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CA Govt Code § 70621 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70621.

70621.  (a) (1) The fee for filing a notice of appeal to the appellate division of the superior court in a limited civil case is three hundred thirty dollars ($330), except as provided in subdivision (b).(2) The fee for filing a petition for a writ within the original jurisdiction of the appellate division of the superior court is three hundred thirty dollars ($330), except as provided in subdivision (b).(b) If the amount demanded in the limited civil case, excluding attorney’s fees and costs, is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, the fee for filing a petition for a writ or a notice of appeal to the appellate division of the superior court is two hundred five dollars ($205).(c) The fees provided for in this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.(d) The Judicial Council may make rules governing the time and method of payment of the fees in this section and providing for excuse.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 16. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 70622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70622.

70622.  (a) In addition to the uniform filing fee authorized pursuant to Section 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, or 70670, after giving notice and holding a public hearing on the proposal, the Board of Supervisors of Riverside County may impose a surcharge not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) for the filing in superior court of any of the following:(1) A complaint, petition, or other first paper in a civil or probate action or special proceeding.(2) A first paper on behalf of any defendant, respondent, intervenor, or adverse party.(3) A petition for dissolution of marriage, dissolution of domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity of marriage.(4) A response to such a petition.(5) A first paper on behalf of any party in a proceeding under Section 98.2 of the Labor Code.(b) The county shall notify in writing the Superior Court of Riverside County and the Administrative Office of the Courts of any change in a surcharge under this section.(c) When a surcharge under this section is imposed on a filing fee, the distribution that would otherwise be made to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund under subdivision (c) of Section 68085.3 or subdivision (c) of Section 68085.4 shall be reduced as provided in Section 70603.(d) The surcharge shall be in an amount determined to be necessary by the board of supervisors to cover the costs of the seismic stabilization, construction, and rehabilitation of the Riverside County Courthouse, the Indio Branch Courthouse, and the family law courthouse, and collection thereof shall terminate upon repayment of the amortized costs incurred. When the amortized costs have been repaid, the county shall notify in writing the Superior Court of Riverside County and the Administrative Office of the Courts.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 331. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Govt Code § 70624 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70624.

70624.  (a) In addition to the uniform filing fee authorized pursuant to Section 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, or 70670, after giving notice and holding a public hearing on the proposal, the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County may impose a surcharge not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35) for the filing in superior court of (1) a complaint, petition, or other first paper in a civil, family, or probate action or special proceeding, and (2) a first paper on behalf of any defendant, respondent, intervenor, or adverse party. The county shall notify in writing the superior court and the Administrative Office of the Courts of any change in a surcharge under this section. If a surcharge under this section is imposed on a filing fee, the distribution that would otherwise be made to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund under subdivision (c) of Section 68085.3 or subdivision (c) of Section 68085.4 shall be reduced as provided in Section 70603. This section shall apply to fees collected under Sections 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, 70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70655, and 70670, beginning January 1, 2006.(b) The surcharge shall be in an amount determined to be necessary by the board of supervisors to supplement the Courthouse Construction Fund, to be deposited in that fund and used solely for the purposes authorized for expenditures from that fund, including, but not limited to, earthquake retrofitting, renovation, and remodeling of all portions of the Central San Bernardino Courthouse in need of retrofitting, renovation, or remodeling, whether or not necessitated by the retrofitting work, including the original courthouse built in 1926 and all subsequent additions thereto. Expenditures made from the Courthouse Construction Fund that are funded from the surcharge shall be made in order of priority to ensure that all necessary earthquake retrofitting of the Central San Bernardino Courthouse will be completed. Collection of the surcharge authorized by this section shall terminate upon repayment of the amortized costs incurred, or 30 years from the sale of the bond, whichever occurs first. However, the surcharge shall not apply in instances in which no filing fee is charged or the filing fee is waived. If the amortized costs have been repaid, or 30 years have passed since the sale of the bond, the county shall notify in writing the superior court and the Administrative Office of the Courts.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2026, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 210, Sec. 24. (AB 1984) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 70627 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70627.

70627.  The fees collected under this section shall be distributed to the court in which they were collected.(a) The clerk of the court shall charge fifty cents ($0.50) per page to cover the cost of preparing copies of any record, proceeding, or paper on file in the clerk’s office.(b) For comparing with the original on file in the office of the clerk of any court, the copy of any paper, record, or proceeding prepared by another and presented for the clerk’s certificate, the fee is one dollar ($1) per page, in addition to the fee for the certificate.(c) The fee for a search of records or files conducted by a court employee that requires more than 10 minutes is fifteen dollars ($15) for each search.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 121. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
CA Govt Code § 70628 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70628.

70628.  For an exemplification of a record or other paper on file, the fee is fifty dollars ($50), in addition to the charges allowed for copying or comparing each page of the record or other paper.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 31, Sec. 7. (SB 75) Effective June 27, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 70629 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70629.

70629.  (a) The clerk of the court shall collect a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) per signature for any document that is required to be authenticated pursuant to court order.(b) Each document authenticated by the clerk of the court shall contain the following statement: “____, Clerk of the Superior Court, County of ____, State of California. Signed pursuant to court order dated ____ in the matter of ____ petitioner v. ____, respondent, Case No. ____.”(Added by renumbering Section 26835.1 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 78. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
CA Govt Code § 70630 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70630.

70630.  If the court has made videoconferencing services available, the clerk of the court shall charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs of permitting parties to appear by videoconferencing. This fee shall be deposited into the Trial Court Trust Fund.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 121. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
CA Govt Code § 70631 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70631.

70631.  In the absence of a statute or rule authorizing or prohibiting a fee by the superior court for a particular service or product, the court may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the costs of providing the service or product, if the Judicial Council approves the fee. The fee shall be distributed to the court in which it was collected.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 121. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
CA Govt Code § 70632 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70632.

70632.  The clerk of the court shall charge a reasonable fee for handling funds held in trust for non-court parties or entities. The amount of the fee for handling the funds shall be based on rules adopted by, or guidelines and policies authorized by, the Judicial Council under subdivision (a) of Section 77206. This fee shall be deposited into the Trial Court Trust Fund.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 121. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
CA Govt Code § 70633 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70633.

70633.  (a) No fee shall be charged by the clerk for service rendered to the petitioner in any adoption proceeding except as provided in Section 103730 of the Health and Safety Code, nor shall any fees be charged for any service to the state or for any proceeding brought pursuant to Section 7841 of the Family Code to declare a minor free from parental custody or control. No fee shall be charged by the clerk for services rendered in an action to compel registration of a voter under Section 2142 of the Elections Code or to compel counting of provisional ballots under Section 14310 of the Elections Code.(b) No fee shall be charged by the clerk for services rendered in any criminal action unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, except that the clerk may charge the fee specified in Section 70627 for making or certifying to a copy of any filed paper, record, or proceeding in a criminal action. If a criminal defendant has been granted a fee waiver or the court finds that the defendant does not have the ability to pay the fee, the court may reduce or waive the fee.(c) Except as permitted in subdivision (b), no fee shall be charged by the clerk for service to any municipality or county in the state, to the state government, nor to the United States of America or any of its officers acting in his or her official capacity.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 738, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 70635 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70635.

70635.  (a) No fee shall be charged to the petitioner in a proceeding for a change of name that meets the conditions for the exemption under subdivision (b) of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil Procedure if the action is filed on behalf of a minor.(b) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as “Sydney’s Law.”(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 818, Sec. 2. (AB 2201) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 70640 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Civil Fees Generally|Section 70640.

70640.  (a) It is the policy of the state that each court shall endeavor to provide a children’s waiting room in each courthouse for children whose parents or guardians are attending a court hearing as a litigant, witness, or for other court purposes as determined by the court. To defray that expense, monthly allocations for children’s waiting rooms shall be added to the monthly apportionment under subdivision (a) of Section 68085 for each court where a children’s waiting room has been established or where the court has elected to establish that service.(b) The amount allocated to each court under this section shall be equal to the following: for each first paper filing fee as provided under Section 70611, 70612, 70613, 70614, or 70670, and each first paper or petition filing fee in a probate matter as provided under Section 70650, 70651, 70652, 70653, 70654, 70655, 70656, or 70658, the same amount as was required to be collected as of December 31, 2005, to the Children’s Waiting Room Fund under former Section 26826.3 in the county in which the court is located when a fee was collected for the filing of a first paper in a civil action under former Section 26820.4.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court may make expenditures from these allocations in payment of any cost, excluding capital outlay, related to the establishment and maintenance of the children’s waiting room, including personnel, heat, light, telephone, security, rental of space, furnishings, toys, books, or any other item in connection with the operation of a children’s waiting room.(d) If, as of January 1, 2006, there is a Children’s Waiting Room Fund in the county treasury established under former Section 26826.3, the county immediately shall transfer the moneys in that fund to the court’s operations fund as a restricted fund. By February 15, 2006, the county shall provide an accounting of the fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts.(e) After January 1, 2006, the court may apply to the Judicial Council for an adjustment of the amount distributed to the fund for each uniform filing fee. A court that wishes to establish a children’s waiting room, and does not yet have a distribution under this section, may apply to the Judicial Council for a distribution. Applications under this subdivision shall be made according to trial court financial policies and procedures authorized by the Judicial Council under subdivision (a) of Section 77206. Adjustments and new distributions shall be effective January 1 or July 1 of any year beginning January 1, 2006.(f) The distribution to a court under this section per each filing fee shall be not less than two dollars ($2) and not more than five dollars ($5).(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 135. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 70650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 2 - Fees in Probate Proceedings|Section 70650.

70650.  (a) The uniform filing fee for the first petition for letters of administration or letters testamentary, or the first petition for special letters of administration with the powers of a general personal representative pursuant to Section 8545 of the Probate Code, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).(b) The uniform filing fee for the first objections to the probate of any will or codicil under Section 8250 of the Probate Code, or the first petition for revocation of probate of any will or codicil under Section 8270 of the Probate Code, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The uniform filing fee for the first petition for special letters of administration without the powers of a general personal representative is the fee provided in Section 70657.5. Where objections to the probate of a will or codicil or a petition for revocation of probate of a will or codicil are filed together with a petition for appointment of a personal representative described in subdivision (c) filed by the same person, only the fee provided in subdivision (c) shall be charged to that person.(c) A fee of three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) shall also be charged for filing each subsequent petition or objections of a type described in subdivision (a) in the same proceeding by a person other than the original petitioner or contestant. The same fee as provided in subdivision (b) shall be charged for filing each subsequent petition or objections of a type described in that subdivision in the same proceeding by a person other than the original petitioner or contestant.(d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for special letters of administration is filed together with a petition for letters of administration or letters testamentary under subdivision (a) or (c) by the same person, the person filing the petitions shall be charged the applicable filing fees for both petitions.(e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 18. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 70651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 2 - Fees in Probate Proceedings|Section 70651.

70651.  (a) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper in opposition to a petition described in subdivision (a) of Section 70650, other than a petition described in subdivision (c) of Section 70650, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). If objections or any other paper in opposition are filed together with a petition described in subdivision (c) of Section 70650 by the same person, only the fee provided in subdivision (c) of Section 70650 shall be charged to that person.(b) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 19. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 70652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 2 - Fees in Probate Proceedings|Section 70652.

70652.  (a) The uniform filing fee for each petition concerning the internal affairs of a trust under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 17200) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the Probate Code, or a first account of a trustee of a testamentary trust that is subject to the continuing jurisdiction of the court pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17300) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the Probate Code, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).(b) The uniform filing fee for each paper filed in opposition to a petition or first account of a trustee of a testamentary trust under subdivision (a) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).(c) To avoid hardship, or for other good cause, the court may direct the clerk of the court to refund all or any part of a filing fee paid under this section.(d) This section does not apply to petitions or opposition filed concerning trusts created by court order under Article 10 (commencing with Section 2580) of Chapter 6 of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Probate Code, Article 1 (commencing with Section 3100) of Chapter 3 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Probate Code, Article 1 (commencing with Section 3600) of Chapter 4 of Part 8 of Division 4 of the Probate Code.(e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 20. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 70653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 2 - Fees in Probate Proceedings|Section 70653.

70653.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition for appointment of a conservator, a guardian of the estate, or a guardian of the person and estate, pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).(b) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) or (d) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).(c) If a competing petition for appointment of a guardian or conservator subject to the fee under subdivision (a) is filed together with opposition to the petition of another by the same person, the person filing the competing petition and opposition shall be charged a filing fee only for the competing petition.(d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for appointment of a temporary guardian or conservator is filed together with a petition for appointment of a guardian or conservator under subdivision (a), or a competing petition under subdivision (c) by the same person, the person filing the petitions shall be charged the applicable filing fees for both petitions.(e) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.(f) No fee under this section shall be charged for objections or any other paper in opposition filed by or on behalf of the proposed conservatee, or the minor or a parent of the minor who is the subject of a guardianship proceeding.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 21. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 70654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees|ARTICLE 2 - Fees in Probate Proceedings|Section 70654.

70654.  (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition for appointment of a guardian of the person only, is two hundred five dollars ($205).(b) Except as provided in subdivision (e), the uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) is two hundred five dollars ($205).(c) If a competing petition for appointment of a guardian subject to the fee under subdivision (a) is filed together with opposition to the petition of another by the same person, the person filing the competing petition and opposition shall be charged a filing fee only for the competing petition.(d) Notwithstanding Section 70658.5, if a petition for appointment of a temporary guardian is filed together with a petition for appointment of a guardian under subdivision (a), or a competing petition under subdivision (c) by the same person, the person filing the petitions shall be charged the applicable filing fees for both petitions.(e) No fee under this section shall be charged for objections or any other paper in opposition filed by or on behalf of the minor or a parent of the minor who is the subject of the proceeding.(f) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.(g) No other fees shall be charged for filing a paper under this section in addition to the uniform filing fee provided for in this section.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 22. Effective July 28, 2009.)