California Government Code ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act

• Section 68600.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3.)
• Section 68603.
  (a) The Judicial Council shall adopt standards of timely disposition for the processing and disposition of civil and criminal actions. The standards shall be guidelines by...
• Section 68604.
  The Judicial Council shall collect and maintain statistics, and shall publish them at least on a yearly basis, regarding the compliance of the superior court...
• Section 68605.
  The Judicial Council shall designate the four superior courts with 18 or more judicial positions which, as of June 30, 1986, had the highest ratio...
• Section 68605.5.
  On and after July 1, 1992, this article shall apply to all actions and proceedings in the superior court in each county, except actions and...
• Section 68606.
  In each of the counties in which an exemplary delay reduction program is established, the presiding judge shall, (a) select a sufficient number of judges...
• Section 68607.
  In accordance with this article and consistent with statute, judges shall have the responsibility to eliminate delay in the progress and ultimate resolution of litigation,...
• Section 68607.5.
  No action or proceeding may be removed from a delay reduction program because of a challenge filed under Section 170.6 of the Code of Civil...
• Section 68608.
  (a) Juvenile, probate, and domestic relations cases shall not be assigned to a delay reduction program, and cases which have been assigned to a judge or...
• Section 68609.
  (a) The presiding judge of each superior court with an exemplary delay reduction program shall assign a pro rata share of new cases, and an appropriate...
• Section 68609.5.
  Each court and the Judicial Council, under subdivision (b) of Section 68619, shall adopt rules to allow for the arbitration of cases designated by the...
• Section 68610.
  The Judicial Council, in conjunction with other interested groups as it determines appropriate, may prepare and administer a program, consistent with the policies and requirements...
• Section 68612.
  Judges shall, in consultation with the bar of the county to the maximum extent feasible develop and publish the procedures, standards, and policies which will...
• Section 68613.
  The Judicial Council may receive and expend on the programs established by this article any funds available from county, state, or federal government or other...
• Section 68614.
  Nothing in this article is intended to prevent a presiding judge from directing the use of the methods of delay reduction specified in Section 68607...
• Section 68615.
  In its discretion, the Judicial Council may contract out for performance of any of the duties imposed by this article.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990,...
• Section 68616.
  Delay reduction rules shall not require shorter time periods than as follows:(a) Service of the complaint within 60 days after filing. Exceptions, for longer periods of...
• Section 68617.
  On or before October 30, 2002, the Judicial Council shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor regarding the effectiveness of the Centers...
• Section 68619.
  (a) The Judicial Council shall review all local delay reduction rules adopted by courts and any revisions or new rules adopted by them and make recommendations...
• Section 68620.
  (a) Each superior court shall establish a delay reduction program for limited civil cases in consultation with the local bar that is consistent with the provisions...

Last modified: October 22, 2018