Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.50 · Division 2. Waiver of Fees and Costs
Application of rules
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Application
The rules in this division govern applications in the trial court for an initial waiver of court fees and costs because of the applicant's financial condition. As provided in Government Code sections 68631 and following, any waiver may later be ended, modified, or retroactively withdrawn if the court determines that the applicant is not eligible for the waiver. As provided in Government Code sections 68636 and 68637, the court may, at a later time, determine that the previously waived fees and costs be paid.
(b) Definitions
For purpose of the rules in this division, "initial fee waiver" means the initial waiver of court fees and costs that may be granted at any stage of the proceedings and includes both the fees and costs specified in rule 3.55 and any additional fees and costs specified in rule 3.56.
(c) Probate fee waivers
Initial fee waivers in decedents' estate, probate conservatorship, and probate guardianship proceedings or involving guardians or conservators as parties on behalf of their wards or conservatees are governed by rule 7.5.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended and lettered effective July 1, 2009; adopted as unlettered subd effective January 1, 2007.)
(Subd (b) adopted effective July 1, 2009.)
(Subd (c) adopted effective September 1, 2015.)
Rule 3.50 amended effective September 1, 2015; adopted effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective July 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_50
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- compose_crc.py 2026-10-22: the Judicial Council's rule pages read paragraph by paragraph; verify_crc.py's second reading of the Council's per-title PDFs finds every paragraph
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Government Code
California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.55Court fees and costs included in all initial fee waiversPrinted as rule 3.55
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.56Additional court fees and costs that may be included in initial fee waiverPrinted as rule 3.56
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.5Waivers of court fees in decedents' estates, conservatorships, and guardianshipsPrinted as rule 7.5
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