Court fees and costs that must be waived upon granting an application for an initial fee waiver include: (1) Clerk's fees for filing papers; (2) Clerk's fees for reasonably necessary certification and copying; (3) Clerk's fees for issuance of process and certificates; (4) Clerk's fees for transmittal of papers; (5) Sheriff's and marshal's fees under article 7 of chapter 2 of part 3 of division 2 of title 3 of the Government Code (commencing with section 26720) ; (6) Reporter's fees for attendance
Necessary court fees and costs that may be waived upon granting an application for an initial fee waiver, either at the outset or upon later application, include: (1) Jury fees and expenses; (2) Court-appointed interpreter's fees for witnesses; (3) Witness fees of peace officers whose attendance is reasonably necessary for prosecution or defense of the case; (4) Witness fees of court-appointed experts; and (5) Other fees or expenses as itemized in the application. Cal. R. Ct. 3.56 Rule 3.56 amended
(a) Applications for waiver of fees and costs (1)Appeals (A) If the trial court previously issued an order granting a party's request to waive court fees and costs in a case, and that fee waiver is still in effect, all of the court fees for an appeal to the appellate division in that case that are listed in (d) are waived by that order, and the party is not required to file a new application for waiver of court fees and costs for an appeal to the appellate division in that case. (B) If the trial