civil action.(b) This section shall not apply to the making or dissemination of a copy, reproduction, or facsimile for use in the field of forensic pathology, in medical or scientific education or research, or by a coroner or any law enforcement agency in the United States for investigative purposes, including identification and identification confirmation.(c) This section shall apply to a copy, reproduction, or facsimile, and to a photograph, negative, or print, regardless of when it was made.(d) A coroner is not personally liable for monetary damages in a civil action for any act or omission in compliance with this section.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 467, Sec. 1. (AB 2427) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 133 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|ARTICLE 3 - Judicial Holidays|Section 133.

133.  Courts of justice may be held and judicial business transacted on any day, except as provided in this article.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1450, Sec. 2. Operative January 1, 1989, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1450.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|ARTICLE 3 - Judicial Holidays|Section 134.

134.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the courts shall be closed for the transaction of judicial business on judicial holidays for all but the following purposes:(1) To give, upon their request, instructions to a jury when deliberating on their verdict.(2) To receive a verdict or discharge a jury.(3) For the conduct of arraignments and the exercise of the powers of a magistrate in a criminal action, or in a proceeding of a criminal nature.(4) For the conduct of Saturday small claims court sessions pursuant to the Small Claims Act set forth in Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110).(b) Injunctions and writs of prohibition may be issued and served on any day.(c) In any superior court, one or more departments of the court may remain open and in session for the transaction of any business that may come before the department in the exercise of the civil or criminal jurisdiction of the court, or both, on a judicial holiday or at any hours of the day or night, or both, as the judges of the court prescribe.(d) The fact that a court is open on a judicial holiday shall not make that day a nonholiday for purposes of computing the time required for the conduct of any proceeding nor for the performance of any act. Any paper lodged with the court at a time when the court is open pursuant to subdivision (c), shall be filed by the court on the next day that is not a judicial holiday, if the document meets appropriate criteria for filing.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 135 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|ARTICLE 3 - Judicial Holidays|Section 135.

135.  Every full day designated as a holiday by Section 6700 of the Government Code, including that Thursday of November declared by the President to be Thanksgiving Day, is a judicial holiday, except September 9, known as “Admission Day,” the second Monday in October, known as “Columbus Day,” and any other day appointed by the President, but not by the Governor, for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday. If a judicial holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the Judicial Council may designate an alternative day for observance of the holiday. Every Saturday and the day after Thanksgiving Day are judicial holidays. Officers and employees of the courts shall observe only the judicial holidays established pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 283, Sec. 1. (AB 855) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 136 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|ARTICLE 3 - Judicial Holidays|Section 136.

136.  If a day appointed for the holding or sitting of a court, or to which it is adjourned, falls on a judicial holiday, it shall be deemed appointed for or adjourned to the next day.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1450, Sec. 2. Operative January 1, 1989, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1450.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 139 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|ARTICLE 4 - Proceedings in Case of Absence of Judge|Section 139.

139.  If no judge attends on the day appointed for the holding or sitting of a court, or on the day to which it may have been adjourned, within one hour after the time appointed, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk shall adjourn the same until the next day, at 10 o’clock a.m., and if no judge attend on that day, before noon, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk shall adjourn the same until the following day at the same hour; and so on, from day to day unless the judge, by written order, directs it to be adjourned to some day certain, fixed in said order, in which case it shall be so adjourned.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 153 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE|TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION|CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice|ARTICLE 6 - Seals of Courts|Section 153.

153.  Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the seal of a court need not be affixed to any proceeding therein, or to any document, except to the following:(a) A writ.(b) A summons.(c) A warrant of arrest.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1199, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1989, by Sec. 119 of Ch. 1199.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 377.10.

377.10.  For the purposes of this chapter, “beneficiary of the decedent’s estate” means:(a) If the decedent died leaving a will, the sole beneficiary or all of the beneficiaries who succeed to a cause of action, or to a particular item of property that is the subject of a cause of action, under the decedent’s will.(b) If the decedent died without leaving a will, the sole person or all of the persons who succeed to a cause of action, or to a particular item of property that is the subject of a cause of action, under Sections 6401 and 6402 of the Probate Code or, if the law of a sister state or foreign nation governs succession to the cause of action or particular item of property, under the law of the sister state or foreign nation.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 377.11.

377.11.  For the purposes of this chapter, “decedent’s successor in interest” means the beneficiary of the decedent’s estate or other successor in interest who succeeds to a cause of action or to a particular item of the property that is the subject of a cause of action.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 2 - Survival and Continuation|Section 377.20.

377.20.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period.(b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person’s death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.21 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 2 - Survival and Continuation|Section 377.21.

377.21.  A pending action or proceeding does not abate by the death of a party if the cause of action survives.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.22 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 2 - Survival and Continuation|Section 377.22.

377.22.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting the assignability of causes of action.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 3 - Decedent s Cause of Action|Section 377.30.

377.30.  A cause of action that survives the death of the person entitled to commence an action or proceeding passes to the decedent’s successor in interest, subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Probate Code, and an action may be commenced by the decedent’s personal representative or, if none, by the decedent’s successor in interest.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.31 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 3 - Decedent s Cause of Action|Section 377.31.

377.31.  On motion after the death of a person who commenced an action or proceeding, the court shall allow a pending action or proceeding that does not abate to be continued by the decedent’s personal representative or, if none, by the decedent’s successor in interest.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.32 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 3 - Decedent s Cause of Action|Section 377.32.

377.32.  (a) The person who seeks to commence an action or proceeding or to continue a pending action or proceeding as the decedent’s successor in interest under this article, shall execute and file an affidavit or a declaration under penalty of perjury under the laws of this state stating all of the following:(1) The decedent’s name.(2) The date and place of the decedent’s death.(3) “No proceeding is now pending in California for administration of the decedent’s estate.”(4) If the decedent’s estate was administered, a copy of the final order showing the distribution of the decedent’s cause of action to the successor in interest.(5) Either of the following, as appropriate, with facts in support thereof:(A) “The affiant or declarant is the decedent’s successor in interest (as defined in Section 377.11 of the California Code of Civil Procedure) and succeeds to the decedent’s interest in the action or proceeding.”(B) “The affiant or declarant is authorized to act on behalf of the decedent’s successor in interest (as defined in Section 377.11 of the California Code of Civil Procedure) with respect to the decedent’s interest in the action or proceeding.”(6) “No other person has a superior right to commence the action or proceeding or to be substituted for the decedent in the pending action or proceeding.”(7) “The affiant or declarant affirms or declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.”(b) Where more than one person executes the affidavit or declaration under this section, the statements required by subdivision (a) shall be modified as appropriate to reflect that fact.(c) A certified copy of the decedent’s death certificate shall be attached to the affidavit or declaration.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.33 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 3 - Decedent s Cause of Action|Section 377.33.

377.33.  The court in which an action is commenced or continued under this article may make any order concerning parties that is appropriate to ensure proper administration of justice in the case, including appointment of the decedent’s successor in interest as a special administrator or guardian ad litem.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.34 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 3 - Decedent s Cause of Action|Section 377.34.

377.34.  (a) In an action or proceeding by a decedent’s personal representative or successor in interest on the decedent’s cause of action, the damages recoverable are limited to the loss or damage that the decedent sustained or incurred before death, including any penalties or punitive or exemplary damages that the decedent would have been entitled to recover had the decedent lived, and do not include damages for pain, suffering, or disfigurement.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in an action or proceeding by a decedent’s personal representative or successor in interest on the decedent’s cause of action, the damages recoverable may include damages for pain, suffering, or disfigurement if the action or proceeding was granted a preference pursuant to Section 36 before January 1, 2022, or was filed on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2026.(c) A plaintiff who recovers damages pursuant to subdivision (b) between January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2025, inclusive, shall, within 60 days after obtaining a judgment, consent judgment, or court-approved settlement agreement entitling the plaintiff to the damages, submit to the Judicial Council a copy of the judgment, consent judgment, or court-approved settlement agreement, along with a cover sheet detailing all of the following information:(1) The date the action was filed.(2) The date of the final disposition of the action.(3) The amount and type of damages awarded, including economic damages and damages for pain, suffering, or disfigurement.(d) (1) On or before January 1, 2025, the Judicial Council shall transmit to the Legislature a report detailing the information received pursuant to subdivision (c) for all judgements, consent judgements, or court-approved settlement agreements rendered from January 1, 2022, to July 31, 2024, inclusive, in which damages were recovered pursuant to subdivision (b). The report shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(2) This subdivision shall become inoperative on January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(e) Nothing in this section alters Section 3333.2 of the Civil Code.(f) Nothing in this section affects claims brought pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 448, Sec. 1. (SB 447) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 3 - Decedent s Cause of Action|Section 377.35.

377.35.  On or after January 1, 1993, this article applies to the commencement of an action or proceeding the decedent was entitled to commence, and to the continuation of an action or proceeding commenced by the decedent, regardless of whether the decedent died before, on, or after January 1, 1993.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.40 (2021)
2021 California Code|Code of Civil Procedure - CCP|PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS|TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death|ARTICLE 4 - Cause of Action Against Decedent|Section 377.40.

377.40.  Subject to Part 4 (commencing with Section 9000) of Division 7 of the Probate Code governing creditor claims, a cause of action against a decedent that survives may be asserted against the decedent’s personal representative or, to the extent provided by statute, against the decedent’s successor in interest.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)