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Judicial Council Forms

You can search all Judicial Council of California forms by form number, title or category, or you can simply browse all forms. You can also find guidance on how to use Judicial Council forms.

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Rules of Court

The California Rules or Court can be viewed by the individual titles and can also be downloaded as a full set. Recent amendments adopted by the Judicial Council are posted under New and Amended Rules.

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Latest Form Changes

The new and revised forms listed below will be available for download a week before the effective date.

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Using Forms

The Judicial Council adopts legal forms in one of two ways. Under Government Code section 68511, the council may "prescribe" certain forms. Use of those forms is mandatory. The council may also "approve" forms. Use of an approved form is not mandatory, but the form must be accepted by all courts in appropriate cases (rule 1.35). Forms thus are "adopted" for mandatory use and "approved" for optional use.

Optional vs. mandatory (How to tell): The lower left corner of the first page of each form indicates whether the form was "adopted" (mandatory) or was "approved" (optional) by the Judicial Council. (Note: Local rules of many courts make the use of some or all optional council forms mandatory in those courts. Please check local court rules.)

Format: Judicial Council forms are not subject to the requirements of rules 2.100, which specify the format of papers filed in the superior courts.

Computer versions of forms: A party may file a "duplicate" of a council form produced entirely by computer (rule 1.44).

True copies required: The party or attorney who files either a printed or computer version of a legal form, certifies by filing the form that it is a true and correct copy of the original form (rule 2.132).

How to fill out forms: Most forms can be downloaded to a local computer and filled out. You can also print any form and fill it out by hand. If you need help to fill out the court forms online, please read our section on "How to fill out court forms."

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Statutory Forms

The forms below are provided for by the Legislature in statutes and are made available by the Judicial Council. Please refer to each form to locate the relevant statute for more information.

Form	Year	Description
CP10	2015	Claim of Right to Possession and Notice of Hearing
CP10.5	2015	Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession
BOF 1022	2018	Prohibited Persons Relinquishment Form (rev. 1/18)
BOF 1023	2018	Defendant Firearm Relinquishment Information (rev. 1/18)
BOF 1024	2018	Designee Firearm Relinquishment Information
BOF 1025	2018	Firearm Disposition Receipt (rev. 1/18)
BOF 1026	2020	Probation Officer Verification Forms (rev. 11/20)

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Appellate Claim Form

Appellate Court Compensation Claim Form

The following instructions and claim form should be used to submit claims for the California Supreme Court and all California Courts of Appeal.

Instructions for Completing Claim Form

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Appellate Claim Form

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