Title 8. Of the Trial and Judgment In Civil Actions · Chapter 4.6. Mandatory Expedited Jury Trials in Limited Civil Cases · Enacted 2015 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 630.22 makes Chapter 4.6 and its implementing court rules the governing framework for a mandatory expedited jury trial, allows departure only as the parties' agreement under § 630.23(d) and the court's order permit, and falls back on general civil procedure for anything the chapter leaves unaddressed.
(a)The procedures in this chapter and in the implementing rules of court shall apply to mandatory expedited jury trials conducted in limited civil cases, unless the parties agree otherwise, as permitted under subdivision (d) of Section 630.23, and the court so orders.
(b)Any matters not expressly addressed in this chapter, in the implementing rules of court, or in an agreement authorized by this chapter and the implementing rules, are governed by applicable statutes and rules governing civil actions.
Plain-English Summary
This section plays the same role for the mandatory chapter that § 630.02 plays for the voluntary one. Chapter 4.6 and the rules of court implementing it govern a limited civil case conducted as a mandatory expedited jury trial, unless the parties have agreed to different terms as § 630.23(d) allows and the court has approved that agreement.
Whatever the chapter and its implementing rules don't address, and whatever the parties' agreement doesn't cover, falls back on the statutes and rules that govern civil actions generally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can parties in a mandatory expedited jury trial modify the default rules?
Yes, subject to the court's approval, as § 630.23(d) allows.
What governs a gap this chapter doesn't address?
The generally applicable statutes and rules governing civil actions fill in wherever this chapter, its implementing rules, and the parties' agreement are silent.
Amendment History
Added by Stats 2015 ch 330 (AB 555),s 5, eff. 1/1/2016.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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