California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 231.5

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

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.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 231.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-1-of-courts-of-justice/title-3-persons-specially-invested-with-powers-of-a-judicial-nature/chapter-1-trial-jury-selection-and-management-act/section-231.5

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Trial Jury Selection and Management Act

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