Kern — STO-23-0008

Source: https://www.kern.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/sto-23-0008-permissive-electronic-filing-charging-documents.pdf

FILED KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 7/13/2023

BY _______________________Villalon, Maribel DEPUTY

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KERN

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‘31 PERMISSIVE ELECTRONIC FILING MISCELLANEOUS NO.: STO-23-0008 OF CHARGING DOCUMENTS IN12 ADULT AND JUVENILE CRIMINAL 13 CASES

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15 THE COURT HEREBY FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

16 The Superior Court of California, County of Kern will start accepting the

17 electronic filing of charging documents in criminal cases filed by the Kern County

18 District Attorney’s Office. Specifically, in adult criminal and juvenile justice cases, the

19 complaint, information, indictment, petition, and supporting case documents, may be

20 filed electronically.

21 The acceptance of charging documents in adult criminal cases will be effective

July 17, 2023. (Penal Code sections 690.5 and 959.1; Code of Civil Procedure

23 section 1010.6).

24 The acceptance of charging documents in juvenile cases (Le. petitions) filed

25 pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code sections 601 or 602 will be effective

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July 31, 2023. (California Rules of Court (CRC), rule 2.253(b) and rule 5.522(b) and

Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC), section 212.5(a)).

No other electronic filing is permitted for criminal or juvenile cases, other than

charging documents. A|| electronically filed charging documents are subject to Local

Rule 1.10. (See also Penal Code section 690.5; Code of Civ. Proc. section 1010.6 (a)

and (e)).

The Court will allow the use of digital signatures, which shall have the same

force and effect as the use of a manual signatures, if they comply with all of the

requirements of Government Code section 16.5. A party who files a document

10 containing a digital signature under this rule represents that the signer's certificate or

11 similar verification document is maintained in the party's possession or control, and is

12 subject to production upon request from the Court.

13 Pursuant to CRC, rule 1.201, it is the submitting party’s responsibility to redact

14 confidential information (social security number, caregiver’s address, etc.) so that the

15 information shall not be publicly displayed.

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17 |T IS SO ORDERED.

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19 Dated: July 2023. i,

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21 Colette Humphrey}, Aséistant Presiding Judge MW Kern County Superior Court 22

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