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2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 70655.

70655. (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition that commences any of the proceedings under the Probate Code listed in subdivision (c) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).
(b) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper filed in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).
(c) This section applies to petitions or opposition concerning the following proceedings:
(1) A petition for compromise of a minor’s claim pursuant to Section 3600 of the Probate Code.
(2) A petition to determine succession to real property pursuant to Section 13151 of the Probate Code.
(3) A spousal or domestic partnership property petition pursuant to Section 13650 of the Probate Code, except as provided in Section 13652 of the Probate Code.
(4) A petition to establish the fact of death to determine title to real property under Section 200 of the Probate Code.
(5) A petition for an order concerning a particular transaction pursuant to Section 3100 of the Probate Code.
(6) A petition concerning capacity determination and health care decision for an adult without conservator pursuant to Section 3200 of the Probate Code.
(7) A petition concerning an advance health care directive pursuant to Section 4766 of the Probate Code.
(8) A petition concerning a power of attorney pursuant to Section 4541 of the Probate Code.
(9) A petition for approval, compromise, or settlement of claims against a deceased settlor, or for allocation of amounts due between trusts, pursuant to Section 19020 of the Probate Code.
(10) Any other petition that commences a proceeding under the Probate Code not otherwise provided for in this article.
(d) 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. 23. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 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 70656.

70656. (a) The uniform filing fee for a petition requesting an order setting aside a decedent’s estate of small value pursuant to Section 6602 of the Probate Code, if no estate proceeding is pending for the decedent, is two hundred five dollars ($205).
(b) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper filed in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) is two hundred five dollars ($205).
(c) If a petition or objections or any other paper in opposition under this section is filed concurrently with a petition for appointment of a personal representative described in Section 70650, the petitioner or objector shall be charged only for the filing fee provided in Section 70650.
(d) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.4.
(e) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no other fee 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. 24. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 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 70657.

70657. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the uniform fee for filing a motion or other paper requiring a hearing subsequent to the first paper in a proceeding under the Probate Code, other than a petition or application or opposition described in Sections 70657.5 and 70658, is sixty dollars ($60). This fee shall be charged for the following papers:
(1) Papers listed in subdivision (a) of Section 70617.
(2) Applications for ex parte relief, whether or not notice of the application to any person is required, except an ex parte petition for discharge of a personal representative, conservator, or guardian upon completion of a court-ordered distribution or transfer, for which no fee shall be charged.
(3) Petitions or applications, or objections, filed subsequent to issuance of temporary letters of conservatorship or guardianship or letters of conservatorship or guardianship that are not subject to the filing fee provided in subdivision (a) of Section 70658.
(4) The first or subsequent petition for temporary letters of conservatorship or guardianship.
(b) There shall be no fee under subdivision (a) for filing any of the papers listed under subdivision (b) of Section 70617.
(c) The summary judgment fee provided in subdivision (d) of Section 70617 shall apply to summary judgment motions in proceedings under the Probate Code.
(d) Regardless of whether each motion or matter is heard at a single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required by subdivisions (a) and (c) apply separately to each motion or other paper filed. The Judicial Council may publish rules to give uniform guidance to courts in applying fees under this section.
(e) No fee is payable under this section for a petition or opposition filed subsequent to issuance of letters of temporary guardianship or letters of guardianship in a guardianship described in Section 70654.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 45, Sec. 14) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 34, Sec. 15. (SB 133) Effective June 30, 2023.)
2023 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 70657.5.

70657.5. (a) The uniform fee for filing the following petitions or applications, and objections or other opposition, is two hundred dollars ($200):
(1) Petitions or applications, or opposition, concerning the internal affairs of a trust that are not subject to the filing fees provided in Section 70650, 70651, or 70652.
(2) Petitions or applications, or objections, filed subsequent to issuance of special letters of administration or letters testamentary or of administration in decedent’s estate proceedings that are not subject to the filing fee provided in subdivision (a) of Section 70658.
(3) The first or subsequent petition for special letters of administration without the powers of a general personal representative.
(b) One hundred sixty dollars ($160) of each two-hundred-dollar ($200) fee collected under subdivision (a) shall be transmitted to the state for deposit into the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.
(c) No fee is payable under this section for a disclaimer of an interest in a decedent’s estate.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 33. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 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 70658.5.

70658.5. If a petition or application, or opposition to a petition or application, described in Sections 70650 to 70656, inclusive, or Sections 70657.5 to 70658, inclusive, is filed combining requests for relief or opposition to relief that could have been stated in separate petitions or applications, or objections or other opposition, only one filing fee shall be charged under this article. If a filing combines petitions, applications, or objections, or other opposition to a petition or application, that would be subject to different filing fees under this article, the higher of the applicable filing fees shall be charged.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 738, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 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 70659.

70659. Where the public administrator, public guardian, or public conservator, or an employee of the State Department of State Hospitals or the State Department of Developmental Services is the petitioner in an official capacity in a proceeding described in Section 70650, 70653, 70657, or 70658, the fee is payable only out of the assets of the estate coming into the official’s possession or control.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 33. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012.)
2023 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 70660.

70660. (a) The fee for receiving and storing each document transferred to the clerk of the superior court under Section 732 of the Probate Code is twenty dollars ($20).
(b)
The superior court may reduce or waive the fee established pursuant to this section under either of the following circumstances:
(1) The court has assumed jurisdiction under Article 11 (commencing with Section 6180) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code over the law practice of the attorney with whom the document is deposited.
(2) On a showing of hardship.
(Added by renumbering Section 26827.6 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 66. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 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 70661.

70661. The fee for searching a document transferred to the clerk of the superior court under Section 732 of the Probate Code is the same as the fee under subdivision (c) of Section 70627 for searching records or files.
(Added by renumbering Section 26827.7 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 67. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 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 70662.

70662. The filing fee for a request for special notice pursuant to Sections 1250, 2700, and 17204 of the Probate Code is forty dollars ($40). This fee shall be in addition to any other fee charged for a paper filed concurrently with a request for special notice.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 34, Sec. 17. (SB 133) Effective June 30, 2023.)
2023 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 70663.

70663. The fee for registering a conservatorship under Article 4 (commencing with Section 2011) of Chapter 8 of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Probate Code is thirty dollars ($30). The amounts collected shall be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund under Section 68085.1.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 2. (SB 940) Effective January 1, 2015. Operative January 1, 2016, by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 29.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees › ARTICLE 3 - Fees in Family Law Matters › Section 70670.

70670. (a) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding under the Family Code, other than a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
(b) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3, except that two dollars ($2) of the funds that would otherwise be distributed to the Trial Court Trust Fund shall be transmitted to the Treasurer for deposit in the Health Statistics Special Fund.
(c) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding under subdivision (a) on behalf of any respondent, defendant, intervenor, or adverse party, whether separately or jointly, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
(d) The uniform fee for filing the first paper in a proceeding under subdivision (b) on behalf of any respondent, defendant, intervenor, or adverse party, whether separately or jointly, is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355). The fee shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.
(e) The fees in this section do not apply to papers filed for the purpose of making a disclaimer.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 26. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees › ARTICLE 3 - Fees in Family Law Matters › Section 70671.

70671. As used in subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 70670, the term “paper” does not include any of the following:
(a) The declaration of a spouse or domestic partner filed in an order to show cause proceeding.
(b) A settlement agreement or a stipulation for judgment that is signed by a defaulted respondent and intended for incorporation in a proposed decree of dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership.
(c) A stipulation regarding the date of termination of the marital or domestic partnership status if the court has retained jurisdiction over that date.
(d) A document relating to a stipulated postjudgment modification of child support.
(e) A stipulation to modify a settlement agreement that was signed by a defaulted respondent and incorporated in a decree of dissolution if the stipulation is presented by the petitioner.
(f) A request for an order to prevent domestic violence or a responsive declaration to that request.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 121. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees › ARTICLE 3 - Fees in Family Law Matters › Section 70672.

70672. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fee shall be charged to file a first paper or any subsequent pleading or document on issues relating to parentage or support in a case in which a Title IV-D child support agency is providing services under Section 17400 of the Family Code.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 121. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees › ARTICLE 3 - Fees in Family Law Matters › Section 70673.

70673. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fee shall be charged to file a respondent’s appearance, stipulation if any, and waiver of rights in the action under the Service members Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. Secs. 501 to 596, inclusive) in an action for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity, or to establish parentage, in any case wherein the respondent is a member of the armed forces of the United States and does not contest the action for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity, or to establish parentage.
(Added by renumbering Section 26857.5 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 93. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees › ARTICLE 3 - Fees in Family Law Matters › Section 70674.

70674. (a)  Except as provided by Section 6103.9, and notwithstanding the fee authorized by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 70626, a fee of ten dollars ($10) shall be paid by a public agency applicant for a certified copy of a marriage or domestic partnership dissolution record that the agency is required to obtain in the ordinary course of business. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid by any other applicant for a certified copy of a marriage or domestic partnership dissolution record. Five dollars ($5) of any fifteen dollar ($15) fee shall be transmitted monthly to the state for deposit into the Family Law Trust Fund as provided by Section 1852 of the Family Code. The remainder of the fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the Trial Court Trust Fund.
(b) As used in this section, “marriage or domestic partnership dissolution record” means the judgment.
(Added by renumbering Section 26832.1 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 74. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees › ARTICLE 3 - Fees in Family Law Matters › Section 70676.

70676. No fee shall be charged to an indigent petitioner for certified copies of any order issued pursuant to any of the following:
(a) Article 2 (commencing with Section 2045), Article 3 (commencing with Section 2047), or Article 4 (commencing with Section 2049) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 6 of the Family Code.
(b) Division 10 (commencing with Section 6200) of the Family Code.
(c) Article 2 (commencing with Section 7710), Article 3 (commencing with Section 7720), or Article 4 (commencing with Section 7730) of Chapter 6 of Part 3 of Division 12 of the Family Code.
(Added by renumbering Section 26833.5 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 76. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees › ARTICLE 3 - Fees in Family Law Matters › Section 70677.

70677. (a) The uniform fee for filing any motion, application, order to show cause, or any other paper requiring a hearing subsequent to the first paper is sixty dollars ($60). Papers for which this fee shall be charged include the following:
(1) Papers listed in subdivision (a) of Section 70617.
(2) An order to show cause or notice of motion seeking temporary prejudgment or postjudgment orders, including, but not limited to, orders to establish, modify, or enforce child, spousal, or partner support, custody and visitation of children, division and control of property, attorney’s fees, and bifurcation of issues.
(b) There shall be no fee under subdivision (a) of this section for filing any of the following:
(1) A motion, motion to quash proceeding, application, or demurrer that is the first paper filed in an action and on which a first paper filing fee is paid.
(2) An amended notice of motion or amended order to show cause.
(3) A statement to register foreign support under Section 5700.602 of the Family Code.
(4) An application to determine the judgment after entry of default.
(5) A request for an order to prevent domestic violence.
(6) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for writ of review, mandate, or prohibition that is the first paper filed in an action and on which a first paper filing fee has been paid.
(7) A stipulation that does not require an order.
(c) The uniform fee for filing the following papers not requiring a hearing is twenty dollars ($20):
(1) A request, application, or motion for the continuance of a hearing or case management conference.
(2) A stipulation and order.
(d) Regardless of whether each motion or matter is heard at a single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and under subdivision (c) apply separately to each motion or other paper filed. If an order to show cause or notice of motion is filed as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) combining requests for relief or opposition to relief on more than one issue, only one filing fee shall be charged under this section. The Judicial Council may publish rules to give uniform guidance to courts in applying fees under this section.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 45, Sec. 17) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 34, Sec. 18. (SB 133) Effective June 30, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Superior Court Fees › ARTICLE 3 - Fees in Family Law Matters › Section 70678.

70678. In addition to the fee set forth in Section 70677, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be paid to the clerk of the court at the time of filing a motion, order to show cause, or other proceeding seeking to modify or enforce that portion of any judgment or order entered in this state or any other state which orders or awards the custody of a minor child or children or which specifies the rights of any party to the proceeding to visitation of a minor child or children. Fifteen dollars ($15) of the fee authorized in this section shall be used exclusively to pay the costs of maintaining mediation services provided under Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 3160) of Part 2 of Division 8 of the Family Code, and ten dollars ($10) of the fee shall be used exclusively to pay the costs of services provided by the family law facilitator under Section 10005 of the Family Code.
(Added by renumbering Section 26862 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 95. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Relating to Trial Courts › ARTICLE 2 - Judicial Districts › Section 71043.

71043. The determination of whether a judicial district or former judicial district has a population above or below 40,000 shall be made on the latest occurring of the following bases:
(a) As shown by the last preceding federal census of the district or of the aggregate cities and other political subdivisions situated within the district, whichever is greater.
(b) As shown by a subsequent census taken pursuant to Section 26203.
(c) As may have been found to be the fact in any proceeding for declaratory relief brought in a court having jurisdiction.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 344. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Relating to Trial Courts › ARTICLE 3 - Court Superseded by Municipal Court › Section 71094.

71094. Continuous employment in a court superseded by a municipal court, or in a court previously superseded by such superseded court, of the officers and attachés of the superseded court who succeeded to positions in a municipal court pursuant to the Municipal and Justice Court Act of 1949, or the provisions of law succeeding that act, shall be considered prior service within the definition of that term in any retirement or pension system that includes former municipal court officers and attachés.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 346. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Relating to Trial Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Marshal › Section 71265.

71265. All provisions of Sections 26600 to 26604, inclusive, 26607 to 26608.1, inclusive, 26609, 26611, 26660 to 26664, inclusive, and 26680 of the Government Code, and Sections 262, 262.1, 262.2, 262.3, 262.4, and 262.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, apply to marshals and govern their powers, duties and liabilities.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 353. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Relating to Trial Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Marshal › Section 71266.

71266. Marshals shall charge and collect for their services the fees, expenses, and mileage allowed by law to sheriffs. They shall pay those fees into the county treasury on or before the fifth day of each month, except where those fees, expenses, and mileage or a percentage of them are allowed those officers.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 353. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Relating to Trial Courts › ARTICLE 7 - Marshal › Section 71267.

71267. The board of supervisors may establish a revolving fund for the use of the marshal who serves the superior court within the county and is a county officer, pursuant to Sections 29320 to 29331, inclusive. The fund may only be used for services or materials that are a legal charge against the county.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 353. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Relating to Trial Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Retirement of Marshals and Constables › Section 71300.

71300. As used in this article “marshal” or “constable” means the marshal or the constable and any deputy marshal or deputy constable actively employed in the performance of duties as deputy marshal or constable. Other employees, such as clerks, bookkeepers, stenographers, or persons who may be appointed deputy marshal or constable but who do not perform the duties of such office, and persons holding honorary appointments as deputies but who receive no compensation and who do not regularly perform official duties are not included in this definition.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 255.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS › CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Relating to Trial Courts › ARTICLE 8 - Retirement of Marshals and Constables › Section 71301.

71301. The purpose of this article is to recognize a public obligation to the marshal and constable, whose duties expose them to more than ordinary risk and this article is designed to provide an additional element of compensation in consideration for the duties performed by such persons.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)