Humboldt Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

Applies to

Proceeding with court reporter

A court-reporter fee must be paid when the scheduling paper is filed even if the filer does not want a reporter, subject to a refund request within 60 days and exemptions for family-support and domestic-violence restraining-order proceedings.

(c) For proceedings at which a court reporter is normally available (see Local Rule 1.7.1), the fee shall be paid at the time the paper is filed that results in the hearing being scheduled. The fee shall be collected even if the party filing the paper does not wish to have a court reporter present. However, if the proceeding is completed or cancelled without reporting services actually being provided, the fee will be refunded as soon as practicable following receipt of a written request, which request must be received within sixty (60) days after the conclusion of the scheduled hearing. Requests received after sixty (60) days will not be refunded. No fee is required for hearings concerning solely family support or proceedings solely to obtain a domestic violence restraining order.

Applies to

Court reporter request

A fee is required when a party requests a reporter for a proceeding at which reporters are normally unavailable or not provided, but the fee is waived for solely family-support and solely domestic-violence restraining-order hearings.

(d) It is the responsibility of the party desiring court reporting services, at least five (5) court days prior to the date initially scheduled for the proceeding, to file a written statement requesting a court reporter and to pay the fee for proceedings at which a court reporter is normally unavailable or normally not provided (see Local Rule 1.7.1). For hearings concerning solely family support and solely domestic violence restraining orders, the written statement requesting a court reporter is required as stated herein but the fee is not required.

Applies to

Non criminal proceeding lasting more than one hour

For a non-criminal proceeding lasting more than one hour, the court charges the cost of reporting services for each half-day, except for solely family-support and domestic-violence restraining-order proceedings.

(b) In accordance with Government Code section 68086, the Court charges a fee equal to the cost of providing court reporting services per every one-half day of services provided for every non-criminal proceeding lasting more than an hour, with the exceptions of hearings concerning solely family support and proceedings solely to obtain a domestic violence restraining order. The amounts for fees per one-half day and per full day are published in the Court’s fee schedule, which is available through the Court’s website.

Applies to

Non criminal proceeding lasting more than one hour

A written reporter request remains mandatory for non-criminal proceedings lasting more than one hour, but no reporter fee is charged for solely family-support or domestic-violence restraining-order proceedings.

Although the written statement is required to ensure the presence of a reporter for all non-criminal proceedings lasting more than an hour, the fee is not charged for hearings concerning solely family support or proceedings solely to obtain a domestic violence restraining order.

Applies to

Non criminal proceeding lasting more than one hour

When fewer than five days’ notice is given, one or more parties must request a reporter and pay the applicable pro rata fee as soon as possible after notice.

If a proceeding is initially scheduled to take place on fewer than five days’ notice, one or more parties must make the request and pay the pro rata fee at the earliest possible time following notice.

Applies to

Non criminal proceeding lasting more than one hour

For a fee-bearing proceeding lasting more than half a day, one or more parties must pay the applicable pro rata fee for each additional half-day before that half-day begins.

(d) If the proceeding will last more than a half-day and the proceeding is one requiring a fee as provided herein, to ensure the presence of a court reporter on each additional half-day, one or more parties must pay their pro rata share(s) for each additional half-day prior to the commencement of each additional half-day.

Applies to

Court reporter fee

Court-reporter fees are split evenly unless the assigned judge orders another allocation, and a party objecting to an even split must raise the issue with the judge before or during the proceeding.

(e) The judge assigned to the proceeding may determine that fees should not be split evenly if, for example, only one party desires the presence of a court reporter. In the absence of such an order, fees shall be split evenly among the parties, even if only one of the parties initially requested the presence of a court reporter in compliance with subdivision (c). Any party who does not consent to an even split of reporter fees must raise the issue before or during the proceeding with the judge assigned to the proceeding so that the judge may order a proper allocation of said fees.

Applies to

Court reporter for ex parte hearing

A party requesting a court reporter for a proceeding must pay the court reporter fee in addition to filing fees.

If any party wishes to have a court reporter for any hearing that proceeds, that party will be required to pay a court reporter fee in addition to any filing fees.

Fee

$65

Applies to

Workshop registration

Workshop registration requires a $65.00 check per person or a current court-issued fee waiver; cash should not be mailed.

Return this form with either a check for $65.00 (per person) or a current fee waiver, issued from the courts within the last six months and valid the date of the workshop. Please do not send cash through the mail.

Applies to

Photocopies of papers in court file

An initial filing-fee waiver includes clerk photocopying fees for one copy of papers already in the court’s file for the affected action or proceeding.

The California Rules of Court, Rule 3.55 provides that the clerk’s fees for reasonably necessary photocopying must be waived upon granting an application for an initial fee waiver. This court defines the number of photocopies which are reasonably necessary and which will be waived 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.

Coinage exceeding $5.00 tendered for a fee or fine must be counted and rolled.

Coinage of more than $5.00 in payment of any fee or fine shall be counted and rolled.

Applies to

Reporters transcript

An indigent defendant in a misdemeanor appeal receives the reporter’s transcript without cost, with preparation paid by the County.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 8.866, and based on the appellant’s declaration of indigence, the Court has determined that the defendant is indigent and should therefore receive the reporter’s transcript in this appeal without cost. Preparation of the reporter’s transcript shall be provided at County expense.