The Los Angeles Superior Court is extending last-day deadlines for criminal trials as well as juvenile dependency cases in an effort to further limit the number of people permitted to enter the County’s 37 courthouses.
Criminal: Until further notice, the Court extends the time provided by section 859b of the Penal Code for the holding of a preliminary examination and the defendant’s right to release from 10 court days to not more than 30 court days.
The Court extends the time period provided in section 1382 of the Penal Code for the holding of a Criminal trial by not more than 30 days, applicable only to cases in which the original or previously extended statutory deadline otherwise would expire from December 2, 2020 to December 31, 2020, inclusive.
Juvenile Dependency: The Court extends the time periods provided in section 313 of the Welfare and Institutions Code within which a minor taken into custody pending dependency proceedings must be released from custody to not more than seven (7) days, applicable only to minors for whom the statutory deadline would otherwise expire from December 7, 2020 to December 31, 2020, inclusive.
The Court extends the time periods provided in section 315 of the Welfare and Institutions Code within which a minor taken into custody pending dependency proceedings must be given a detention hearing to not more than seven (7) days, applicable only to minors for whom the statutory deadline would otherwise expire from December 7, 2020 to December 31, 2020, inclusive.
For full details, go to https://sfvba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20_NTA_Dec_GO_FINAL-with-Order.pdf
