Tulare Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

Applies to

Civil case fee waiver

In a civil case with waived court fees, the court places a lien on recovered funds, requires notice within five days of settlement or judgment, and requires reimbursement before dismissal or disbursement, except in family-law and unlawful-detainer cases.

Pursuant to Government Code section 68630 and 68637 and California Rules of Court, rule 3.57, there will be a standing order of this court that a lien exists on any money recovered by an applicant in any civil case who has had the court fees waived, except family law and unlawful detainer. If any money is received by the applicant by means of settlement or judgment, all waived fees and costs must be reimbursed to the court before the case will be dismissed. It will be the responsibility of the litigant proceeding with a fee waiver, or the attorneys if any party is represented, to notify the court within five days of any settlement or monetary consideration received in settlement or judgment by the litigant. The applicant, or his/her attorney, must see that the court’s fees and costs are reimbursed prior to any disbursement to the attorney, or the client, based upon the court’s lien. The amount of the lien can be obtained upon demand from the clerk of the court. The court may exercise any of the remedies as outlined in Government Code section 68637 to collect these fees.

Applies to

Written response

A filing fee must be paid when filing a written response to an unlawful detainer complaint, but a waiver is available for someone unable to afford it.

You must pay the filing fee when you file your written response; however, it is possible to obtain a waiver of the fee if you cannot afford to pay it.

Applies to

Written response

A fee-waiver request and corresponding order must be prepared when filing the written response to obtain a waiver.

In order to obtain a fee waiver, you must prepare the Request to Waive Court Fees and the Order on Court Fee Waiver at the time you file your response.

Applies to

Jury trial

The requesting party must pay the initial jury fees at least five days before trial.

The party requesting a jury trial is responsible for the initial jury fees, which must be posted with the court five days before the trial date.

Applies to

Continuance motion or stipulation

A filing fee must be paid when filing either the continuance motion or the stipulation.

You must also pay a filing fee when you file the motion or stipulation.

The court does not accept coin as payment.

The court will not accept coin for payment.