Gov. Code, § 6103 · Chapter 2. Fees
Gov. Code, § 6103
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body, acting in the public officer’s or body’s official capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, shall pay or deposit any fee for the filing of any document or paper, for the performance of any official service, or for the filing of any stipulation or agreement that may constitute an appearance in any court by any other party to the stipulation or agreement. This section does not apply to civil jury fees or civil jury deposits. This section does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets or obligations that have come under that officer’s jurisdiction by virtue of that officer’s office, or where it is specifically provided otherwise.
(b) No fee shall be charged to any of the public agencies named in this section to defray the costs of reporting services by court reporters. Such fees shall be recoverable as costs as provided in Section 6103.5.
(c) This section shall apply to probate referees, as described in Part 12 (commencing with Section 400) of Division 2 of the Probate Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 851, Sec. 4. (SB 688) Effective January 1, 2023.
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Food and Agricultural Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 12999.4Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 12999.6Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 15071.1Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 27584Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 27585Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 43003Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 46017Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 6103.1Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 6103.2Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 6103.4Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 6103.5Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 6103.6Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 6103.7Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 6103.8Printed as Section 6103 or 27383 | Sections 6103 and 27383
- Gov. Code, § 6103.10Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 6103.11Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 6103.12Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 8589.2Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 27361Printed as Section 6103 or 27383
- Gov. Code, § 27361.2Printed as Section 6103 or 27383
- Gov. Code, § 27361.4Printed as Section 6103 or 27383
- Gov. Code, § 27361.8Printed as Section 6103 or 27383
- Gov. Code, § 38773.1Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 38773.2Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 53357.1Printed as Sections 6103 and 27383
- Gov. Code, § 54902.5Printed as Section 6103
- Gov. Code, § 66632Printed as Section 6103
Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 2066Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 2085Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 9083Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 13918Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 17980.1Printed as Section 6103 or 27383 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 17980.2Printed as Section 6103 or 27383 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 40500Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 40506Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 40510Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 40522Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 40604Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42311Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42315Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42364Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 115065Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 115080Printed as Section 6103 of the Government Code
Labor Code
Public Resources Code
Public Utilities Code
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