PART 1. OF COURTS OF JUSTICE 35-286›TITLE 3. PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE 190-259›CHAPTER 1. Trial Jury Selection and Management Act 190-237
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California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
A trial jury shall consist of 12 persons, except that in civil actions and cases of misdemeanor, it may consist of 12 or any number less than 12, upon which the parties may agree.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
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