Tulare Superior Court Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Appellate or court ordered transcript

In all case types, every court reporter filing appellate or court-ordered transcripts must submit them electronically through YesLaw or another court-approved vendor or process.

Effective July 1, 2017, in all case types, any court reporter utilized to report court proceedings shall file all appellate and court ordered transcripts electronically via YesLaw or other court approved vendor and/or process. This rule applies to Court employees, per diem and pro tempore court reporters.

Applies to

Accusatory pleadings

Accusatory pleadings must be filed electronically because the court accepts no other filing method for them.

The court is only accepting electronic filing of accusatory pleadings.

Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits must not be filed with the Clerk’s Office for an evidentiary hearing.

Exhibits shall not be filed with the Clerk’s Office.

Documents may not be filed by sending a direct fax to the court.

The court does not have a system in place for direct fax filing, and therefore documents may not be directly faxed filed.

Applies to

Minute order

The clerk must electronically upload each minute order to the court’s electronic file of actions in chronological order instead of maintaining a minute book.

The clerk will keep minutes of court orders and will upload a copy of each minute order in the court’s electronic file of actions in chronological order in lieu of a minute book, pursuant to Government Code sections 69844 et seq.

Applies to

Domestic violence restraining order petition and related filings

Electronic submission is permitted for domestic-violence restraining-order petitions and related filings, including during and after normal business hours.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in these rules, petitions for domestic violence restraining orders and any filings related to those petitions may be submitted electronically during and after normal business hours.

The court permits documents to be filed through a fax filing agency in accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 2.303.

The Tulare County Superior Court will accept documents filed by a fax filing agency in accordance with the provisions of California Rules of Court, rule 2.303.

The court permits electronic filing for actions and proceedings listed on its website’s electronic-filing page, subject to California statutory and rule requirements.

Effective January 1, 2014, the court permits the electronic filing of documents in any action or proceeding specified on the court’s electronic filing page on the court’s website (https://www.tulare.courts.ca.gov) subject to and in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6 and California Rules of Court, rules 2.250-2.261. Additional information concerning electronic filing availability, requirements, and procedures can be found through the eFiling tab on the court’s website.

Electronic filing is permitted for documents in Civil, Family, Probate, Small Claims, and Adoption cases.

The court accepts electronically filed documents in Civil, Family, Probate, Small Claims, and Adoption cases.