Rule 5.667.Service and notice
Division 3. Juvenile Rules · Chapter 12. Cases Petitioned Under Section 300 · Article 1. Initial Hearing · Last amended 2007 · Last verified September 10, 2026
Full Text of Rule 5.667
Plain-English Summary
Two short provisions, both about making sure people actually turn up and actually understand what they are being told.
The court may order a child, or a parent, guardian or Indian custodian who is present, to appear again — before the court, the social worker, the probation officer or the county financial officer — at the time and place the order specifies. Being in the room is itself the notice.
And where it appears that a parent or guardian does not read English, the social worker must provide notice in the language the parent or guardian is believed to speak.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the court order someone in the courtroom to come back without serving papers?
Yes. The court may order the child, or a parent, guardian or Indian custodian present in court, to appear again at a specified time and place before the court, the social worker, the probation officer, or the county financial officer.
What if a parent cannot read English?
Where it appears the parent or guardian does not read English, the social worker must provide notice in the language the parent or guardian is believed to speak.
Amendment History
Rule 5.667 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; repealed and adopted as rule 1440 effective January 1, 1998; previously amended effective January 1, 2006.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 2006.) (Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2006.)