Thurston County Superior Court, Washington Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Statutory filing fees for electronically filed documents must be collected and paid using methods approved by the clerk at the time of filing.

All statutory filing fees shall be collected and paid for electronically filed documents according to the methods approved by the clerk at the time of electronically filing.

CRITICAL

The petitioner must pay the custodian’s delivery fees and mileage at witness rates, together with incurred expenses.

The fees and mileage to the custodian for such delivery shall be the same as those for any witness and shall be paid by the petitioner, together with expenses incurred.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transfer to arbitration

When no party objects, transfer to arbitration follows payment of any required fee; mandatory arbitration fees are governed by General Rule 34 and are not required from indigent parties.

If no party objects, the case shall be transferred to arbitration after payment of any required fee. Mandatory arbitration fees are subject to General Rule 34 and shall not be required from indigent parties.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Hearing transcript or audio compact disc

A party may move for a fee waiver for a hearing transcript or, if only audio is available, an audio compact disc when necessary to resolve a Superior Court motion; the assigned judge assesses indigency and whether the service is necessary to access judicial relief.

A party may seek waiver of fees to obtain transcript or audio compact disc (if only the audio recording is available) of a hearing if necessary to resolve a motion before the Superior Court. To do so, the party must make a motion to the judge who is assigned to the case or to the motion at issue (such as revision motion). The judge will assess whether the party is indigent under GR 34 and whether the requested service is a condition precedent to the litigant’s ability to secure access to judicial relief.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order presentation

The required fee in the clerk’s Fee Schedule must be sent with an order presented under this rule.

A person presenting an order under this rule must send the original order, supporting materials, and the required fee in the clerk’s Fee Schedule (LCR 79(g)) to the clerk.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fee waiver motion

A fee-waiver motion is not ready for judicial review until the applicant presents the complaint or petition and any other documents required to start the case; those documents may be filed immediately upon waiver being granted.

A motion for fee waiver is not ready for review by a judicial officer until the applicant has presented to the court a complaint or petition and any other documents required to start a case, which can be filed immediately upon granting a fee waiver.

WARNING

Applies to

Judge copy delivery

A fee applies when filers select the Clerk’s Office option to deliver a judge’s copy.

Instead of dropping off a hard copy, you may use the Clerk’s Office process for providing judge’s copies. At the time you file your document through the Clerk’s Office e-filing system, you may select the option of having the Clerk’s Office deliver your judge’s copy (for a fee).

WARNING

Applies to

Judge copy delivery

A fee applies when filers select the Clerk’s Office option to deliver a judge’s copy.

Instead of delivering a hard copy, you may use the Clerk’s office process for providing judge’s copies to us. At the time you file your document through the Clerk’s office e-filing system, you may select the option of having the Clerk’s office deliver your judge’s copy (for a fee).

WARNING

Applies to

Ex parte matter presentation

The clerk’s website provides instructions and information about fees for presenting ex parte matters through the clerk’s office.

Instructions for this method of presentation and associated fees are available on the clerk’s website.

WARNING

The person seeking judicial review is responsible for filing fees and the costs of producing the review record.

The person seeking judicial review shall be responsible for any filing fees, and costs associated with producing the record for review.

INFO

Applies to

Courthouse facilitator fee

The court may waive the courthouse facilitator fee through a court order.

The court may also waive the requirement of review by a legal professional and the courthouse facilitator fee through a court order.

INFO

Applies to

Clerk services

The clerk maintains a publicly available schedule of charges for clerk services in the clerk’s office and on the clerk’s website.

The clerk will maintain a schedule of charges authorized by law for clerk’s services. The schedule is available for public inspection and will be maintained in the clerk’s office and on the clerk’s website.

INFO

The court may waive the courthouse facilitator fee by court order.

The court may waive the requirement of review by a legal professional and the courthouse facilitator fee through a court order.