Calaveras Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

If a prevailing party with a fee waiver is awarded costs, the court must order the party owing costs to pay the waived costs to the court.

In all cases in which a prevailing party has been granted a waiver of fees/costs and is awarded costs, the court shall order that the party owing those costs pay the sum of all waived costs to the court.

CRITICAL

The appellant must pay estimated transcript-preparation costs exceeding the initial deposit within 10 days after service of the estimate, or the appeal will be placed in default.

The estimated costs of preparation in excess of the $100.00 original deposit must be paid within 10 days of service of the estimate or the appeal will be placed in default.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Initial fee waiver application

A party seeking a fee waiver must submit a separate complete and legible application for each case, or the application will be denied.

Each party applying for a waiver of court fees / costs shall submit a separate application for each case. Failure to comply with this requirement, or failure to submit a complete and legible application will result in a denial of the application.

CRITICAL

Fee

100

Applies to

Notice of appeal

An appellant must deposit $100 with the court clerk when filing the notice of appeal.

Appellants must post a $100.00 deposit with the court clerk at the time of filing the notice of appeal.

CRITICAL

Fee

25

Applies to

Electronic recording request

A $25 fee for the CD/DVD is due when the recording request is submitted.

A fee of $25.00 is charged for the CD/DVD. Payment is required upon submission of request.

CRITICAL

Drop-box filings must include the appropriate filing fee or fine payment or they may not be processed.

Documents deposited in the drop box must be in a sealed envelope and accompanied by the appropriate filing fee or fine payment. If you fail to include the proper fee or fine payment, your documents may not be processed.

WARNING

An order granting a fee or cost waiver expires 60 days after judgment.

Orders granting fees/costs waivers expire 60 days from the date of judgment.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Fee

25

Applies to

Transaction fee for corrected violation

After proof of correction for the specified violations, a court may collect a $25 transaction fee per violation, but no bail may be collected.

Upon proof of correction of an alleged violation of section 12500 or 12951 or any violation cited pursuant to section 40610, Vehicle Code section 40611 authorizes courts to collect a $25 transaction fee for each violation. No bail amount shall be collected.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Fee

25

Applies to

Transaction fee for section 16028 e dismissal

A court may collect a $25 transaction fee for each violation dismissed under Vehicle Code section 16028(e).

Vehicle Code section 40611 authorizes courts to collect a $25 transaction fee for each violation that is dismissed pursuant to section 16028(e).

WARNINGCivil cases

Reimbursement for costs including filing fees requires valid receipts and justification.

Reimbursement for other costs (e.g., postage, filing fees) will only be authorized upon submission of valid receipts and justification.

WARNING

Payments may be made by mail, by drop box using a check, money order, or cashier's check, or online through the listed portal; cash must not be sent.

Payments - Payments can be made by mail, via drop box with check, money order or cashier's check or on-line https://cacalaverasportal.tylerhost.net/Portal. Please do not send cash.

WARNING

A photocopying fee waiver covers only one copy of eligible papers in the court file and excludes papers filed by the beneficiary and papers not served on the beneficiary during the first five days after filing.

The California Rules of Court authorize the court to waive the clerk's fees for reasonably necessary photocopying. This Court defines the papers which may be reasonably and necessarily photocopied at the court's expense under the fee waiver for the litigant benefited by the fee waiver as only one copy of those papers in the court's file for the action or proceeding in which the waiver of fees was granted, and excluding papers filed by the benefited litigant and/or papers not served upon the benefited litigant for the first five days following the date of filing.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript of official electronic recording

An appellant choosing a transcript of the official electronic recording must follow the Rule 8.917 process and pay the required costs.

Where the appellant elects to use a transcript of the official electronic recording of the proceedings as the record of oral proceedings, the appellant must follow the process and pay the costs as required under Rule 8.917 of the California Rules of Court.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Fee

1

The Night Court assessment under Vehicle Code section 42006 is listed as 1.

Night Court VC 42006 1

WARNING

In the specified civil cases, preference is given to parties with financial need who qualify for a fee waiver; those needing financial assistance should apply if they do not already have one.

In these types of cases, preference will be given to parties with financial need who have qualified for a fee waiver, so if you need a court interpreter and need financial assistance, you should apply for a fee waiver if you do not already have one.

WARNING

Applies to

Fee waiver application

In the specified civil cases, parties needing financial assistance should apply for a fee waiver if they do not already have one by completing and filing form FW-001.

In these types of cases, preference will be given to parties with financial need who have qualified for a fee waiver, so if you need a court interpreter and need financial assistance, you should apply for a fee waiver if you do not already have one. To do so, complete and file a Request to Waive Court Fees (Civil Actions) (form FW-001).

WARNING

Applies to

Official electronic recording

The court prepares the official electronic recording at a rate established by the court, charged to the appellant or respondent.

The court will prepare the official electronic recording at the rate established by the court to the appellant or respondent.

WARNING

Cash payments should be made in person at the Clerk's Office during its stated hours; the Court is not responsible for cash left in the drop box.

Cash payments for filing fees and fines should be made in person in the Clerk's Office between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Wednesday between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and court holidays. The Court is not responsible for cash payments left in the drop box.

WARNING

Applies to

Jury trial demand

A party demanding a jury is responsible for the jury deposit, and failure to deposit the advance jury fees results in waiver of a jury trial.

Any party may demand a jury and be responsible for the jury deposit consistent with the procedures for jury trial set forth in the Code of Civil Procedure §631(b). Failure of the parties to deposit advance jury fees pursuant to CCP §631 shall result in a waiver of trial by jury.

WARNING

Applies to

Court file copy

Appellants proceeding under Rule 8.128 incur an additional charge to copy and exemplify the court file, and the court retains the exemplified copy.

For those appellants electing to proceed under Rule 8.128, there is an additional charge to copy and exemplify the court’s file, and the court will retain the exemplified copy.

INFO

Applies to

Motions

Counsel appointed for a minor under Family Code §3150 is not charged a court filing fee for motions.

Counsel appointed for a minor pursuant to Family Code §3150 shall not be charged any court filing fee for motions made

INFO

The clerk may grant fee-waiver applications that meet the eligibility standards in Government Code section 68632(a)(1)–(9).

The clerk is authorized to grant application for fee waivers that meet the standards of eligibility established by subdivision (a)(1)-(9) of the Government Code § 68632.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Fee

2

The EMS PA under Government Code section 76000(e) is listed as 2.

EMS PA GC 76000(e) 2

WARNINGCriminal cases

Fee

7

The County PA under Government Code section 76000(a) is listed as 7.

County PA GC 76000(a) 7

WARNINGCriminal cases

Fee

0

The CAP FEE under Vehicle Code section 11205.2 is listed as 0.

CAP FEE VC 11205.2 0

WARNINGCriminal cases

The Court Facility Construction PA is listed as $5 for all counties.

Court Facility Construction PA GC 70372 (amended to $5 for all counties)