Rule 4.572. Transfer of petitions
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.572
Current text effective April 25, 2019.
Unless the court finds good cause for it to consider the petition, a petition subject to this article that is filed in a superior court other than the court that imposed the sentence must be transferred to the court that imposed the sentence within 21 days of filing. The court in which the petition was filed must enter an order with the basis for its transfer or its finding of good cause for retaining the petition.
#History
Rule 4.572 adopted effective April 25, 2019.
What this rule requires
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Unless the court finds good cause for it to consider the petition, a petition subject to this article that is filed in a superior court other than the court that imposed the sentence must be transferred to the court that imposed the sentence within 21 days of filing.
Document Filing Requirements
The court in which the petition was filed must enter an order with the basis for its transfer or its finding of good cause for retaining the petition.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.