Rule 8.912. Contents of clerk's transcript

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.912

Current text effective January 1, 2009.

Except in appeals covered by rule 8.920 or when the parties have filed a stipulation under rule 8.910(b) that any of these items is not required for proper determination of the appeal, the clerk's transcript must contain:

#(1) The complaint, including any notice to appear, and any amendment;

#(2) Any demurrer or other plea;

#(3) All court minutes;

#(4) Any written findings or opinion of the court;

#(5) The judgment or order appealed from;

#(6) Any motion or notice of motion for new trial, in arrest of judgment, or to dismiss the action, with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments;

#(7) Any transcript of a sound or sound-and-video recording tendered to the court under rule 2.1040;

#(8) The notice of appeal; and

#(9) If the appellant is the defendant:

#(A) Any written defense motion denied in whole or in part, with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments; and

#(B) If related to a motion under (A), any search warrant and return.

#History

Rule 8.912 adopted effective January 1, 2009.

What this rule requires

Document Filing Requirements

(1) The complaint, including any notice to appear, and any amendment;
(2) Any demurrer or other plea;
(3) All court minutes;
(4) Any written findings or opinion of the court;
(5) The judgment or order appealed from;
(6) Any motion or notice of motion for new trial, in arrest of judgment, or to dismiss the action, with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments;
(7) Any transcript of a sound or sound-and-video recording tendered to the court under rule 2.1040;
(8) The notice of appeal; and
(A) Any written defense motion denied in whole or in part, with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments; and
(B) If related to a motion under (A), any search warrant and return.

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