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Rules and Forms | Miscellaneous Technical Changes
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Summary
Summary
Various members of the judicial branch, members of the public, and Judicial Council staff have identified errors in the California Rules of Court and Judicial Council forms resulting from input errors, as well as minor changes needed to conform to changes in law or previous council actions. Judicial Council staff recommend making the necessary corrections to ensure that the rules and forms conform to law and to avoid causing confusion for court users, clerks, and judicial officers.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Judicial Council staff recommend that the council, effective January 1, 2026:
1. Amend rule 1.31(c) to add "Alternative Mandatory Form" as a shortened identifier for "Form Adopted for Alternative Mandatory Use";
2. Amend rule 4.200 to correct the form number of Juror Questionnaire for Criminal Cases;
3. Amend rule 4.201 to italicize Juror Questionnaire for Criminal Cases and correct its form number;
4. Revise Affidavit re Real Property of Small Value (form DE-305) to conform the language in the certificate of acknowledgment on page 2 precisely to the language required by section 1189 of the Civil Code and to modify the form's footer to conform to updated style guidelines;
5. Revise How to Ask for a New Hearing Date (form DV-115-INFO) at item 3, to correctly reference item 7 on form DV-116;
6. Revise Information on Debtor's Examinations Regarding Consumer Debt (form EJ-140-INFO/SC-136-INFO) to correct the identification of the party in item 3 giving their financial information in writing ("judgment debtor") and to make other minor modifications;
7. Revise Information Sheet: Notice and Motion to Cancel (Set Aside) Support Order Based on Presumed Income or Earning Capacity
(form FL-640-INFO), to correct the footer to indicate the information sheet is revised effective January 1, 2026, and to make other minor modifications;
8. Revise Notice of Mot...
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