ARTICLE 6. Waiver of Court Fees and Costs [68630. - 68641.]
Article 6 added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 462, Sec. 2.
§§ 68630–68641 · 14 sections
- § 68630 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That our legal system cannot provide “equal justice under law” unless all persons have access to…
- § 68631 An initial fee waiver shall be granted by the court at any stage of the proceedings at both the appellate and trial court levels if an applicant meets the…
- § 68631.5 For purposes of this article, a conservatee, ward, or person for whom a conservatorship or guardianship is sought, shall be deemed the “applicant,” and the…
- § 68632 Permission to proceed without paying court fees and costs because of an applicant’s financial condition shall be granted initially to all of the following…
- § 68633 (a) An applicant for an initial fee waiver under subdivision (a) of Section 68632 shall complete, under penalty of perjury, a Judicial Council application form…
- § 68634 (a) This section applies to the processing and determination of fee waiver applications in the trial courts. (b) All applications for an initial fee waiver…
- § 68634.5 (a) This section applies to the processing and determination of fee waiver applications in the appellate courts. (b) All completed applications for a fee…
- § 68635 (a) This section applies only to waivers of trial court fees. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a person who is sentenced to the state…
- § 68636 (a) After the court has granted an initial fee waiver in whole or in part, and before final disposition of the case, the person who received the initial fee…
- § 68637 (a) This section applies only to waivers of trial court fees. (b) (1) If a party whose trial court fees and costs were initially waived is a prevailing party…
- § 68638 (a) The trial court may execute on any order for payment of initially waived fees and costs in the same manner as on a judgment in a civil action. The court…
- § 68639 An initial fee waiver shall expire 60 days after the judgment, dismissal, or other final disposition of the case.
- § 68640 The Judicial Council may adopt a rule of court to allow litigants who are not eligible for a fee waiver to pay court fees in installments.
- § 68641 The Judicial Council shall adopt rules and forms to establish uniform procedures to implement this article, including, but not limited to, procedures for all…