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 Butte County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 3. FEES
 Article X. Law Library Fee*

§ 3-90. Payment of fee required.  

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  • A nine dollar ($9.00) Law Library fee is hereby established, effective January 1, 2004, to defray expenses of the Butte County Public Law Library. The collection of this additional fee shall be as follows:

    (a)

    Civil Action Filing Fees.

    (1)

    There shall be paid, in addition to the fee fixed by Government Code Section 26820.4 and collected by the Superior Court Clerk for filing the first paper in a civil action or special proceeding in the Superior Court, except an adoption proceeding, a nine dollar ($9.00) Law Library fee pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6322.1, subdivision (a). This nine dollar ($9.00) fee shall be allocated entirely to the Law Library.

    (2)

    The fee collected pursuant to Section 3-90(a)(1) above applies to the initial complaint, petition, or application and any papers transmitted from another court on the transfer of a civil action or proceeding but does not include documents filed pursuant to Section 491.150, 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

    (3)

    There shall be paid, in addition to the fee fixed by Government Code Section 26826 and collected by the Superior Court Clerk for filing the first paper in an action on behalf of any defendant, intervenor, respondent, or adverse party, whether separately or jointly, except for the purpose of making disclaimer, a nine dollar ($9.00) Law Library fee pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6322.1, subdivision (a). This nine dollar ($9.00) fee shall be allocated entirely to the Law Library.

    (b)

    Probate Fees.

    (1)

    There shall be paid, in addition to the fee fixed by Government Code Section 26827 and collected by the Superior Court Clerk for filing the first or subsequent petition for letters of administration, a petition for letters testamentary, a first account of a testamentary trustee, a petition for letters of guardianship, a petition for letters of conservatorship, a petition for compromise of minor's claim, or a petition to contest any will or codicil, a nine dollar ($9.00) Law Library fee pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6322.1, subdivision (a). This nine dollar ($9.00) fee shall be allocated entirely to the Law Library.

    (c)

    Limited Civil Case Filing Fees.

    (1)

    There shall be paid, in addition to the fee fixed by Government Code Section 72055 and collected by the Superior Court Clerk for filing the first paper in a civil action or proceeding captioned as a "limited civil case," a nine dollar ($9.00) Law Library fee pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6322.1, subdivision (a). This nine dollar ($9.00) fee shall be allocated entirely to the Law Library.

    (2)

    The fee collected pursuant to Section 3-90(C)(1) above applies to the initial complaint, petition, or application and any papers transmitted from another court on the transfer of a civil action but does not include documents filed pursuant to Section 491.150, 704.750 or 708.160 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

    (3)

    There shall be paid, in addition to the fee fixed by Government Code Section 72056 and collected by the Superior Court Clerk for filing the first paper in a civil action or proceeding on behalf of any party other than plaintiff, a nine dollar ($9.00) Law Library fee pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6322.1, subdivision (a). This nine dollar ($9.00) fee shall be allocated entirely to the Law Library.

(Ord. No. 3290, § 2, 10-22-96; Ord. No. 3665, § 2, 12-19-00; Ord. No. 3866 § 2, 12-16-03)