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Chapter 31 (Rules 31.01 to 31.07): electronic filing under Code of Civil Procedure 1010.6 and rules 2.255 et seq. (Rule 31.01); approved electronic filing sites (Rule 31.02); filing deemed on the date submitted if received by 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day (Rule 31.03); fee waivers under sections 68632 and 68633 of the Government Code (Rule 31.04); the items not electronically filed - wills and testamentary trusts, bonds, subpoenaed documents, Probate Code Sec. 2620 documents, vital records forms, oversized exhibits, documents lodged under seal, DMV records and others (Rule 31.05); electronic filing required in limited and unlimited civil, probate and all family law cases, self-represented parties exempt under section 2.253(b)(2) (Rule 31.06); and electronic filing highly encouraged in criminal, juvenile and traffic cases (Penal Code Section 690.5(a)) (Rule 31.07).
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CHAPTER 31 – ELECTRONIC FILING RULE 31.01 AUTHORITY The Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, allows the electronic filing of documents in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure 1010.6 and California Rules of Court, rules 2.255 et seq. for specific case types as listed on the court’s website at www.slo.courts.ca.gov. Amended effective July 1, 2023; adopted July 1, 2015. RULE 31.02 ELECTRONIC FILING AGENCIES Approved electronic filing sites are listed on the court’s website. (Adopted 7/1/15) RULE 31.03 FILING DATES AND TIMES Documents may be electronically transmitted to the court at any time of the day. Acceptance of documents for filing shall be deemed to occur (i) on the date the document was submitted to the court if received by the court by 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day; or (ii) on the next business day the clerk’s office is open for business if the submission occurred after 11:59:59 p.m. For purposes of this section, court days shall be Monday through Friday, excluding court holidays. (Amended 1/1/19) RULE 31.04 WAIVER OF FEES The court permits a party or attorney to file an application for waiver of court fees and costs, in lieu of requiring the payment of the filing fee, as part of the process involving the electronic filing of a document. The court will consider and determine the application in accordance with sections 68632 and 68633 of the Government Code and will not require the party or attorney to submit any documentation other than that set forth in Government Code Section 68633. Nothing in this section requires the court to waive a filing fee that is not otherwise waivable. Pursuant to Government Code Section 686636, the court may reconsider the initial fee waiver and order the fee waiver withdrawn for future fees and costs or deny the fee waiver retroactively. At the end of the case, the court may recover fees and costs that were initially waived pursuant to Government Code Section 68637. Rule 31.04 amended effective July 1, 2024; adopted effective July 1, 2015. RULE 31.05 LIMITATIONS ON FILINGS Notwithstanding any other provision of law or this rule, the following items shall not be electronically filed: (a) Any will, codicil, or testamentary trust; (b) Bond or undertaking; (c) Subpoenaed documents; (1) Subpoenaed documents on Criminal or Juvenile mattes may be submitted electronically by permission of the Criminal Clerk’s office only. (d) Financial institution documents, care facility documents or escrow documents as defined under Probate Code Sec. 2620, submitted by conservators, guardians, or trustees of court supervised trusts; (e) California state vital records forms; (f) Any exhibits that cannot be accurately transmitted via electronic filing due to size or type; (g) Documents lodged with the court provisionally under seal; (1) Criminal, traffic, juvenile, habeas corpus, and appeal – documents provisionally under seal can be filed by e-file or email with proper identification in the electronic filing comment or email subject stating the document is sealed or proposed sealed status and selection of the appropriate confidential security type when filing for e-file. (h) Certificate of Facts Re: Unsatisfied Judgment (DMV form DL30) (i) CLETS, RAP sheet (j) DMV Driver's License print outs (Subd (c)(1), Subd (g)(1), Subd (i), Subd (j) adopted effective January 1, 2022) (Previously amended effective January 1, 2017). RULE 31.06 ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED IN PROBATE, FAMILY LAW AND LIMITED AND UNLIMITED CIVIL CASES Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1010.6, documents filed in all limited and unlimited civil cases and probate cases, including estates, trusts, guardianship and conservatorship actions, and all family law case types must be filed electronically. Self-represented parties are exempt from the mandatory electronic filing requirement pursuant to California Rules of Court section 2.253(b)(2) but are encouraged to participate voluntarily in filing electronically. (Revised 1/1/17) RULE 31.07 ELECTRONIC FILING HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN CRIMINAL, JUVENILE, AND TRAFFIC CASES Pursuant to Penal Code Section 690.5(a) and Code of Civil Procedure Section 1010.6, documents filed in criminal, traffic and juvenile cases may be filed electronically (permissively submitted.) Electronic filing is highly encouraged on these case types. Self-represented parties are exempt from the electronic filing requirement pursuant to California Rules of Court section 2.253(b)(2) but are encouraged to participate voluntarily in filing electronically by e-file or by using one of the Criminal Operations Department email addresses. Documents can be filed electronically using the link and information found on the court’s website slo.courts.ca.gov. Rule 31.07 adopted effective January 1, 2022.
CHAPTER 31 – ELECTRONIC FILING RULE 31.01 AUTHORITY The Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, allows the electronic filing of documents in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure 1010.6 and California Rules of Court, rules 2.255 et seq. for specific case types as listed on the court’s website at www.slo.courts.ca.gov. Amended effective July 1, 2023; adopted July 1, 20
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 San Luis Obispo build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-luis-obispo/docs/local-rules/local-rules-be-effective-july-1-2026.pdf (the court's rule book, “Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 1342001 bytes, sha256 529d32bded120bc75a274269fb81bc94001fed283619190951cbc84909e80ffe; 144 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) over the rule body (PDF pages 11 to 130, printed 1 to 120): each page's running header (“San Luis Obispo Superior Court”) and printed page number removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; the one struck word in the book (Rule 11.1902(c), read on the page image) set aside as chrome with the composer's strike_out, so the card reads the rule as amended; the body cut at the chapter headings (“CHAPTER N –”), which reassemble it; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of contents, Appendix I (the schedule of fees), Appendix II (the local forms lists) and the index belong to no chapter; Chapters 6, 8, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 29 print only repealed rules and have no card; the book has no Chapter 17.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.