{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"38","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 38","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 1. ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION [35. - 155.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Courts of Justice in General [35. - 38.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 39.   (SB 1289)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, a reference in a statute to a judicial district means:</p><p>(a) As it relates to a court of appeal, the court of appeal district.</p><p>(b) As it relates to a superior court, the county.</p>","text":"Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, a reference in a statute to a judicial district means: (a) As it relates to a court of appeal, the court of appeal district. (b) As it relates to a superior court, the county.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/courts-of-justice-in-general-38","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}