(a) The judgment creditor upon filing the abstract or certified copy of the judgment and the affidavit shall pay a fee of six dollars ($6) to the public entity with which it is filed.
§ 708.785.Filing Fee
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 2 · Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Creditors' Remedies · Article 8. Collection of Judgment Where Judgment Debtor Is Creditor of Public Entity · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 708.785 requires a judgment creditor filing an abstract or certified copy of the judgment and the accompanying affidavit under this article to pay the public entity a six-dollar fee, with fees the state collects deposited into the fund that pays out claims collected under this article.
Full Text of § 708.785
(b) Fees received by the state under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the fund from which payments were, or would be, made on account of collection under this article.
Plain-English Summary
Filing under this article is not free. Section 708.785 requires the creditor to pay a six-dollar fee to whichever public entity receives the filing.
When the state is the entity collecting the fee, subdivision (b) directs where it goes: into the same fund that pays claims collected under this article, rather than into the state's general revenue.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a creditor pay to file under this article?
A fee of six dollars, paid to the public entity with which the abstract or certified copy of the judgment and the affidavit are filed.
Where do fees collected by the state go?
Into the fund from which payments are, or would be, made on account of collections under this article.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
· Official source
Also known as: filing fee judgment against public entitysix dollar fee ccp article 8