The superior court in any county may by rule provide that, whenever all judges are absent from the county, any noncontested matter in which no evidence is required, or which may be submitted upon affidavits, shall be deemed submitted upon the filing with the clerk of a statement of submission by the party or the party’s attorney or upon the date set for the hearing.
§ 75.Submission of noncontested matter
Title 1. Organization and Jurisdiction · Chapter 4. Superior Courts · Last amended 2002 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentence§ 75 lets a superior court adopt a local rule under which a noncontested matter requiring no live evidence, or one submitted on affidavits, is deemed submitted — even while every judge is absent from the county — once a party files a statement of submission or the hearing date arrives.
Full Text of § 75
Plain-English Summary
Not every hearing needs a judge sitting in the courtroom on the day set for it. § 75 lets a superior court adopt a rule that keeps uncontested matters moving even when every judge happens to be away from the county.
Under such a rule, a matter that is not contested and needs no evidence — or one the parties are content to submit on affidavits — is deemed submitted once the party or the party’s attorney files a statement of submission with the clerk, or once the date already set for the hearing arrives, whichever the local rule provides.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a judge have to be present for a matter to be submitted under § 75?
No — under a local rule adopted through § 75, an uncontested matter can be deemed submitted even if every judge in the county is absent.
What kinds of matters qualify for submission under § 75?
Only noncontested matters that require no evidence or that the parties can submit on affidavits — not matters that need live testimony or a contested hearing.
Amendment History
Added Stats 1953 ch 1111 § 1. Amended Stats 1959 ch 744 § 1; Stats 2002 ch 784 § 25 (SB 1316).
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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Also known as: submission of noncontested matteruncontested matter submitted without hearing