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Rules and Forms: Miscellaneous Technical Changes (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Various Judicial Council advisory committee members, court personnel, members of the public, and Judicial Council staff have identified errors in forms resulting from inadvertent omissions, typographical errors, and changes resulting from legislation. Judicial Council staff recommended making the necessary corrections to avoid confusing court users, clerks, and judicial officers.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The staff to the Judicial Council recommended that the council, effective July 1, 2016:
1. Amend the title of rule 10.67 of the California Rules of Court to add the word "Program";
2. Amend Appendix F of the California Rules of Court to replace outdated references to "Serranus" with the new name, "Judicial Resources Network," and the corresponding direct links;
Revise form CR-160, Criminal Protective Order-Domestic Violence (CLETS-CPO), item 11, and form CR-161, Criminal Protective Order-Other Than Domestic Violence (CLETSCPO), item 10, to replace the citation to Penal Code section 136.2(a)(7)(D) with a citation to section 136.2(a)(1)(G)(iv). These revisions ensure that both of these heavily used protective order forms accurately reference the appropriate authority for ordering electronic monitoring of the restrained person;
3. Revise form CR-160, Criminal Protective Order-Domestic Violence (CLETS-CPO), and form CR-165, Notice of Termination of Protective Order in Criminal Proceeding, to reference Penal Code section 368(l) in the caption and footer of both forms. These revisions ensure that both of these heavily used protective order forms accurately reference the appropriate authority for a postconviction protective order in cases involving abuse of an elder or a dependent adult;
4. Revise form EPO-002 to delete the last sentence of the fourth paragraph of page 2 (both English and Spanish sections), which incorrectly tells the respo...
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