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Stanislaus County Superior Court — Document Guidelines

High confidence· verified October 14, 2026Divisional InstructionsDocument Guidelines, Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus; the court's web page https://www.stanislaus.courts.ca.gov/forms-filing/document-guidelines, fetched 2026-10-14.

Summary

Properly completed documents accompanied by the correct filing fee, if applicable, and time-stamped at the Drop Box by 4:00 p.m. filed as of the date received, documents time-stamped after 4:00 p.m. or not time-stamped filemarked with the next business day's date; the top page of each set of documents time-stamped; documents with upcoming hearing dates showing the hearing date and the department number on the first page [CRC 311 (b)]; motions and order to show cause documents without a reserved court date submitted for filing during normal hours of operation, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and incomplete or incorrect documents returned without filing, a self-addressed stamped envelope accompanying copies for conforming to be returned by mail.

Applies to

California > Fifth Appellate District > Stanislaus County > Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus

Requirement

Document Guidelines - Drop Box Properly completed documents that are accompanied by the correct filing fee (if applicable) and are time-stamped at the Drop Box by 4:00 p.m. will be filed as of the date received. Documents time-stamped after 4:00 p.m. or which are not time stamped, will be filemarked with a date of the next business day. Important Notes The top page of each set of documents must be time-stamped. Documents with upcoming hearing dates must indicate the hearing date and the department number on the first page of the document [CRC 311 (b)]. Motions and order to show cause documents that do not have a reserved court date must be submitted for filing during normal hours of operation which are 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Incomplete or incorrect documents will be returned to the originating party without filing. A self-addressed stamped envelope must accompany copies for conforming, if you desire your conformed copies to be returned by mail.

Source of truth

Document Guidelines - Drop Box Properly completed documents that are accompanied by the correct filing fee (if applicable) and are time-stamped at the Drop Box by 4:00 p.m. will be filed as of the date received. Documents time-stamped after 4:00 p.m. or which are not time stamped, will be filemarked with a date of the next business day. Important Notes The top page of each set of documents must be

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked October 23, 2026
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Last verified: October 14, 2026benchpath-ca-t4-stanislaus-2026-10-14

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