Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.53 · Division 2. Waiver of Fees and Costs
Application granted unless acted on by the court
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
The application for initial fee waiver is deemed granted unless the court gives notice of action on the application within five court days after it is filed. If the application is deemed granted under this provision, the clerk must prepare and serve a Notice: Waiver of Court Fees (Superior Court) (form FW-005) or, if the application is made for the benefit of a (proposed) ward or conservatee, a Notice: Waiver of Court Fees (Superior Court) (Ward or Conservatee) (form FW-005-GC), five court days after the application is filed.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 3.53 amended effective September 1, 2015; adopted as rule 3.57 effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 2007; previously amended and renumbered as rule 3.53 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_53
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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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