Ventura Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers
16 rules from official source documents
Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules.
CRITICALProposed or draft document; may not be in force
- Applies to
- Jury fees and reporter fees
Counsel must arrange payment of any jury fees and reporter fees.
Arrange for payment of any jury fees and reporter fees.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Photocopying
A reasonably necessary photocopying fee waiver covers one copy of the papers in the court’s file for the action or proceeding.
This court defines the number of photocopies that are reasonably necessary as one (1) copy of those papers in the court’s file for the action or proceeding in which the fee waiver was granted.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Additional photocopies
A self-represented party or attorney seeking additional photocopies must submit a declaration and proposed order establishing good cause and obtain a court order.
If a party seeks additional copies, the self-represented party or attorney of record must request a court order by submitting a declaration and proposed order stating good cause for additional copies.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Amended pleading
Filing an amended pleading incurs an additional court filing fee, and it may not be presented as a supplemental pleading.
An amended pleading will result in an additional court filing fee and the court will not allow representation of an amended pleading as a supplemental pleading.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Photocopying
The clerk must waive fees for reasonably necessary photocopying when an initial fee-waiver application is granted.
California Rules of Court, rule 3.55(2) provides that the clerk’s fees for reasonably necessary photocopying must be waived upon granting an application for an initial fee waiver.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Mandatory settlement conference continuance
The Government Code section 70617(c)(1) continuance fee must be paid within 10 days after submitting the Request for Continuance.
The fee required under Government Code §70617(c)(1) shall be paid within ten (10) days of submission of the Request for Continuance.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Jury fees
Jury fees must be submitted by check to the judicial assistant on the first day of trial.
Submit jury fees by check to the judicial assistant on the first day of trial.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Jury fees
Parties who agreed to pay jury fees must remit a check to the judicial assistant on the first day of trial.
Where parties choose to proceed by way of jury, a check shall be remitted to the judicial assistant on the first day of trial by any parties who have agreed to pay jury fees.
CRITICAL
Jury fees must be posted timely.
Timely post jury fees.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Continuance request
The appropriate filing fee must be paid for the continuance request.
and pay the appropriate filing fee (see current fee schedule).
WARNING
The continuance fee is due within ten days after submitting the request, or before the new court date when the continuance is for fewer than ten days.
The fee required under Government Code §70677(c) shall be paid within ten (10) days of submission of the Request for Continuance. If the court date is being continued for less than ten (10) days, the fee must be paid prior to the new court date.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Jury and reporter fees
Counsel must arrange payment of any jury and reporter fees.
Arrange for payment of any jury fees and reporter fees.
WARNINGCivil cases
- Applies to
- Court reporter
A party granted a fee waiver may obtain a court reporter without charge by written request in conformance with California Rule of Court 2.956.
Parties who have been granted a fee waiver are entitled to a court reporter without charge upon written request in conformance with California Rule of Court 2.956.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Jury fees
Parties must timely post jury fees.
• Failure to timely post jury fees. (Code Civ. Proc. § 631)
INFOProposed or draft document; may not be in force
- Applies to
- Initial fee waiver application
The court clerk may grant initial fee-waiver applications that meet the eligibility standards under Government Code sections 68632 and 68633.
Pursuant to Government Code section 68634, subdivision (d), the court delegates to the court clerk the authority to grant applications for initial fee waivers that meet the standards of eligibility established by Government Code §sections 68632 and §68633.
INFO
- Applies to
- Family court orientation
Family Court Orientation has no fee.
There is no fee for Orientation.
Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Ventura Superior Court?
Ventura Superior Court: The rule identifies fee waiver availability. A reasonably necessary photocopying fee waiver covers one copy of the papers in the court’s file for the action or proceeding.
Judge Maureen M. Houska: A fee is required for covered filings. Parties who agreed to pay jury fees must remit a check to the judicial assistant on the first day of trial.
Judge Charmaine H. Buehner: A fee is required for covered filings. Jury fees must be submitted by check to the judicial assistant on the first day of trial.
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