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§ 231.5. — 231.5. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 115, Sec. 1.)

California § 231.5.
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Part 1.TITLE 3. PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Trial Jury Selection and Management Act

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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP Code § 231.5. (2026).

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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.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 115, Sec. 1. (AB 87) Effective January 1, 2016.

Nearby Sections

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§ 231.
231. (Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 3.)
§ 231.5.
231.5. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 115, Sec. 1.)
§ 231.7.
231.7. (Amended (as added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 318, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 656, Sec. 1.)
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