California Court Information
| CASE TYPE | FILE SIZE LIMITS | COURT FEES | ||||||||
| County | Civil | Small Claims | Family | Probate / Mental Health | Max Doc Size (MB) | Max Trx Size (MB) | EFM | EFM Credit Card | EFM ACH | Court Tech. Fee |
| Alameda | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | $5.00 |
| Butte | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) Mental Health: NA | 80 MB | 80 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Calaveras | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $5.00 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Colusa | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $5.00 | 2.75%-3% | None | None |
| Contra Costa | Mandatory (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| El Dorado | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Fresno | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 100 MB | 100 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Imperial | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | 25MB** | 25MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Kern | Mandatory (Tyler) | N/A | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 50MB | 50MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Kings | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Los Angeles | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Civil | Civil | ||||
| 200 MB | 200 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | $2.25 | |||||
| Family & Probate | Family & Probate | |||||||||
| 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | $2.25 | |||||
| Madera | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Marin | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Mariposa | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Mendocino | Mandatory (Tyler) | N/A | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $5.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Merced | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Monterey | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Napa | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $5.00 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Nevada | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Orange | Mandatory (OC) | Mandatory (OC) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (OC) | Civil & Probate | Civil & Probate | ||||
| 25 MB | 100 MB | None | None | None | $2.25* | |||||
| Family | Family | |||||||||
| 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None | |||||
| Placer | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Riverside | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | N/A | N/A | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | $1.85 |
| Sacramento | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | N/A | Permissive (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| San Benito | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) | Mandatory (JTI) Mental Health: N/A | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| San Bernardino | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $5.00 | 2.75%-3% | N/A | None |
| San Diego | Mandatory (Tyler) | N/A | Permissive (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| San Francisco | Mandatory*** (FSX) | Mandatory (FSX) | Mandatory (FSX) | Mandatory (FSX) | 200 MB*** | 200 MB*** | $3.50 | None | None | $0.30 |
| San Luis Obispo | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| San Mateo | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 100 MB | 100 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Santa Barbara | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | $1.50 |
| Santa Clara | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | $2.05 |
| Santa Cruz | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 35 MB | 45 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Siskiyou | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Solano | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Sonoma | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Stanislaus | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Sutter | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Tehama | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | Permissive (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $5.00 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
| Tulare | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | Permissive (JTI) | 25 MB** | 25 MB** | $3.50 | None | None | None |
| Yolo | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | $1.50 |
| Yuba | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | Mandatory (Tyler) | 25 MB | 35 MB | $3.50 | 2.75%-3% | $0.25 | None |
Updated: October 2024
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