Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
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 190-242
§ 231.5
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
A party shall not use a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of an assumption that the prospective juror is biased merely because of a characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code, or similar grounds.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 115, Sec. 1. (AB 87) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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