San Bernardino Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

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Applies to

Motion

Except for specified motions, filing fees must be paid within five days after reserving a hearing date, and each motion in a combined filing requires a separate fee.

Except for motions pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 128.7 and Motions for Summary Judgment, all filing fees shall be paid within five days of reserving a date for hearing on the motion. If more than one motion is combined with another, a separate filing fee shall apply to each motion.

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Applies to

Ex parte order application

Required fees must be paid before filing an ex parte order application, except for guardian-ad-litem appointments and approvals of undertakings or attachments.

No application for an ex parte order, except for the appointment of a guardian ad litem or the approval of an undertaking or an attachment, shall be made until any required filing or other fee has been paid.

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Applies to

Juvenile restitution order

The superior court clerk must immediately file a received juvenile restitution order without charge, assign a new case number, and seal the new file.

Upon receipt of the juvenile restitution order, the superior court clerk shall, immediately and without charge, file the juvenile court restitution order in a new superior court file, assign a new case number, and seal the file.

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Civil cases

Fee

$25000

Applies to

Electronically filed document

Electronic filing fees are capped at $25,000, and any excess is identified in a Notice of Filing Fees Due after acceptance.

Due to system limitations, the maximum eFile fees that can be processed through our eFiling system are capped at $25,000. Even if fees of more than $25,000 are submitted with the eFiled document, only $25,000 can be processed. Once the filing is accepted, you will receive a Notice of Filing Fees Due, outlining any fees exceeding $25,000 that remain outstanding.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Filing fee balance ?

Any additional fees exceeding this amount must be settled through the following alternative payment options after you receive the conformed copy of your document.  Call Center Payment: You may make your payment by contacting our call center at (909) 387-1470.  Check Payment: A check may be mailed to the Civil Clerk’s office location of your filing.  In-Person Payment: Payments may also be made directly at the Civil Clerk’s office location of your filing.

Summary: Fees exceeding $25,000 must be paid after receipt of the conformed copy by calling the call center, mailing a check, or paying in person at the Civil Clerk’s office.