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California Rules of Court

Rule 8.4. Application of division

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.4

Current text effective January 1, 2007.

The rules in this division apply to:

#(1) Appeals from the superior courts, except appeals to the appellate divisions of the superior courts;

#(2) Original proceedings, motions, applications, and petitions in the Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court; and

#(3) Proceedings for transferring cases within the appellate jurisdiction of the superior court to the Court of Appeal for review, unless rules 8.1000-8.1018 provide otherwise.

#History

Rule 8.4 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; repealed and adopted as rule 53 effective January 1, 2005.

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