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California Rules of Court

Rule 8.361. Certificate of interested entities or persons

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.361

Current text effective January 1, 2009.

In criminal cases in which an entity is a defendant, that defendant must comply with the requirements of rule 8.208 concerning serving and filing a certificate of interested entities or persons.

#History

Rule 8.361 adopted effective January 1, 2009.

#Advisory Committee Comment

Under rule 8.208(c), for purposes of certificates of interested entities or persons, an "entity" means a corporation, a partnership, a firm, or any other association but does not include a governmental entity or its agencies or a natural person.

What this rule requires

Service and Proof of Service Rules

  • In criminal cases in which an entity is a defendant, that defendant must comply with the requirements of rule 8.208 concerning serving and filing a certificate of interested entities or persons.

Document Filing Requirements

  • In criminal cases in which an entity is a defendant, that defendant must comply with the requirements of rule 8.208 concerning serving and filing a certificate of interested entities or persons.

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