Court Filing Fees

Overview:

1. No pleadings may be filed that do not comply with Rule 201 of the California Rules of Court. All documents must be legible. All papers presented for filing must be pre-punched in the standard two-hole position.
2. This office will provide only one conformed copy of any filed document. Copies of documents submitted for filing will not be returned by mail unless a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided.
3. Unless otherwise noted, make checks/money orders payable to
   Kern County Superior Court
4. If a check is returned unpaid to this office, a notice will be sent to the filing party stating they have twenty-two days in which to pay the check by cash or cashier's check plus a $50.00 returned check fee pursuant to G.C. 71386. Failure to respond to this notice will result in the destruction of the document without further notice.

Fee Schedules:

1. Notice of New Fees - Kern (Effective 01/01/2022)
2. News Release: Civil Filing Fees
3. Kern County Fee Schedule (Effective 01/01/2022)
4. Kern County Fee Schedule (Effective 01/01/2020)
5. Judicial Council Statewide Fee Schedules (effective 01/01/2022)
6. Copy Fees