California Code of Civil Procedure 2029.610 – (a) On filing a petition under Section 2029.600, a petitioner …
(a) On filing a petition under Section 2029.600, a petitioner who is a party to the out-of-state proceeding shall pay a first appearance fee as specified in § 70611 of the Government Code. A petitioner who is not a party to the out-of-state proceeding shall pay the fee specified in subdivision (c) of § 70626 of the Government Code.
(b) The court in which the petition is filed shall assign it a case number.
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 2029.610
- Court: means the trial court in which the action is pending, unless otherwise specified. See California Code of Civil Procedure 2016.020
- Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- State: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
(c) On responding to a petition under Section 2029.600, a party to the out-of-state proceeding shall pay a first appearance fee as specified in § 70612 of the Government Code. A person who is not a party to the out-of-state proceeding may file a response without paying a fee.
(d) Any petition, response, or other document filed under this section shall satisfy all of the following conditions:
(1) It shall bear the caption and case number of the out-of-state case to which it relates.
(2) The first page shall state the name of the court in which the document is filed.
(3) The first page shall state the case number assigned by the court under subdivision (b).
(4) The first page shall state whether or not the person filing the document is a party to the out-of-state case.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 308, Sec. 4. (SB 647) Effective January 1, 2012.)