Rule 4.150. Change of venue: application and general provisions

(a) Application Rules 4.150 to 4.155 govern the change of venue in criminal cases under Penal Code section 1033.

(b) General provisions When a change of venue has been ordered, the case remains a case of the transferring court. Except on good cause to the contrary, the court must follow the provisions below:

(1) Proceedings before trial must be heard in the transferring court.

(2) Proceedings that are not to be heard by the trial judge must be heard in the transferring court.

(3) Postverdict proceedings, including sentencing, if any, must be heard in the transferring court.

(c) Appellate review Review by the Court of Appeal, either by an original proceeding or by appeal, must be heard in the appellate district in which the transferring court is located.

Committee Notes

(Subd (a) adopted effective January 1, 2006.)

(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted effective January 1, 2006.)

(Subd (c) adopted effective January 1, 2006.)