Gov. Code, § 68926 · Article 4. Fees in the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal
Gov. Code, § 68926
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) (1) The fee for filing a notice of appeal in a civil case appealed to a court of appeal is six hundred five dollars ($605).
(2) The fee for filing a petition for a writ within the original civil jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is five hundred forty dollars ($540).
(3) The fee for filing a petition for a writ within the original civil jurisdiction of a court of appeal is six hundred five dollars ($605).
(b) (1) The fee for a party other than appellant filing its first document in a civil case appealed to a court of appeal is three hundred ninety dollars ($390).
(2) The fee for a party other than petitioner filing its first document in a writ proceeding within the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is three hundred ninety dollars ($390).
(3) The fee for a party other than petitioner filing its first document in a writ proceeding within the original jurisdiction of a court of appeal is three hundred ninety dollars ($390).
(c) 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).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 24. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.
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California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.392Interlocutory appealsPrinted as Government Code sections 68926 and 68926.1
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.25Service, filing, and filing feesPrinted as Government Code section 68926 | Government Code sections 68926 or 68927
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.26Waiver of fees and costsPrinted as Government Code section 68926
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.50ApplicationsPrinted as Government Code sections 68926 or 68927
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.54MotionsPrinted as Government Code sections 68926 or 68927
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.100Filing the appealPrinted as Government Code sections 68926 and 68926.1(b)
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.200Briefs by parties and amici curiaePrinted as Government Code sections 68926
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.487Opposition and amicus curiae briefsPrinted as Government Code section 68926
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.724Review of Public Utilities Commission casesPrinted as Government Code section 68926
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.728Review of Agricultural Labor Relations Board and Public Employment Relations Board casesPrinted as Government Code section 68926
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