{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"220","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 220","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF COURTS OF JUSTICE [35. - 286.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 3. PERSONS SPECIALLY INVESTED WITH POWERS OF A JUDICIAL NATURE [190. - 259.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Trial Jury Selection and Management Act [190. - 242.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-3/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A trial jury shall consist of 12 persons, except that in civil actions and cases of misdemeanor, it may consist of 12 or any number less than 12, upon which the parties may agree.</p>","text":"A trial jury shall consist of 12 persons, except that in civil actions and cases of misdemeanor, it may consist of 12 or any number less than 12, upon which the parties may agree.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/trial-jury-selection-and-management-act-220","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}