Psychotropic medication hearing: clerk gives notice of hearing
2 court days before hearing date on the jv-220 application, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.640(c)(12).
Rule text
(c)(12) The court may grant the application without a hearing or may set the matter for hearing at the court's discretion. If the court sets the matter for a hearing, the clerk of the court must provide notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing to the parents, legal guardians, or Indian custodian, their attorneys of record, the dependent child if 12 years of age or older, a ward of the juvenile court of any age, the child's attorney of record, the child's current caregiver, the child's social worker or probation officer, the social worker's or probation officer's attorney of record, the child's Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act guardian ad litem, the child's Court Appointed Special Advocate, if any, and the Indian child's tribe at least two court days before the hearing.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Hearing date on the JV-220 application): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Count back 2 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.640(c)(12)
(c)(12) The court may grant the application without a hearing or may set the matter for hearing at the court's discretion. If the court sets the matter for a hearing, the clerk of the court must provide notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing to the parents, legal guardians, or Indian custodian, their attorneys of record, the dependent child if 12 years of age or older, a ward of the juvenile court of any age, the child's attorney of record, the child's current caregiver, the child's social worker or probation officer, the social worker's or probation officer's attorney of record, the child's Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act guardian ad litem, the child's Court Appointed Special Advocate, if any, and the Indian child's tribe at least two court days before the hearing.Official source
Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 10, 133-135; Gov. Code 6800; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10. 'Judicial day' / 'court day': not defined in WIC or CRC 5.502.
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135." CCP 133: "Courts of justice may be held and judicial business transacted on any day, except as provided in this article." Gov. Code 6800: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CRC 1.10(a): "The time in which any act provided by these rules is to be performed is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or other legal holiday, and then it is also excluded." CRC 1.10(b): "Unless otherwise provided by law, if the last day for the performance of any act that is required by these rules to be performed within a specific period of time falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or other legal holiday, the period is extended to and includes the next day that is not a holiday."Official source
- Clerk duty. Rule 5.640 (psychotropic medication for dependents and wards removed from the home); subdivision (c) amended eff. Sept. 1, 2020. Local rules govern filing procedures except as the rule provides ((c)(5)).
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
Worked example
Hearing date on the JV-220 application on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 11, 2027.
- Trigger (Hearing date on the JV-220 application): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Count back 2 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Thursday, March 11, 2027.
Notes
Clerk duty. Rule 5.640 (psychotropic medication for dependents and wards removed from the home); subdivision (c) amended eff. Sept. 1, 2020. Local rules govern filing procedures except as the rule provides ((c)(5)).
Related deadlines
- Psychotropic medication application (JV-220): child's opinion (JV-218) or statement (JV-219) (4 court days after)
- Psychotropic medication application: Input on Application (JV-222) by parent, counsel, GAL, or tribe (4 court days after)
- Psychotropic medication application: court approves, denies, or sets hearing within 7 court days (7 court days after)
- Petition for access to juvenile case file (Welf. & Inst. Code 827; JV-570): serve before submitting to court (10 days before)
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Rules current as of 2026-10-26. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.