Section 70601 Of Article 1. Civil Fees Generally From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 5.8. >> Article 1.
70601
. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a
moratorium on increases in filing fees until January 1, 2008. No fee
provided for in this chapter may be changed before January 1, 2008,
except as may be required by the following:
(1) Legislative implementation of recommendations of the Task
Force on County Law Libraries.
(2) Legislative implementation of recommendations for changes to
the graduated filing fee for petitions in probate proceedings under
subdivision (a) of Section 70650.
(b) The Judicial Council shall establish a Task Force on Civil
Fees, including, but not limited to, representatives from the trial
courts, the counties, the county law libraries, and the State Bar. On
or before February 1, 2007, the task force shall make
recommendations to the Judicial Council and the Legislature on the
following:
(1) The effectiveness of the uniform fee structure, any
operational or revenue problems, and how to address these issues.
(2) Whether a fee differential should be implemented based on the
number of cases a party files in a year.
(3) A process to adjust fees in the future to accommodate
inflation and other factors affecting operating costs for trial
courts, county law libraries, and county programs that rely on court
fees.