San Luis Obispo Superior Court Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Habeas corpus petition

Attorneys must file habeas corpus petitions electronically through an available Odyssey filer.

Attorneys must file Habeas Corpus petitions electronically. A link to one of the filers for this court is available at the link: http://www.odysseyefileca.com/service-providers.htm

Applies to

Accounting

Probate estate and non-court-created trust accountings must be filed electronically.

Probate Estate and non-court created trust accountings shall be electronically filed.

Applies to

Accounting

Conservatorship, guardianship, and court-created or court-supervised trust accountings must be filed electronically.

Conservatorship, guardianship and court created or supervised trust accounts shall be electronically filed.

Applies to

Petition

Petitions other than fax filings must be filed at the court clerk's offices in the Courthouse Annex during those offices' normal business hours.

All petitions except fax filings, must be filed at the court clerk's offices at the Courthouse Annex at any time during the normal business hours of such offices.

The court permits electronic filing for specific case types identified on the court's website and requires compliance with the cited filing authorities.

The Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, allows the electronic filing of documents in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure 1010.6 and California Rules of Court, rules 2.255 et seq. for specific case types as listed on the court’s website at www.slo.courts.ca.gov.

Electronic filings must be submitted through an approved electronic filing site listed on the court's website.

Approved electronic filing sites are listed on the court’s website.

Several categories of documents may not be electronically filed, subject to stated exceptions for certain subpoenaed documents and provisionally sealed criminal, traffic, juvenile, habeas, and appeal documents.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or this rule, the following items shall not be electronically filed: (a) Any will, codicil, or testamentary trust; (b) Bond or undertaking; (c) Subpoenaed documents; (1) Subpoenaed documents on Criminal or Juvenile mattes may be submitted electronically by permission of the Criminal Clerk’s office only. (d) Financial institution documents, care facility documents or escrow documents as defined under Probate Code Sec. 2620, submitted by conservators, guardians, or trustees of court supervised trusts; (e) California state vital records forms; (f) Any exhibits that cannot be accurately transmitted via electronic filing due to size or type; (g) Documents lodged with the court provisionally under seal; (1) Criminal, traffic, juvenile, habeas corpus, and appeal – documents provisionally under seal can be filed by e-file or email with proper identification in the electronic filing comment or email subject stating the document is sealed or proposed sealed status and selection of the appropriate confidential security type when filing for e- file. (h) Certificate of Facts Re: Unsatisfied Judgment (DMV form DL30) (i) CLETS, RAP sheet (j) DMV Driver's License print outs

Electronic filing is mandatory in limited and unlimited civil, probate, guardianship and conservatorship, and family law cases, but self-represented parties are exempt and may participate voluntarily.

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1010.6, documents filed in all limited and unlimited civil cases and probate cases, including estates, trusts, guardianship and conservatorship actions, and all family law case types must be filed electronically. Self-represented parties are exempt from the mandatory electronic filing requirement pursuant to California Rules of Court section 2.253(b)(2) but are encouraged to participate voluntarily in filing electronically.

Applies to

Petition

Fax filing is limited to the Department of Social Services, the Probation Department, and the Office of the District Attorney.

Agencies permitted to file agreed upon documents by fax are limited to the Department of Social Services, the Probation Department and the Office of the District Attorney.

Applies to

Petition

Fax filing is limited to petitions under Welfare and Institutions Code sections 300, 602, 342, 387, 388, 777, and 778.

Documents which may be filed by fax are limited to petitions filed under Welfare & Institutions Code sections 300, 602, 342, 387, 388, 777, and 778.

Electronic filing is permitted and highly encouraged in criminal, traffic, and juvenile cases, with self-represented parties exempt but encouraged to use e-filing or Criminal Operations Department email addresses.

Pursuant to Penal Code Section 690.5(a) and Code of Civil Procedure Section 1010.6, documents filed in criminal, traffic and juvenile cases may be filed electronically (permissively submitted.) Electronic filing is highly encouraged on these case types. Self-represented parties are exempt from the electronic filing requirement pursuant to California Rules of Court section 2.253(b)(2) but are encouraged to participate voluntarily in filing electronically by e-file or by using one of the Criminal Operations Department email addresses. Documents can be filed electronically using the link and information found on the court’s website slo.courts.ca.gov.