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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.871
Juror-identifying information
(a) Applicability
In a criminal case, a clerk's transcript, a reporter's transcript, or any other document in the record that contains juror-identifying information must comply with this rule.
(b) Juror names, addresses, and telephone numbers
(1) The name of each trial juror or alternate sworn to hear the case must be replaced with an identifying number wherever it appears in any document. The trial court clerk must prepare and keep under seal in the case file a table correlating the jurors' names with their identifying numbers. The clerk and the reporter must use the table in preparing all transcripts or other documents.
(2) The addresses and telephone numbers of trial jurors and alternates sworn to hear the case must be deleted from all documents.
(c) Potential jurors
Information identifying potential jurors called but not sworn as trial jurors or alternates must not be sealed unless otherwise ordered under Code of Civil Procedure section 237(a)(1).
History
Rule 8.871 adopted effective January 1, 2009. Advisory Committee Comment This rule implements Code of Civil Procedure section 237.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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