Attribute(s) | type | use | fixed/default | TotalPages | xsd:integer | optional | None |
[1] Fee is an amount of money that a court charges for filing a document or performing a document-related service. For example, a court may charge a fee for filing a complaint. A different fee may be charged for filing a complaint with service of process. [2] Fee has a TotalPages attribute. This optional attribute provides the total pages of the document to which a fee applies in a situations where (a) the fee for the first page is different than the fee for subsequent pages or (b) where the fee depends on the total number of pages. If there is no difference in fees with respect to the first and subsequent pages or the total number of pages, then the TotalPages attribute should not be included. Child Element(s) | minOccurs | maxOccurs | CourtKey | 1 | unbounded |
[3] Fee:CourtKeys is a container element for one or more Fee:CourtKey elements. Multiple Fee:CourtKey elements can be associated with one fee. [4] Fee:CourtKey is a unique identifier for a court, a division of a court, or other subdivision of a court. The Fee:CourtKeyis used to associate a fee with a court subdivision. [5] Fee:Name is a human-readable name for the entire fee. There is no defined format for Fee:Name value, although this value should match the exact string value given by the court. If the court publishes a court policy, the fee name and other information should be in the policy. [6] Fee:Value is a code value that represents the fee. [7] Fee:Alias is a human-readable name for the fee. There is no specific format for Fee:Alias value. This value can be a value used by applications to display other, similar (perhaps more common) fee names and map the common fee name to the court's fee name in Fee:FullName. [8] Fee:Category is an optional element used to categorize fees. [9] Fee:Subcategory is an optional element used to subcategorize fees. [10] Fee:Currency is an optional value used to distinguish the type of currency used. If absent, applications should assume that the currency used in the jurisdiction is the intended currency. [11] Fee:Cost is the amount charged for filing the document. Some courts charge different fees for the first page of a filing and for subsequent pages. In California, filing fees are not different for the first page and subsequent pages; however, copying or other fees may be different for the first page and subsequent pages. As a result, this Fee Schema includes elements for the amount of the first page and the amount of the second and subsequent pages. If the fee is not based on the number of pages, then this is the total fee for the filing. [12] Fee:SubsequentPages is the amount charged for all subsequent pages of a document. In California, filing fees are not different for the first page and subsequent pages; however, copying or other fees may be different for the first page and subsequent pages. [13] Fee:EffectiveDate is the date on which the fee came into effect or will come into effect by statute or order. [14] Fee:ExpirationDate is a future date on which the fee is set to expire. [15] Fee:LastUpdated is the date on which the fee information was last updated. [16] Fee:Note is additional information about the fee. [17] Fee:FirstPaper is a characteristic of a filing used to calculate fees in California. The value can be either Yes or No. If Fee:FirstPaper is true, then this means the filer is submitting its first document to the court. In this situation, filing fees are more than if the filer had already filed a document. Child Element(s) | minOccurs | maxOccurs | CaseType | 1 | unbounded |
[18] The Fee:CaseTypes element is a container element for one or more Fee:CaseType elements. Attribute(s) | type | use | fixed/default | ValueType | ValueTypes | required | None |
[19] The Fee:CaseType element provides the ability to associate a case type with a fee.
[20] The Fee:AmountInControversy element provides the ability to associate a an amount in controversy with a fee. See Filing:AmountInControversy [21] The Fee:JurisdictionalAmount element provides the ability to associate a jurisdictional amount with a fee. See Filing:JurisdictionalAmount
[22] Fee:DocumentTypes is a container element for one or more Fee:DocumentType elements. Multiple Fee:DocumentType elements can be associated with one fee. Attribute(s) | type | use | fixed/default | ValueType | ValueTypes | required | None |
[23] Fee:DocumentType is a document type that is associated with a fee. Fee:DocumentType can be used in both Filing XML and Court Policy XML to associate fees and document types. [24] In Filing XML, for each document within a filing that results in a filing fee (disregarding the same document transmitted in the filing in multiple electronic formats), the value in Fee:DocumentType can be matched with the value in Document:Type to associate the document and the fee. For example, if the value in Document:Type were Motion for Summary Judgment then the Fee:DocumentType value would also be Motion for Summary Judgment. [25] In Policy XML, each fee listed in the Court Policy can be associated with one more more document types by listing the document types in Fee:DocumentTypes. This provides a means of helping the filer determine which fee is associated with certain document types, so that the proper fee will be submitted in the filing. Further, if the information is listed correctly in the Court Policy, then filing applications can simply mirror it in the filing, thus providing very accurate fee payment. [26] The ValueType attribute has the enumerated values Name, Alias, Code. This provides a means to tell whether the document type to fee association with the Code:Name, Code:Alias, or Code:Value element from the document type court policy table.
[27] Fee:DocumentGenericTypes is a container element for one or more Fee:DocumentGenericType elements. Multiple Fee:DocumentGenericType elements can be associated with one fee. [28] Fee:DocumentGenericType is a general document type that is associated with a fee. Fee:DocumentGenericType can be used in both Filing XML and Court Policy XML to associate fees and general document types. [29] In Filing XML, for each document within a filing that results in a filing fee (disregarding the same document transmitted in the filing in multiple electronic formats), the value in Fee:DocumentGenericType can be matched with the value in Document:GenericType to associate the document and the fee. For example, if the value in Document:GenericType were Motion then the Fee:DocumentGenericType value would also be Motion. [30] In Policy XML, each fee listed in the Court Policy can be associated with one more more generic document types by listing the generic document types in Fee:DocumentGenericTypes. This provides a means of helping the filer determine which fee is associated with a general class of document types, so that the proper fee will be submitted in the filing. Further, if the information is listed correctly in the Court Policy, then filing applications can simply mirror it in the filing, thus providing very accurate fee payment. [31] Using Fee:DocumentGenericType in Court Policy XML is slightly different than using Fee:DocumentType. Fee:DocumentGenericType uses a more general value, such as Motion, which means that one fee can be associated with many motions with only a single value. This makes creating the policy easier and makes the size of the policy smaller. However, using a single value may be too general in some situations. [32] Fee:DocumentKey is a unique identifier for a document used to match a fee with a document in Filing XML. To match a fee with a document in Filing XML, the Fee:DocumentKey value and the Document:Key value should be the same. Using the Document:Key element provides an exact match, rather than a more general match when using Fee:DocumentType or Fee:DocumentGenericType. Child Element(s) | minOccurs | maxOccurs | Filter | 1 | unbounded |
[33] The Fee:Filters element is a container element for one or more Fee:Filter elements. [34] Fee:Include is a flag that tells applications whether to publish the Court's fee schedule publicly or not. [35] The Fee:Filter element provides the ability to associate cutom filters to a fee. |