FW-003 - Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court)

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Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court)

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Form ID: FW-003
Title: Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court)
Effective Date: 2019-09-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: español
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FW-003
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw003.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw003s.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court)
(FW-003)
States the court's decision about your request to file papers or receive services without paying courts fees and costs.
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Effective: September 1, 2019
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How-to instructions for Fee Waivers
PDF Text:
A request to waive court fees was filed on (date):
Read this form carefully. All checked boxes     are court orders.þ
(1) Fee Waiver. The court grants your request and waives your court fees and costs listed below. (Cal. 
Rules of Court, rules 3.55 and 8.818.) You do not have to pay the court fees for the following: 
Additional Fee Waiver. The court grants your request and waives your additional superior court fees 
and costs that are checked below. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.56.) You do not have to pay for the 
checked items.
• Court fee for phone hearing  
• Giving notice and certificates  
• Sending papers to another court department 
• Reporter’s fee for attendance at hearing or trial, if the court is not electronically recording the proceeding
  and you request that the court provide an official reporter 
• Assessment for court investigations under Probate Code section 1513, 1826, or 1851 
• Preparing, certifying, copying, and sending the clerk’s transcript on appeal    
• Holding in trust the deposit for a reporter's transcript on appeal under rule 8.130 or 8.834 
• Making a transcript or copy of an official electronic recording under rule 8.835
(2)   
   Jury fees and expenses Fees for a peace officer to testify in court  
Court-appointed interpreter fees for a witness   Fees for court-appointed experts 
Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court) FW-003, Page 1 of 3Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov 
Revised September 1, 2019, Mandatory Form 
Government Code, § 68634(e) 
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.52
• Filing papers in superior court  
• Making copies and certifying copies  
• Sheriff’s fee to give notice
Person who asked the court to waive court fees:
Notice: The court may order you to answer questions about your finances and later order you to pay back the waived 
fees. If this happens and you do not pay, the court can make you pay the fees and also charge you collection fees. If there 
is a change in your financial circumstances during this case that increases your ability to pay fees and costs, you must 
notify the trial court within five days. (Use form FW-010.) If you win your case, the trial court may order the other side 
to pay the fees. If you settle your civil case for $10,000 or more, the trial court will have a lien on the settlement in the 
amount of the waived fees. The trial court may not dismiss the case until the lien is paid.
a. 
The court grants your request, as follows:
Name:
Street or mailing address:
City: State: Zip:
 The court made a previous fee waiver order in this case  on (date):
FW-003 Order on Court Fee Waiver
(Superior Court)
Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Fill in court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Fill in case number and name:
Case Number:
Case Name:
Request to Waive Court Fees Request to Waive Additional Court FeesAfter reviewing your:
the court makes the following orders:
Lawyer, if person in       has one (name, firm name, address, 
phone number, e-mail, and State Bar number):
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2
3
4
1
    (specify):   Other

(1)
Pay your fees and costs, or
(2)
Pay your fees and costs in full or the amount listed in c below, or   
Ask for a hearing in order to show the court more information. (Use form FW-006 to request 
hearing.)
 Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court) FW-003, Page 2 of 3Rev. September 1, 2019
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b. The court denies your fee waiver request because:
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Warning! If you miss the deadline below, the court cannot process your request for hearing or the court papers 
you filed with your original request. If the papers were a notice of appeal, the appeal may be dismissed.
File a new revised request that includes the incomplete items listed:
Below On Attachment 4b(1)
Your request is incomplete. You have 10 days after the clerk gives notice of this Order (see date of service 
on next page) to:
The information you provided on the request shows that you are not eligible for the fee waiver you 
requested for the reasons stated: 
Your name:
Case Number:
This is a Court Order.
The court has enclosed a blank Request for Hearing About Court Fee Waiver Order (Superior Court) 
(form FW-006).You have 10 days after the clerk gives notice of this order (see date of service below) to:
The court needs more information to decide whether to grant your request. You must go to court on the 
date on page 3. The hearing will be about the questions regarding your eligibility that are stated:
c.  Bring the items of proof to support your request, if reasonably available, that are listed:
Below On Attachment 4b(2)
(1)
Below On Attachment 4c(1)
(2)
Below On Attachment 4c(2)

Warning! If item c(1) is checked, and you do not go to court on your hearing date, the judge will deny your 
request to waive court fees, and you will have 10 days to pay your fees. If you miss that deadline, the court cannot 
process the court papers you filed with your request. If the papers were a notice of appeal, the appeal may be 
dismissed.
Date:
Signature of (check one): Judicial Officer Clerk, Deputy
Date: Time:
Room:Dept.:
Hearing 
Date
g
Name and address of court if different from above:
I certify that I am not involved in this case and (check one):
Clerk's Certificate of Service
I handed a copy of this Order to the party and attorney, if any, listed in       and      , at the court, on the date below.
This order was mailed first class, postage paid, to the party and attorney, if any, at the addresses listed in      and      , 
from 
Date:
, California, on the date below.
  A certificate of mailing is attached.
1 2
(city):
1 2
Your name:
Case Number:
 Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court) FW-003, Page 3 of 3Rev. September 1, 2019
This is a Court Order.
Request for Accommodations 
Assistive listening systems, computer-assisted real-time captioning, or sign language interpreter services 
are available if you ask at least five days before the hearing. Contact the clerk’s office for Request for 
Accommodations by Persons With Disabilities and Response (form MC-410). (Civ. Code, § 54.8.)
, DeputyClerk, by ________________________________
Name:

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  Form ID: FW-003 Title: Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court) Effective Date: 2019-09-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: español Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FW-003 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw003.pdf Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/doc…

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  fees. If this happens and you do not pay, the court can make you pay the fees and also charge you collection fees. If there is a change in your financial circumstances during this case that increases your ability to pay fees and costs, you must notify the trial court within five days. (Use form FW-010.) If you win y…

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  The court needs more information to decide whether to grant your request. You must go to court on the date on page 3. The hearing will be about the questions regarding your eligibility that are stated: c. Bring the items of proof to support your request, if reasonably available, that are listed: Below On Attachmen…