Fees and Payments

Fees and Payment Methods

Division 1 – San Diego
Filing Fees
Retrieval of each case in off-site storage $20
Certification of documents (Gov. Code 68930) $1
Copies: Per transcript - An electronic copy of an existing electronic transcript maybe sent via email (if it totals 25 megabytes or less) or duplicated on a court-provided USB device (flash drive). Mailing of the flash drive is included if requested. Fee is per transcript, regardless of page length or number of volumes. $20
Copies: Per case - Electronic copies of existing electronic documents may be sent via email (if they total 25 megabytes or less) or duplicated on a court-provided USB device (flash drive).  Mailing of the flash drive is included if requested. $10

Check - Payable to “Clerk/Court of Appeal” with the appellate case number included in the memo line.  Checks accepted include personal check, cashier’s check, certified check, traveler’s check, or money order.

By Mail - Mail the check to:

Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One
ATTN: Clerk’s Office
750 B Street, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92101


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Credit card (Effective May 1, 2026) - Credit card payment can be made online only via Elavon, which charges a non-refundable 2.3% service fee per transaction.  Elavon accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.  Debit cards are also accepted if they contain a Visa or MasterCard logo. 

Division 2 – Riverside
Filing Fees
Copies: Certified (per certificate) (Gov. Code 68930) $1.00 & $.50 per page
Transmittal of Records from State Records Center (per box) $20
Retrieval of Records from Archive management facility $45
Copy of audio recording of oral argument (on compact disc) $40
Copies: Per transcript - An electronic copy of an existing electronic transcript maybe sent via email (if it totals 25 megabytes or less) or duplicated on a court-provided USB device (flash drive). Mailing of the flash drive is included if requested. Fee is per transcript, regardless of page length or number of volumes. $20
Copies: Per case - Electronic copies of existing electronic documents may be sent via email (if they total 25 megabytes or less) or duplicated on a court-provided USB device (flash drive).  Mailing of the flash drive is included if requested. $10

Check - Payable to “Clerk/Court of Appeal” with the appellate case number included in the memo line.  Checks accepted include personal check, cashier’s check, certified check, traveler’s check, or money order.

By Mail - Mail the check to:

Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two
ATTN: Clerk’s Office
3389 12th Street
Riverside, CA 92501


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Credit card (Effective May 1, 2026) - Credit card payment can be made online only via Elavon, which charges a non-refundable 2.3% service fee per transaction.  Elavon accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.  Debit cards are also accepted if they contain a Visa or MasterCard logo. 

Division 3 – Santa Ana
Filing Fees
Copies: Certified (per certificate) (Gov. Code 68930) $1
Retrieval of each case in off-site storage (per box) $50
Self-service public copier $.25
Copy of audio recording of oral argument (on compact disc) $40
Copies: Per transcript - An electronic copy of an existing electronic transcript maybe sent via email (if it totals 25 megabytes or less) or duplicated on a court-provided USB device (flash drive). Mailing of the flash drive is included if requested. Fee is per transcript, regardless of page length or number of volumes. $20
Copies: Per case - Electronic copies of existing electronic documents may be sent via email (if they total 25 megabytes or less) or duplicated on a court-provided USB device (flash drive).  Mailing of the flash drive is included if requested. $10

Check - Payable to “Clerk/Court of Appeal” with the appellate case number included in the memo line.  Checks accepted include personal check, cashier’s check, certified check, traveler’s check, or money order.

By Mail - Mail the check to:

Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three
ATTN: Clerk’s Office
601 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701


Coming Soon!

Credit card (Effective May 1, 2026) - Credit card payment can be made online only via Elavon, which charges a non-refundable 2.3% service fee per transaction.  Elavon accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.  Debit cards are also accepted if they contain a Visa or MasterCard logo.

Filings in Court of Appeal

Filing Fee
First document filed in a civil case by a party other than appellant/petitioner $390
Petitions for Writ of Mandate, Prohibition or Certiorari (Gov. Code 68926) (there is no fee for filing a petition if the underlying matter is criminal or juvenile in nature) $775
Petitions for Writ of Review involving Agriculture Labor Relations Board (ALRB), Public Employees Relation Board (PERB), Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), or Public Utilities Commission (PUC) cases $775
Petitions: for writs resulting from contempt proceedings, for writs of habeas corpus, for writs of supersedeas (if related notice of appeal has been filed), Petition to transfer (Rule 8.1006), or for writs of review in Workers Compensation Appeals Board cases No Fee

Filings in Superior Court

Filing Fee
Notice or Motion to Appeal - Civil (Gov. Code 68926, 68926.1(b), 5.180) (for each notice of appeal & cross appeal) CRC 8.100(b) (Check made payable to Court of Appeal)

$775

Notice of Appeal - Criminal or Juvenile No Fee
Notice of Appeal in Conservatorship Proceeding (Rule 8.480) No Fee