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HomeGovernment CodeCh. 3Art. 2§ 68846 Supreme Court Fee Deposits

§ 68846 Supreme Court Fee Deposits

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§ 68846 Supreme Court Fee Deposits

Key Takeaways

  • •The Supreme Court clerk must collect fees and send all the money to the State Treasury every month.
  • •The clerk has to keep track of every fee they collect or should collect.
  • •At the end of each month, the clerk must send a detailed report to the Controller, swearing it’s true, about all the fees they collected.

Example

If you pay a fee to file a case in the Supreme Court, that money doesn’t stay with the court.

The clerk takes your fee and, at the end of the month, sends all the money to the state. They also send a list showing how much was collected and from whom.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 68846 Supreme Court Fee Deposits

The fees collected by the Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. The Clerk/Executive Officer is responsible and in his or her settlement with the Controller shall account for, and be charged with, the full amount of all fees collected or chargeable and accruing in causes brought into the court for services rendered therein up to the time of each settlement. At the end of every month he or she shall pay the full amount into the State Treasury. At the end of every month he or she shall also render to the Controller, in a form as that officer prescribes, an account in detail, under his or her own oath, of all fees chargeable and accruing in causes brought into court and not included in his or her previous accounts rendered. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 36, Sec. 13. (AB 452) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

portexecutive officerthe clerkgeneral fundstate treasurysettlementcalifornia supreme court

Related Statutes

  • § 68847 Supreme Court Fee Collection
  • § 68843 Supreme Court Staff Appointments
  • § 68926.2 Civil Case Fee Allocation
  • § 69154 Court Appeal Fees Deposit
  • § 12176 Secretary Of State Fees

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 68846.
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