Rule 3.58. Posting notice
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.58
Current text effective July 1, 2009.
Each trial court must post in a conspicuous place near the filing window or counter a notice, 81/2 by 11 inches or larger, advising litigants in English and Spanish that they may ask the court to waive court fees and costs. The notice must be substantially as follows:
"NOTICE: If you are unable to pay fees and costs, you may ask the court to permit you to proceed without paying them. Ask the clerk for the Information Sheet on Waiver of Superior Court Fees and Costs or Information Sheet on Waiver of Court Fees and Costs for Appeal or Writ Proceedings and the Request to Waive Court Fees."
#History
Rule 3.58 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2009; adopted as rule 3.63 effective January 1, 2007.
What this rule requires
Document Format Requirements
Each trial court's posted notice near the filing window or counter must be 8½ by 11 inches or larger.
The rule's wording
Each trial court must post in a conspicuous place near the filing window or counter a notice, 81/2 by 11 inches or larger, advising litigants in English and Spanish that they may ask the court to waive court fees and costs.
Document Filing Requirements
Each trial court must post in a conspicuous place near the filing window or counter a notice, 81/2 by 11 inches or larger, advising litigants in English and Spanish that they may ask the court to waive court fees and costs.
"NOTICE: If you are unable to pay fees and costs, you may ask the court to permit you to proceed without paying them. Ask the clerk for the Information Sheet on Waiver of Superior Court Fees and Costs or Information Sheet on Waiver of Court Fees and Costs for Appeal or Writ Proceedings and the Request to Waive Court Fees."
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.