Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Beginning May 1, 2026, eFlex will accept payment only for filing fees, jury fee deposits, and peremptory-challenge fees.

Effective May 1, 2026, the only payments that will be accepted through the Court’s electronic filing system, eFlex, will be filing fees, jury fee deposits, and fees for peremptory challenges.

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Applies to

Mandatory electronic filing

Before mandating electronic filing, a court must provide a free filing process or a mechanism for waiving electronic fees in appropriate circumstances.

the court provides a free electronic filing process or a mech~nism for waiving' electronic fees in appropriate circumstances

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Anyone entitled to a waiver of nonelectronic filing fees is also exempt from electronic filing fees.

Anyone entitled to waiver of nonelectronic filing fees will not be charged electronic filing fees.

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Ordered payments for items other than filing fees, jury fee deposits, and peremptory-challenge fees must be paid in person at the Court’s Resource Center or by mail using Court-accepted payment methods.

All ordered payments for other items such as appeal bonds, security cost bonds, etc., will need to be paid in-person at the Court’s Resource Center, located on the 3rd floor of 1 South Sierra Street, or by mail in accordance with Court-accepted payment methods.

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Fee

100

Applies to

Electronic filing subscription fee

Registered users must pay a $100 annual electronic filing subscription fee to the Clerk through the filing office by the last day of the anniversary month, and nonpayment may result in immediate suspension of filing privileges without notice.

each registered user of this Court's electronic filing shall be assessed a annual subscription fee of $100.00 per twelve month period for the purpose of recoupin the marginal costs of supporting electronic filing processes. • This fee shall be payable to the Clerk of the Court through the filing office. • This fee shall be payable annually on the last day of the anniversary month of th first payment of the fee. • Failure to pay this fee on or before the last day of the anniversary month may resul in immediate suspension of electronic filing privileges without further notice.

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The court or clerk must establish an electronic-fee waiver application process consistent with the process for nonelectronic filing fees.

The court or clerk shall establish an application and waiyer process consistent with the application and waiver process used with respect to nonelectronic filing and filing fees.

WARNING

The clerk need not accept electronic documents requiring a fee; if accepted, the court may permit payment by credit card, debit card, electronic funds transfer, or debit account.

The colirt clerk is not required to accept electr,onic doeumerits that require a fee. If the clerk does accept electronic documents that require a fee; the court may permit the use' of credit cards, debit cards, electronic, fund transfers, or debit accounts for the payment of filing fees

WARNING

A required filing fee must be paid to avoid rejection of a document on that basis.

If the clerk rejects the document for filing because it does not comply with , ' applicable filing requirements or because the required filing fee has not been paid, the coUrt must promptly send notice to the electronic filer.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court, on a showing of good cause, may permit a party to appear by simultaneous audiovisual transmission equipment at a proceeding even if a party has not given the notice required under Rule 4(5)(a) or (b) and may permit a party to appear in person even if the party has given the notice required in Rule 4(5)(a), provided that the party agrees to pay the applicable cancellation fee to the court or third-party provider of the simultaneous audiovisual transmission equipment.

The court, on a showing of good cause, may permit a party to appear by simultaneous audiovisual transmission equipment at a proceeding even if a party has not given the notice required under Rule 4(5)(a) or (b) and may permit a party to appear in person even if the party has given the notice required in Rule 4(5)(a), provided that the party agrees to pay the applicable cancellation fee to the court or third-party provider of the simultaneous audiovisual transmission equipment.

WARNING

A contract may allow a provider to charge electronic filers a reasonable fee in addition to the court filing fee, and must provide for vendor audits if it allows that fee.

A court's contract with an electronic filing serVice provider may allow the provider to charge electronic filers a reasonable fee in addition to the coUrt's filirig fee. If such a fee is allowed, the contract must also provide for audits of the vendor as p"roVided in Rule 5(i).

WARNING

Mandatory electronic filing proc~sses should be publicly funded to eliminate the need to impose surcharges for filing of or access to electronic documents. A court may, however; impose s:uch surcharges or use a private vendor· that imposes surcharges when sufficient public funding is not available. Such surcharges must be limited to recouping the marginal costs of supporting electr01;lic filing . processes if collected by the court or to a reasonable level if imposed by a private vendor. Collection of surcharges by a private vendor must be audited annually to ensure· that the fee charged is reasonable and IS properly assessed.

Mandatory electronic filing proc~sses should be publicly funded to eliminate the need to impose surcharges for filing of or access to electronic documents. A court may, however; impose s:uch surcharges or use a private vendor· that imposes surcharges when sufficient public funding is not available. Such surcharges must be limited to recouping the marginal costs of supporting electr01;lic filing . processes if collected by the court or to a reasonable level if imposed by a private vendor. Collection of surcharges by a private vendor must be audited annually to ensure· that the fee charged is reasonable and IS properly assessed.

INFO

A court may provide electronic payment processing for fees and other financial obligations, including fee-waiver applications.

A court may establish a means to accept payments of fees, fines, surcharges, and other financial obligations electronically, including the processing of applications to waive fees.

INFO

A court may authorize additional payment methods consistent with any adopted AOe guidelines.

A court may also authorize other methods of payment consistent with any AOe guidelines that may be adopted.