California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 631

CCP § 631 Effective Sep 17, 2012Title 8 · Part 2 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)The right to a trial by jury as declared by Section 16 of Article I of the California Constitution shall be preserved to the parties inviolate. In civil cases, a jury may only be waived pursuant to subdivision (f).

(b)At least one party demanding a jury on each side of a civil case shall pay a nonrefundable fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150), unless the fee has been paid by another party on the same side of the case. The fee shall offset the costs to the state of providing juries in civil cases. If there are more than two parties to the case, for purposes of this section only, all plaintiffs shall be considered one side of the case, and all other parties shall be considered the other side of the case. Payment of the fee by a party on one side of the case shall not relieve parties on the other side of the case from waiver pursuant to subdivision (f).

(c)The fee described in subdivision (b) shall be due on or before the date scheduled for the initial case management conference in the action, except as follows:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 342, Sec. 1. (AB 1481) Effective September 17, 2012.