Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.506 · Article 2. Public Access
Fees for electronic access
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Court may impose fees
The court may impose fees for the costs of providing public access to its electronic records, under Government Code section 68150(l). On request, the court must provide the public with a statement of the costs on which these fees are based.
(b) Fees of vendor must be reasonable
To the extent that public access to a court's electronic records is provided exclusively through a vendor, the court must ensure that any fees the vendor imposes for the costs of providing access are reasonable.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective July 1, 2013; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective July 1, 2002; previously amended and lettered effective January 1, 2007.)
(Subd (b) lettered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective July 1, 2002.)
Rule 2.506 amended effective July 1, 2013; adopted as rule 2076 effective July 1, 2002; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.
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- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_506
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