Use of gender-neutral language in jury instructions

All instructions submitted to the jury must be written in gender-neutral language. If standard jury instructions ( CALCRIM and CACI ) are to be submitted to the jury, the court or, at the court's request, counsel must recast the instructions as necessary to ensure that gender-neutral language is used in each instruction. Rule 2.1058 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 989 effective January 1, 1991.