SB 1262: Courts: indexes.
- Session Year: 2021-2022
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2022-09-09
Existing law requires a clerk of the superior court to keep an index of any action or proceeding filed in the court. Existing law requires a separate index for plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions and for defendants in criminal actions.
This bill would require publicly accessible electronic indexes of defendants in criminal cases to permit searches and filtering of results based on a defendants drivers license number or date of birth, or both.
Existing law requires a clerk of the superior court to keep an index of any action or proceeding filed in the court. Existing law requires a separate index for plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions and for defendants in criminal actions.
This bill would require publicly accessible electronic indexes of defendants in criminal cases to permit searches and filtering of results based on a defendants drivers license number or date of birth, or both.
The clerk of the superior court shall keep indexes to ensure ready reference to any action or proceeding filed in the court. There shall be separate indexes of plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions and of defendants in criminal actions. The name of each plaintiff and defendant shall be indexed and there shall appear opposite each name indexed the number of the action or proceeding and the name or names of the adverse litigant or litigants. Publicly accessible electronic indexes of defendants in criminal cases shall permit searches and filtering of results based on a defendants drivers license number or date of birth, or both.
The clerk of the superior court shall keep such indexes as will insure indexes to ensure ready reference to any action or proceeding filed in the court. There shall be separate indexes of plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions and of defendants in criminal actions. The name of each plaintiff and defendant shall be indexed and there shall appear opposite each name indexed the number of the action or proceeding and the name or names of the adverse litigant or litigants. Publicly accessible electronic indexes of defendants in criminal cases shall permit searches and filtering of results based on a defendants drivers license number or date of birth, or both.
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Status
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| Sep 29, 2022 | In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Vetoed by the Governor. |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. |
| Aug 31, 2022 | In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 3, 2022 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 3). |
| Jun 28, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 21, 2022 | June 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| May 25, 2022 | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| May 24, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3862.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| May 10, 2022 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 9, 2022 | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Set for hearing May 9. |
| Apr 27, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3519.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Set for hearing April 26. |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Feb 18, 2022 | From printer. |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement. |
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Location
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Votes
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| Aug 31, 2022 | SB 1262 Bradford Senate Third Reading By Cervantes | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| May 24, 2022 | Senate 3rd Reading SB1262 Bradford | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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