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Title 2: Judicial Officers | Chapter 4: Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers

California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026

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Chapter 1: Courts of Justice in General Chapter 3: Supreme Court Chapter 4: Superior Courts Article 1: Jurisdiction in Limited Civil Cases Article 2: Economic Litigation for Limited Civil Cases Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Small Claims Court Article 3: Actions Article 4: Parties Article 5: Hearing Article 6: Judgment Article 7: Motion to Vacate, Appeal, and Related Matters Article 8: Satisfaction and Enforcement of Judgment Article 9: Administration Article 1: Open Court Access Article 2: Incidental Powers and Duties of Courts Article 3: Judicial Holidays Article 4: Proceedings in Case of Absence of Judge Article 6: Seals of Courts Chapter 7: Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings Chapter 2: Powers of Judges at Chambers Chapter 3: Disqualifications of Judges Chapter 4: Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice Chapter 1: Trial Jury Selection and Management Act Chapter 2: Court Commissioners Chapter 1: Of Ministerial Officers Generally Chapter 2: Levying Officer Electronic Transactions Act Chapter 3: Phonographic Reporters [269 - 274a] Chapter 1: Attorneys and Counselors at Law
§ 177 A judicial officer shall have power: (a) To preserve and enforce order in the officer’s immediate presence, and in proceedings before the officer, whe… § 177.5 A judicial officer shall have the power to impose reasonable money sanctions, not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), notwithstanding any othe… § 178 For the effectual exercise of the powers conferred by the last section, a judicial officer may punish for contempt in the cases provided in this Code. § 179 Each of the justices of the Supreme Court and of any court of appeal and the judges of the superior courts, shall have power in any part of the state …