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The Fifth District's Fees page: copy requests in writing; payment by cash, debit or credit card (a service fee applies), money order or check payable to Court of Appeal; oral argument video on demand free, a copy of the recording $20; archived case preparation $25 for a record of 1-5 volumes, $50 for 6-10 and $50 plus $5 per additional volume for 11 or more; certified copies $1 per certificate; electronic copies $20 per transcript and $10 per case; paper copies $0.50 per page; filings in the Court of Appeal ($390 for the first document of a party other than the appellant or petitioner; $775 for writ petitions under Government Code section 68926 and ALRB, PERB, ABC and PUC review petitions; no fee for contempt, habeas corpus, supersedeas, transfer and Workers Compensation Appeals Board petitions) and in the superior court ($775 for a civil notice of appeal or cross-appeal, payable to the Court of Appeal; no fee for criminal, juvenile or conservatorship appeals).
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Fees NOTE: Copy requests should be submitted in writing through email or postal mail. PAYMENT TYPES: Cash, Debit/Credit (service fee applies), Money Order, or Check made payable to Court of Appeal. 5th District Fees View video of oral argument on-demand (Oral Argument Webcasts) Free Copy of oral argument recording $20 Archived case preparation, record consisting of 1-5 volumes $25 Archived case preparation, record consisting of 6-10 volumes $50 Archived case preparation, record consisting of 11 or more volumes $50 plus $5 per additional volume Copies: Certified (Gov. Code 68930) $1 per certificate Copies: Per transcript - An electronic copy of an existing electronic transcript maybe sent via email (if it totals 25 megabytes or less) or duplicated on a court-provided USB device (flash drive). Mailing of the flash drive is included if requested. Fee is per transcript, regardless of page length or number of volumes. $20 Copies: Per case - Electronic copies of existing electronic documents may be sent via email (if they total 25 megabytes or less) or duplicated on a court-provided USB device (flash drive). Mailing of the flash drive is included if requested. $10 Copies: Paper copy (Gov. Code 70627(a)) $0.50 per page Filings In Court of Appeal Filing Fee First document filed in a civil case by a party other than appellant/petitioner $390 Petitions for Writ of Mandate, Prohibition or Certiorari (Gov. Code 68926) (there is no fee for filing a petition if the underlying matter is criminal or juvenile in nature) $775 Petitions for Writ of Review involving Agriculture Labor Relations Board (ALRB), Public Employees Relation Board (PERB), Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), or Public Utilities Commission (PUC) cases $775 Petitions: for writs resulting from contempt proceedings, for writs of habeas corpus, for writs of supersedeas (if related notice of appeal has been filed), Petition to transfer (Rule 8.1006), or for writs of review in Workers Compensation Appeals Board cases No Fee Filings In Superior Court Filing Fee Notice or Motion to Appeal - Civil (Gov. Code 68926, 68926.1(b), 5.180) (for each notice of appeal & cross appeal) CRC 8.100(b) (Check made payable to Court of Appeal) $775 Notice of Appeal - Criminal or Juvenile No Fee Notice of Appeal in Conservatorship Proceeding (Rule 8.480) No Fee
Fees NOTE: Copy requests should be submitted in writing through email or postal mail. PAYMENT TYPES: Cash, Debit/Credit (service fee applies), Money Order, or Check made payable to Court of Appeal. 5th District Fees View video of oral argument on-demand (Oral Argument Webcasts) Free Copy of oral argument recording $20 Archived case preparation, record consisting of 1-5 volumes $25 Archived case pr
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The Justice Court Appeal Rules sheet posted by JP Precinct 1 Place 2 (April 2026 edition, captured from the court's own page): the TRCP 506.1 appeal-perfection requirements from justice court to the County Courts at Law — bond amounts and the 21-day window, filing fees, and the inability-to-pay alternative; the composition also carries the court's Repair & Remedy appeal sheet (Rule 509.8): 21-day written notice of appeal, enforcement stayed on timely notice with no bond required, appellant pays county-court costs, the $64 justice-court appeal fee, and the County Clerk's 20-day fee window.
The Presiding Judge's procedure for court-appointed attorneys' fee appeals under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 26.05: the attorney files a motion with the Presiding Judge of the Seventh Region within twenty (20) days of the trial court's order disapproving the fee, or within eighty (80) days of submitting the request if the trial court fails to act, stating the listed case and billing details and attaching the trial court's order and the county's fee schedule; the Presiding Judge abates ruling for ten days while the trial court may enter a revised payment order; a contested matter is noticed within five days and the trial court files written findings (Appendix A); otherwise the Presiding Judge rules under art. 26.05(c) by an order in the form of Appendix B, and the county pays the approved amount within 45 days.