Fees

NOTE:  Copy requests should be submitted in writing through email or postal mail.

PAYMENT TYPES:  Cash, Debit/Credit, Money Order, or Check made payable to Court of Appeal.

5th District Fees

View video of oral argument on-demand (Oral Argument Webcasts) Free
Copy of audio recording of oral argument $20
Archived case preparation, record consisting of 1-5 volumes $25
Archived case preparation, record consisting of 6-10 volumes $50
Archived case preparation, record consisting of 11 or more volumes $50 plus $5 per additional volume
Copies: Certified (Gov. Code 68930) $1 per certificate 
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
Copies: Paper copy (Gov. Code 70627(a)) $0.50 per page

 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 68926Image removed.) (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