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The clerk may grant initial fee waiver applications that meet Government Code sections 68632(a), 68632(b) and 68633, but may not deny one, set an eligibility hearing or partially grant it, and may not waive the additional fees and costs of California Rules of Court, rule 3.56; the clerk processes inmates' fee waiver requests under Government Code section 68635(g). Issued January 1, 2026; expires December 31, 2026.
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[Seal of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda] CHAMBERS OF MICHAEL M. MARKMAN Presiding Judge Department 1 René C. Davidson Courthouse 1225 Fallon Street Oakland, CA 94612 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA GENERAL DIRECTIVE BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE DIRECTIVE NO: 2026-11 SUBJECT: DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO CLERK TO APPROVE FEE WAIVER APPLICATIONS AND TO PROCESS REQUESTS FOR WAIVER OF COURT FEES FROM INMATES UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 68635 Pursuant to Government Code section 68634(d), the court delegates to the clerk of the court the authority to grant applications for an initial fee waiver that meet the eligibility and application requirements set forth in Government Code sections 68632(a) [applications based upon receipt of qualifying public benefits], 68632(b) [meets poverty guidelines], and 68633. This delegation of authority does not authorize the clerk of the court to deny, to set an eligibility hearing, or to partially grant a request for an initial fee waiver. The delegation of authority to the clerk of the court does not include the authority to waive the additional court fees and costs set forth in California Rules of Court, rule 3.56. Pursuant to Government Code section 68635(g), the clerk of the court is delegated authority to process requests for waivers of court fees from inmates. This directive shall expire on December 31, 2026. Issued: January 1, 2026 [signature] Michael M. Markman, Presiding Judge Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
[Seal of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda] CHAMBERS OF MICHAEL M. MARKMAN Presiding Judge Department 1 René C. Davidson Courthouse 1225 Fallon Street Oakland, CA 94612 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA GENERAL DIRECTIVE BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE DIRECTIVE NO: 2026-11 SUBJECT: DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO CLERK TO APPROVE FEE WAIVER APPLICATIONS AND TO PROCESS REQUESTS F
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-28 (California T3 Alameda build 2026-09-28) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-alameda/gd/2026-11-delegation-authority-clerk-approve-fee-waiver-applications-and-process-requests-waiver-court-fees-inmates-under-government-code-section-68635.pdf (227404 bytes, sha256 9078f98cc93b7e0593a13462b8e3ecf30d56d549d5166e11b100091b453f7a93; 1 page) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan under an OCR text layer that was not relied on: transcribed from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a machine reading (RapidOCR) was used only as a second reader for a word-level diff, every difference classified; every quotation mark, apostrophe, dash and bracket checked in full-resolution crops; the court seal and the signature are bracketed. Printed irregularities are kept as printed.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.