Fees

Payment Methods

Listed below are the different methods that are available to pay Court fees.  These methods, explained below, include payment at the counter (in person), by mail, and by online (e-payments).

At the counter

The staff at the counter will accept payment only for those cases with a valid appellate case number.

Payment is accepted by:

  • Cash – please be advised that exact cash is required for all payments, as staff are unable to provide change.
  • Check – payable to “Clerk/Court of Appeal” with appellate case number included on the memo line.  Checks accepted include personal check, cashier’s check, certified check, traveler’s check, or money order.
  • Credit card – credit card payment can be made 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.

By Mail

Mail the check, along with the appellate case number, to:

Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District
ATTN: Clerk’s Office
333 West Santa Clara Street, Suite 1060
San Jose, CA 95113

Mailed payment is only accepted by check, payable to “Clerk/Court of Appeal.” Do not send cash.
Checks accepted include personal check, cashier’s check, certified check, traveler’s check, or money order.

By Online

There is a non-refundable service fee of 2.3% per transaction charged by Elavon.

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Filing Fee

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Respondent Filing Fee

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Other Fee

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6th District Fees

View video or oral argument on-demand Free
Copy of Audio Recording of Oral Argument $20
Retrieval of Records from State Retention Center (per box) $40
Certified Copy (per certificate) $1 per certificate
Opinion (if not a party, per opinion) $5 per opinion
Copies: Per transcript - An electronic copy of an existing electronic transcript may be 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. The 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: Per page - copied by court staff (10 page maximum) $0.5 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 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