The superior court in any county may provide by court rule a procedure for the exchange of valuation data which shall be used in lieu of the procedure provided by this article if the Judicial Council finds that such procedure serves the same purpose and is an adequate substitute for the procedure provided by this article.
§ 1258.300.Court Rule Providing For Exchange of Valuation Data In Lieu of Procedure Provided For In Article
Title 7. Eminent Domain Law · Chapter 7. Discovery; Exchange of Valuation Data · Article 2. Exchange of Valuation Data · Enacted 1975 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1258.300 lets a superior court adopt, by local rule, its own procedure for exchanging valuation data in place of Article 2's procedure, but only if the Judicial Council finds the local procedure serves the same purpose and provides an adequate substitute.
Full Text of § 1258.300
Plain-English Summary
Not every county has to run its valuation-data exchange exactly the way Article 2 describes. This section lets a superior court adopt a local court rule setting its own exchange procedure, to be used instead of the statutory one.
That local option comes with a check: the Judicial Council has to find that the local procedure serves the same purpose as Article 2's and provides an adequate substitute for it. A county can't use this section to weaken the exchange requirement -- only to implement it through a different, equally effective mechanism.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a county replace the statutory valuation-exchange procedure with its own rule?
Yes, a superior court may provide by court rule a substitute procedure.
Is there any check on a local exchange procedure?
Yes. The Judicial Council must find that the local procedure serves the same purpose and is an adequate substitute for Article 2's procedure.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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Also known as: local court rule valuation data exchange california