Election-Related Emergencies:

The court and clerk’s office are open on Election Day during normal court hours between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Persons needing urgent after-hours election-related relief should first contact the Voters Hotline for their county’s Registrar of Voters. Contact information for
each county’s Registrar of Voters can be found here:  County Elections Offices: California Secretary of State

The Voter Bill of Rights is available on the Secretary of State’s webpage at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-bill-rights/.

General voter information can be found on the website of the Orange County Registrar of Voters, at https://ocvote.gov.

Notice

Amended Administrative Order 20/10 – Emergency Administrative order for Emergency Bail Reductions and Own Recognizance

September 7, 2022

Amended Administrative Order 20/10

Emergency Administrative Order for Emergency Bail Reductions and Own Recognizance

In light of the State of Emergency declared in the State of California, the Chief Justice's Advisory on COVID-19 and Court Operations, and pursuant to Penal Code section 1270, the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange is hereby issuing an amended administrative order permitting own recognizance release for persons charged with low level misdemeanors, and
felony crimes punishable pursuant to Penal Code section 1170(h), not inconsistent with the current PARS Eligibility Guidelines and Orange County Sheriff Department's No Cite and Release policy for warrants, until further notice.
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