Tuolumne Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Copy request

A mailed request for copies must include the appropriate fee and a self-addressed stamped envelope or it will not be processed.

b. All requests for copies of documents submitted by mail must be accompanied by the appropriate fee and a self-addressed stamped envelope. When the fee and envelope are not provided, the request will not be processed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury trial

The plaintiff is responsible for the jury deposit unless the plaintiff waives a jury, in which case another party who demands a jury is responsible; failure to timely deposit jury fees waives a jury trial.

If no waiver is made, plaintiff shall be responsible for the jury deposit. If plaintiff waives a jury, any other party may demand a jury and be responsible for the jury deposit consistent with the procedures for jury trial set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 631, subdivision (b). Also, consistent with Code of Civil Procedure section 631, subdivision (f)(5), failure to timely deposit jury fees constitutes a waiver of a jury trial, and no jury will be impaneled.

CRITICAL

Fee

$150

Applies to

First day jury fee deposit

In civil cases other than unlawful detainer actions, the $150 first-day jury fee deposit must be received by the clerk at least 25 days before trial.

b. Jury Deposit: In civil cases, other than unlawful detainer actions, the first days jury fee deposit of $150 must be received by the clerk’s office no later than twenty-five (25) days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

Fee

$150

Applies to

First day jury fee deposit

In unlawful detainer actions, the $150 first-day jury fee deposit must be received by the clerk at least 5 days before trial.

In unlawful detainer actions, the first day’s jury fee deposit of $150 must be received by the clerk’s office no later than five (5) days prior to trial.

WARNING

Applies to

Conformed copy

The Court conforms copies of an original document at no charge; copies returned by mail require a self-addressed stamped envelope.

a. When an original document is filed, the Court will conform copies at no charge. If conformed copies are to be returned by mail, a self-addressed stamped envelope must be submitted.

WARNING

Applies to

Re issuance of request for order

No filing fee is required to re-issue a request for order that includes a temporary emergency court order.

No filing fee is required for re-issuance of a request for order that includes a temporary emergency court order.

WARNING

Applies to

Re issuance of request for order

Re-issuing a request for order without a temporary emergency court order incurs the same filing fee as the original request.

The filing fee for the re-issuance of a request for order that does not include a temporary emergency court order is the same as the filing fee for the original request for order.

INFO

Applies to

Copy

A litigant with a fee waiver is entitled to one copy of any document in the case where the waiver was filed.

c. Litigants with a fee waiver are entitled to one copy of any documents in the case wherein the fee waiver is filed.

INFO

Applies to

Court reporter services

For a civil matter, the Court provides an official reporter and waives the reporter-service fee when the requesting party has a fee waiver under Government Code section 68631.

If the requesting party has been granted a fee waiver under Government Code section 68631, the Court will provide the services of an official court reporter, and the fee for such services will be waived. (Gov. Code, § 68086, subd. (b); Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594.)