CA AB3250

Clarifies that legal document assistants and unlawful detainer assistants are not required to complete legal ethics education as part of their 15-hour continuing education requirement for license renewal.

Codifies the titles "Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976" and "Tom Bane Civil Rights Act" within statutory provisions protecting individuals from violence, intimidation, and interference with constitutional rights.

Replaces terminology "individual who is hearing impaired" with "individual who is deaf or hard of hearing" throughout civil rights and court procedures, and expands access to court services for deaf and hard of hearing participants.

Revises class action settlement procedures to distribute unpaid residue or unclaimed class member funds plus accrued interest to qualified nonprofits, rather than referencing a specific legal rate of interest.

Expands name change and gender recognition procedures to authorize petitions by court-appointed dependency attorneys and allows petitions for nonminor dependents to be filed in juvenile court; removes the July 1, 2019 repeal date for expedited jury trial procedures in limited civil cases.