Section 70617 Of Article 1. Civil Fees Generally From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 5.8. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e), the
uniform fee for filing a motion, application, or any other paper
requiring a hearing subsequent to the first paper, is forty dollars
($40). Papers for which this fee shall be charged include the
following:
(1) A motion listed in paragraphs (1) to (12), inclusive, of
subdivision (a) of Section 1005 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(2) A motion or application to continue a trial date.
(3) An application for examination of a third person controlling
defendant's property under Section 491.110 or 491.150 of the Code of
Civil Procedure.
(4) Discovery motions under Title 4 (commencing with Section
2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(5) A motion for a new trial of any civil action or special
proceeding.
(6) An application for an order for a judgment debtor examination
under Section 708.110 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(7) An application for an order of sale of a dwelling under
Section 704.750 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(8) An ex parte application that requires a party to give notice
of the ex parte appearance to other parties.
(b) There shall be no fee under subdivision (a) or (c) for filing
any of the following:
(1) A motion, application, demurrer, request, notice, or
stipulation and order 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.
(3) A civil case management statement.
(4) A request for trial de novo after judicial arbitration.
(5) A stipulation that does not require an order.
(6) A request for an order to prevent civil harassment.
(7) A request for an order to prevent domestic violence.
(8) A request for entry of default or default judgment.
(9) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for emancipation of
a minor.
(10) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for an order to
prevent abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
(11) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for a writ of
review, mandate, or prohibition.
(12) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition for a decree of
change of name or gender.
(13) A paper requiring a hearing on a petition to approve the
compromise of a claim of a minor.
(c) The fee for filing the following papers not requiring a
hearing is twenty dollars ($20):
(1) A request, application, or motion for, or a notice of, the
continuance of a hearing or case management conference. The fee shall
be charged no more than once for each continuance. The fee shall not
be charged if the continuance is required by the court.
(2) A stipulation and order.
(3) A request for an order authorizing service of summons by
posting or by publication under Section 415.45 or 415.50 of the Code
of Civil Procedure.
(d) The fee for filing a motion for summary judgment or summary
adjudication of issues is five hundred dollars ($500).
(e) (1) The fee for filing in the superior court an application to
appear as counsel pro hac vice is five hundred dollars ($500). This
fee is in addition to any other fee required of the applicant. Two
hundred fifty dollars ($250) of the fee collected under this
paragraph shall be transmitted to the state for deposit into the
Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund, established in Section 70371.5. The remaining two
hundred fifty dollars ($250) of the fee shall be transmitted to the
state for deposit into the Trial Court Trust Fund, established in
Section 68085.
(2) An attorney whose application to appear as counsel pro hac
vice has been granted shall pay to the superior court, on or before
the anniversary of the date the application was granted, an annual
renewal fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for each year that the
attorney maintains pro hac vice status in the case in which the
application was granted. The entire fee collected under this
paragraph shall be transmitted to the state for deposit into the
Trial Court Trust Fund, established in Section 68085.
(f) Regardless of whether each motion or matter is heard at a
single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required by
subdivisions (a), (c), (d), and (e) 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.
(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.