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Part 1 — General Provisions

4.1 Title
4.2 Application
4.3 Reference to Penal Code

Part 2 — Pretrial

4.100 Arraignments
4.101 Bail in criminal cases
4.102 Uniform bail and penalty schedules-traffic, boating, fish and game, forestry, public utilities, parks and recreation, business licensing
4.103 Notice to appear forms
4.104 Procedures and eligibility criteria for attending traffic violator school D
4.105 Appearance without deposit of bail in infraction cases
4.106 Failure to appear or failure to pay for a Notice to Appear issued for an infraction offense
4.107 Mandatory reminder notice―infraction cases
4.108 Installment Payment Agreements
4.110 Time limits for criminal proceedings on information or indictment
4.111 Pretrial motions in criminal cases D
4.112 Readiness conference D
4.113 Motions and grounds for continuance of criminal case set for trial
4.114 Certification under Penal Code section 859a
4.115 Criminal case assignment
4.116 Certification to juvenile court
4.117 Qualifications for appointed trial counsel in capital cases D
4.119 Additional requirements in pretrial proceedings in capital cases D
4.130 Mental competency proceedings
4.131 Evaluation of defendant after initiation of mental competency proceedings
4.132 Posttrial hearings on competence under section 1370
4.133 Probable cause determinations under section 1368.1(a)(2)
4.150 Change of venue: application and general provisions
4.151 Motion for change of venue D
4.152 Selection of court and trial judge
4.153 Order on change of venue
4.154 Proceedings in the receiving court
4.155 Guidelines for reimbursement of costs in change of venue cases-criminal cases D

Part 3 — Trials

4.200 Pre-voir dire conference in criminal cases
4.201 Voir dire in criminal cases
4.202 Statements to the jury panel
4.210 Traffic court-trial by written declaration
4.220 Remote video proceedings in traffic infraction cases
4.230 Additional requirements in capital cases D

Part 4 — Sentencing

4.300 Commitments to nonpenal institutions [Repealed]
4.305 Notification of appeal rights in felony cases
4.306 Notification of appeal rights in misdemeanor and infraction cases
4.310 Determination of presentence custody time credit
4.315 Setting date for execution of death sentence D
4.320 Records of criminal convictions (Gov. Code, §§ 69844.5, 71280.5)
4.325 Ignition interlock installation orders: "interest of justice" exceptions
4.330 Misdemeanor hate crimes
4.335 Ability-to-pay determinations for infraction offenses
4.336 Confidential Can't Afford to Pay Fine Forms

Part 5 — Felony Sentencing Law

4.401 Authority
4.403 Application
4.405 Definitions
4.406 Reasons
4.408 Listing of factors not exclusive; sequence not significant
4.409 Consideration of relevant factors
4.410 General objectives in sentencing
4.411 Presentence investigations and reports
4.411.5 Probation officer's presentence investigation report
4.412 Reasons-agreement to punishment as an adequate reason and as abandonment of certain claims
4.413 Grant of probation when defendant is presumptively ineligible for probation
4.414 Criteria affecting probation
4.415 Criteria affecting the imposition of mandatory supervision
4.420 Selection of term of imprisonment
4.421 Circumstances in aggravation
4.423 Circumstances in mitigation D
4.424 Consideration of applicability of section 654
4.425 Factors affecting concurrent or consecutive sentences
4.426 Violent sex crimes
4.427 Hate crimes
4.428 Factors affecting imposition of enhancements
4.431 Proceedings at sentencing to be reported
4.433 Matters to be considered at time set for sentencing
4.435 Sentencing on revocation of probation, mandatory supervision, and postrelease community supervision
4.437 Statements in aggravation and mitigation
4.447 Sentencing of enhancements
4.451 Sentence consecutive to or concurrent with indeterminate term or term in other jurisdiction
4.452 Determinate sentence consecutive to prior determinate sentence
4.453 Commitments to nonpenal institutions [Repealed]
4.470 Notification of appeal rights in felony cases [Repealed]
4.472 Determination of presentence custody time credit
4.480 Judge's statement under section 1203.01

Part 6 — Postconviction, Postrelease, and Writs

4.510 Reverse remand
4.530 Intercounty transfer of probation and mandatory supervision cases D
4.540 Revocation of postrelease community supervision [Repealed]
4.541 Minimum contents of supervising agency reports
4.545 Definitions
4.550 Habeas corpus application
4.551 Habeas corpus proceedings D
4.552 Habeas corpus jurisdiction D
4.553 Qualifications for appointed counsel for claims under section 1473(e) in noncapital case D
4.560 Application of article
4.561 Superior court appointment of counsel in death penalty-related habeas corpus proceedings D
4.562 Recruitment and determination of qualifications of attorneys for appointment in death penalty-related habeas corpus proceedings
4.571 Filing of petition in the superior court D
4.572 Transfer of petitions D
4.573 Proceedings after the petition is filed D
4.574 Proceedings following an order to show cause D
4.575 Decision on death penalty-related habeas corpus petition
4.576 Successive petitions
4.577 Transfer of files

Part 7 — Miscellaneous

4.601 Judicial determination of factual innocence form
4.700 Firearm relinquishment procedures for criminal protective orders [Repealed]

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Rule 4.545. Definitions

Amended April 25, 2019 (current)

**** In this chapter, the following definitions apply:

Source: Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.545

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