All statutes and rules governing costs and attorney's fees shall apply in expedited jury trials, unless the parties agree otherwise in the consent order.
§ 630.10.Costs and Attorney's Fees
Title 8. Of the Trial and Judgment In Civil Actions · Chapter 4.5. Voluntary Expedited Jury Trials · Enacted 2010 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 630.10 keeps the ordinary statutes and rules governing costs and attorney's fees in force for an expedited jury trial, unless the parties have agreed to different terms in their consent order.
Full Text of § 630.10
Plain-English Summary
Nothing about choosing an expedited jury trial changes how costs and attorney's fees get awarded. The usual statutes and rules apply exactly as they would in any other civil case, unless the parties built a different arrangement into their consent order under § 630.03.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an expedited jury trial change how attorney's fees are awarded?
No, unless the parties agreed to different terms in their consent order — the ordinary statutes and rules governing costs and attorney's fees still apply.
Where would a different costs-and-fees arrangement have to appear?
In the consent order the parties sign under § 630.03; absent that, the general rules on costs and fees control.
Amendment History
Added by Stats 2010 ch 674 (AB 2284),s 2, eff. 1/1/2011.
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the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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