Here’s a table outlining the small claims filing fees for California courts, updated as of December 7, 2022:
| Filing Type | Relevant Code Section | Filing Type |
| Filing claim for $1,500 or less | CCP 116.230(b)(1) | $30 |
| Filing claim for more than $1,500 but less than or equal to $5,000 | CCP 116.230(b)(2) | $50 |
| Filing claim for more than $5,000 but less than or equal to $10,000 (claim by natural persons only, with certain exceptions) | CCP 116.230(b)(3), CCP 116.221 | $75 |
| Filing claim by person who has filed more than 12 small claims in California within the previous 12 months | CCP 116.230(c) | $100 |
| Amendment raising amount of claim from $1,500 or less to more than $1,500 but not exceeding $5,000 | CCP 116.230(d)(1) | $20 |
| Amendment raising amount of claim from more than $1,500 but not exceeding $5,000 to more than $5,000 but not exceeding $10,000 (claim by natural persons only, with certain exceptions) | CCP 116.230(d)(2), CCP 116.221 | $25 |
| Amendment raising amount of claim from $1,500 or less to more than $5,000 but not exceeding $10,000 (claim by natural persons only, with certain exceptions) | CCP 116.230(d)(3), CCP 116.221 | $45 |
| Service of copy of a claim under CCP § 116.340, for each defendant to whom the clerk mails a copy of the claim | CCP 116.232 | $15 |
| Transfer of case out of small claims court (defendant’s claim exceeding jurisdictional limit) (no receiving court filing or transfer fee) | CCP 116.390 | $0 |
| Request for postponement of hearing, if defendant has been served | CCP 116.570 | $10 |
| Notice of appeal of small claims case | CCP 116.760 | $75 |
| Motion to vacate | CCP 116.745 | $20 |
| Fee for payment of judgment to court | CCP 116.860 | $20 |
| Application for order of examination of judgment debtor | GC 70617(a)(6), CCP 116.820 | $60 |
| Writ of execution | GC 70626(a)(1), CCP 116.820 | $25 |
| Abstract of judgment | GC 70626(a)(2), CCP 116.820 | $25 |