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Title 8 - Appellate RulesDivision 1 - Rules Relating to the Supreme Court and Courts of AppealChapter 1 - General Provisions
Article 1 - In General
Rule 8.20 - California Rules of Court prevail

Cal. R. 8.20

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Rule 8.20 - California Rules of Court prevail

A Court of Appeal must accept for filing a record, brief, or other document that complies with the California Rules of Court despite any local rule imposing other requirements.

Cal. R. Ct. 8.20

Rule 8.20 amended and renumbered effective 1/1/2007; repealed and adopted as rule 80 effective 1/1/2005.

Advisory Committee Comment

The exception in this rule acknowledges that there are different rules that apply to certain nonconforming documents. For example, this rule does not apply to nonconforming or late briefs, which are addressed by rules 8.204(e) and 8.220(a), respectively, or to nonconforming supporting documents accompanying a writ petition under chapter 7, which are addressed by rule 8.486(c)(2).