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California Rules of Court

Rule 8.150. Filing the record

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.150

Current text effective January 1, 2016.

#(a) Superior court clerk's duties

When the record is complete, the superior court clerk must promptly send the original to the reviewing court and the copy to the appellant.

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(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)

#(b) Reviewing court clerk's duties

On receiving the record, the reviewing court clerk must promptly file the original and send notice of the filing date to the parties.

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(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2016; adopted as part of subd (a) effective January 1, 2002; previously amended and lettered as subd (b) effective January 1, 2007.)

#History

Rule 8.150 amended effective January 1, 2016; repealed and adopted as rule 11 effective January 1, 2002; previously amended and renumbered as rule 8.150 effective January 1, 2007.

#Advisory Committee Comment

Subdivision (a). Under rule 8.71(c), the superior court clerk may send the record to the reviewing court in electronic form.

What this rule requires

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

  • When the record is complete, the superior court clerk must promptly send the original to the reviewing court and the copy to the appellant.

  • On receiving the record, the reviewing court clerk must promptly file the original and send notice of the filing date to the parties.

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.