Siskiyou Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

$1

Fax filing costs $1.00 per page, including the cover page.

The cost for fax filing is $1.00 per page, including any cover page.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury fee deposit

After a jury waiver, the other parties must deposit one day's jury fees within five court days after the clerk mails notice, with no extension; if waiver occurs within five days of trial or after trial begins, deposit is due on the first or next trial day.

When the party who has demanded a jury trial waives or is deemed to have waived a jury, the other party or parties will have up to five (5) court days from the date that the clerk mails the notice of waiver, to deposit one day's jury fees. (Note: this five-day period is not subject to extension pursuant to CCP §1005 or any other provision of law.) However, if the waiver occurs within five (5) days of the commencement of the trial, or if it occurs after trial has commenced, then the other party or parties must make the deposit on the first or next trial day.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Appearance, Stipulation and Waiver

If the respondent has not previously appeared and paid an appearance fee, the first appearance fee is due when the Appearance, Stipulation and Waiver is filed, unless waived.

If the respondent has not previously appeared and paid an appearance fee, the first appearance fee is due with the filing of the “Appearance, Stipulation and Waiver”, unless the appearance fee is waived.

CRITICAL

Otherwise, a full filing fee will be charged.

Otherwise, a full filing fee will be charged.

WARNING

The clerk may grant fee-waiver applications that meet the statutory eligibility standards.

Pursuant to Government Code § 68634(d), the clerk is authorized to grant applications for fee waivers that meet the standards of eligibility established by Government Code §§68632 and 68633.

WARNING

If a prevailing party who received a fee waiver is awarded costs, the party bearing costs must pay the waived fees directly to the Court.

In all cases in which a prevailing party has been granted a waiver of fees and is awarded costs, the Court will order that the party bearing costs pay, directly to the Court, the aggregate of any fees that were waived.

WARNING

Fees for a court-appointed witness interpreter in civil, family law, or probate cases are not waived unless the Court approves the requesting party’s application.

There will be no waiver of fees for payment of a court-appointed interpreter for witnesses in civil, family law, or probate cases, unless the Court has approved the requesting party’s application.

WARNING

An EFSP may charge a transaction fee, but EFSP fees are waived for parties with an active fee waiver and government entities.

Each EFSP may charge a transaction fee. EFSP fees are waived for parties with an active fee waiver and government entities.

WARNING

The cost of fax filing under this rule is not recoverable under Code of Civil Procedure §1033.5.

Because filing by facsimile transmission is permissive only, the cost of filing papers with the Court pursuant to this Rule is not recoverable under Code of Civil Procedure §1033.5.

WARNING

No filing fee is required for the application unless a hearing is conducted.

No filing fee will be required unless a hearing on the application is conducted.

WARNING

Applies to

Notice of appeal

A Labor Code section 98.2 notice of appeal is treated as the first paper when determining the filing fee.

A notice of appeal filed pursuant to Labor Code §98.2 will be treated as the first paper for purposes of determining the filing fee.