Rule 5.46. Waiver of fees and costs-Supreme Court or Court of Appeal
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.46
Current text effective January 1, 2013.
#(a) Application
Rule 8.26 of the appellate rules specifies the procedure and forms for applying for an initial waiver of court fees and costs in the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal.
#(b) Information
Parties may refer to rule 8.26 for information about:
#(1) Applying for a fee waiver in appeals, writ proceedings, and petitions for review;
#(2) Required forms requesting a fee waiver;
#(3) The confidentiality of fee waiver applications and hearings;
#(4) Time required for the court to grant a fee waiver; and
#(5) Denial of a fee waiver application.
#History
Rule 5.46 adopted effective January 1, 2013.
#History
Title 5, Family and Juvenile Rules-Division 1, Family Rules-Chapter 4, Starting and Responding to a Family Law Case; Service of Papers; adopted January 1, 2013.
#History
Title 5, Family and Juvenile Rules-Division 1, Family Rules-Chapter 4, Starting and Responding to a Family Law Case; Service of Papers-Article 1, Summonses, Notices, and Declarations; adopted January 1, 2013.
What this rule requires
Filing Fees and Waivers
Rule 8.26 of the appellate rules specifies the procedure and forms for applying for an initial waiver of court fees and costs in the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal.
(1) Applying for a fee waiver in appeals, writ proceedings, and petitions for review;
(2) Required forms requesting a fee waiver;
(3) The confidentiality of fee waiver applications and hearings;
(4) Time required for the court to grant a fee waiver; and
(5) Denial of a fee waiver application.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.