Title Four Rules

California Rules of Court

(Revised January 1, 2013)

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Title 4. Criminal Rules

Division 1. General Provisions

Rule 4.1. Title

Rule 4.2. Application

Rule 4.3. Reference to Penal Code

Division 2. Pretrial

Chapter 1. Pretrial Proceedings

Rule 4.100. Arraignments

Rule 4.101. Bail in criminal cases

Rule 4.102. Uniform bail and penalty schedules-traffic, boating, fish and game, forestry, public utilities, parks and recreation, business licensing

Rule 4.103. Notice to appear forms

Rule 4.104. Procedures and eligibility criteria for attending traffic violator school

Rule 4.110. Time limits for criminal proceedings on information or indictment

Rule 4.111. Pretrial motions in criminal cases

Rule 4.112. Readiness conference

Rule 4.113. Motions and grounds for continuance of criminal case set for trial

Rule 4.114. Certification under Penal Code section 859a

Rule 4.115. Criminal case assignment

Rule 4.116. Certification to juvenile court

Rule 4.117. Qualifications for appointed trial counsel in capital cases

Rule 4.130. Mental competency proceedings

Chapter 2. Change of Venue

Rule 4.150. Change of venue: application and general provisions

Rule 4.151. Motion for change of venue

Rule 4.152. Selection of court and trial judge

Rule 4.153. Order on change of venue

Rule 4.154. Proceedings in the receiving court

Rule 4.155. Guidelines for reimbursement of costs in change of venue cases-criminal cases

Division 3. Trials

Rule 4.200. Pre-voir dire conference in criminal cases

Rule 4.201. Voir dire in criminal cases

Rule 4.202. Statements to the jury panel

Rule 4.210. Traffic court-trial by written declaration

Rule 4.220. Remote video proceedings in traffic infraction cases

Division 4. Sentencing

Rule 4.300. Commitments to nonpenal institutions

Rule 4.305. Notification of appeal rights in felony cases

Rule 4.306. Notification of appeal rights in misdemeanor and infraction cases

Rule 4.310. Determination of presentence custody time credit

Rule 4.315. Setting date for execution of death sentence

Rule 4.320. Records of criminal convictions (Gov. Code, §§ 69844.5, 71280.5)

Rule 4.325. Ignition interlock installation orders: "interest of justice" exceptions

Rule 4.330. Misdemeanor hate crimes

Division 5. Sentencing-Determinate Sentencing Law

Rule 4.401. Authority

Rule 4.403. Application

Rule 4.405. Definitions

Rule 4.406. Reasons

Rule 4.408. Criteria not exclusive; sequence not significant

Rule 4.409. Consideration of criteria

Rule 4.410. General objectives in sentencing

Rule 4.411. Presentence investigations and reports

Rule 4.411.5. Probation officer's presentence investigation report

Rule 4.412. Reasons-agreement to punishment as an adequate reason and as abandonment of certain claims

Rule 4.413. Probation eligibility when probation is limited

Rule 4.414. Criteria affecting probation

Rule 4.420. Selection of term of imprisonment

Rule 4.421. Circumstances in aggravation

Rule 4.423. Circumstances in mitigation

Rule 4.424. Consideration of applicability of section 654

Rule 4.425. Criteria affecting concurrent or consecutive sentences

Rule 4.426. Violent sex crimes

Rule 4.427. Hate crimes

Rule 4.428. Criteria affecting imposition of enhancements

Rule 4.431. Proceedings at sentencing to be reported

Rule 4.433. Matters to be considered at time set for sentencing

Rule 4.435. Sentencing on revocation of probation

Rule 4.437. Statements in aggravation and mitigation

Rule 4.447. Limitations on enhancements

Rule 4.451. Sentence consecutive to indeterminate term or to term in other jurisdiction

Rule 4.452. Determinate sentence consecutive to prior determinate sentence

Rule 4.453. Commitments to nonpenal institutions

Rule 4.470. Notification of appeal rights in felony cases [Repealed]

Rule 4.472. Determination of presentence custody time credit

Rule 4.480. Judge's statement under section 1203.01

Division 6. Postconviction, Postrelease, and Writs

Chapter 1. Postconviction

Rule 4.510. Reverse remand

Rule 4.530. Intercounty transfer of probation and mandatory supervision cases

Chapter 2. Postrelease

Rule 4.540. Revocation of postrelease community supervision [Repealed]

Rule 4.541. Minimum contents of supervising agency reports

Chapter 3. Habeas Corpus

Rule 4.550. Habeas corpus application and definitions

Rule 4.551. Habeas corpus proceedings

Rule 4.552. Habeas corpus jurisdiction

Division 7. Miscellaneous

Rule 4.601. Judicial determination of factual innocence form

Rule 4.700. Firearm relinquishment procedures for criminal protective orders