California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 630.20

CCP § 630.20 Effective Jan 1, 2016Title 8 · Part 2 · Ch. 4.6

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), an action or special proceeding treated as a limited civil case pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 85) of Chapter 5.1 of Title 1 of Part 1, including an action or special proceeding initially filed as a limited civil case or remanded as one thereafter, shall be conducted as a mandatory expedited jury trial pursuant to this chapter.

(b)Either party may opt out of the mandatory expedited jury trial procedures if any of the following criteria is met:

(1)Punitive damages are sought.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 330, Sec. 5. (AB 555) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative July 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 630.29.