SECTIONS 68926-68933 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 68926-68933

68926. The fee for filing a notice of appeal in a civil case
appealed to a court of appeal is four hundred eighty-five dollars
($485). The fee for filing a petition for a writ within the original
civil jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is four hundred twenty
dollars ($420). The fee for filing a petition for a writ within the
original civil jurisdiction of a court of appeal is four hundred
eighty-five dollars ($485). These fees are in full, for all services,
through the rendering of the judgment or the issuing of the
remittitur or peremptory writ, except the fees imposed by subdivision
(b) of Section 68926.1 and Section 68927. The Judicial Council may
make rules governing the time and method of payment of these fees,
and providing for excuse therefrom in appropriate cases. A fee may
not be charged in appeals from, nor petitions for writs involving,
juvenile cases or proceedings to declare a minor free from parental
custody or control, or proceedings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short
Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code).

68926.1. (a) Upon filing a notice of appeal for which a fee is paid
pursuant to Section 68926, the appellant shall deposit the sum of
one hundred dollars ($100) with the clerk of the originating court.
The deposit shall be credited against the amount chargeable for the
preparation of the clerk's transcript or any other appeal processing
or notification.
The deposit shall be forfeited in the event of abandonment or
dismissal of appeal prior to filing of the record in the reviewing
court.
The amount charged for preparation of the transcript or any
deposit that is forfeited shall be distributed to the court in which
it was collected.
(b) Upon filing a notice of appeal, a petition for a writ, or a
petition for a hearing for which a fee is paid pursuant to Section
68926 or 68927, the appellant shall pay an additional fee in the
amount of one hundred seventy dollars ($170). The fees collected
pursuant to this subdivision shall be transmitted to the State
Treasury for deposit in the Appellate Court Trust Fund.

68926.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sixty-five
dollars ($65) of each fee collected in a civil case by the clerk of
each court of appeal pursuant to Section 68926 shall be paid into the
State Treasury for deposit in a special account in the General Fund
to be known as the California State Law Library Special Account,
which account is hereby established.
(b) Moneys deposited in the California State Law Library Special
Account shall be available for the support of the California State
Law Library upon appropriation thereto by the Legislature in the
annual Budget Act.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2015, and as of that date, is repealed, unless a later statute that
is enacted before that date extends or repeals that date.

68927. The fee for filing a petition for review in a civil case in
the Supreme Court after a decision in a court of appeal is four
hundred twenty dollars ($420). A fee may not be charged for petitions
for review from decisions in juvenile cases or proceedings to
declare a minor free from parental custody or control or proceedings
under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section
5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

68928. The fee for copies of any record or document in the office
of the Clerk of the Supreme Court or the clerk of a court of appeal
is the prevailing commercial rate as determined by the clerk. The
Supreme Court and each court of appeal may waive the charge for
copies of opinions furnished to parties to the litigation and other
interested persons.

68929. The fee for comparing any document requiring a certificate
is five cents ($0.05) a folio, except that when the document to be
compared was printed or typewritten from the same type or at the same
time as the original on file and has been corrected in all respects
to conform with it, such charge shall be one cent ($0.01) a folio.
Such fee is in addition to the fee for the certificate.

68930. The fee for each certificate under seal is one dollar ($1).

68931. There shall be no fee for administering oaths for
vertification of claims against the State.

68932. For all other services not specified in this article the fee
shall be the same as that prescribed by law for similar services by
notaries public.

68933. (a) There is hereby established the Appellate Court Trust
Fund, the proceeds of which shall be used for the purpose of funding
the courts of appeal and the Supreme Court.
(b) The fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be
apportioned by the Judicial Council to the courts of appeal and the
Supreme Court as determined by the Judicial Council, taking into
consideration all other funds available to each court and the needs
of each court, in a manner that promotes equal access to the courts,
ensures the ability of the courts to carry out their functions, and
promotes implementation of statewide policies.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fees listed in
subdivision (d) shall all be transmitted for deposit in the
Appellate Court Trust Fund within the State Treasury.
(d) This section applies to all fees collected pursuant to Section
68926, excluding that portion subject to Section 68926.3;
subdivision (b) of Section 68926.1; and Sections 68927, 68928, 68929,
68930, and 68932.
(e) The Appellate Court Trust Fund shall be invested in the
Surplus Money Investment Fund and all interest earned shall be
allocated to the Appellate Court Trust Fund semiannually and used as
specified in this section.