Civil Services

The Sheriff’s Civil Unit is in the Visalia Courthouse Building at:

221 S. Mooney Blvd. Room 102
Visalia, CA 93291

Civil Office and service hours are:  Monday through Friday, 8AM to 4PM

Telephone: 559-636-5090
Fax: 559-713-3794

Email: SheriffsCivil@tularecounty.ca.gov

 

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Effective Jan. 1, 2024               

Tulare County Sheriff’s Civil Fee Schedule Service Type Fee Government Code General Service of Process-Per Document (California and out-of-state Courts) $50.00 per person served 26720.9 GC, 26721.2 GC, 26742 GC Notary Fee (Most out of State Proofs must be Notarized) $15.00 per person served/per POS 8211 GC Bank Levies, Third Party Levies $50.00 26721 GC Bank Levy (Fee to Open Safe Deposit Box) $170.00 26723 GC Civil Warrants, FTA, Orders for Examination (491.160 CCP, 708.170 CCP) $50.00 26744 GC All other civil bench warrants (1993 CCP) $175.00 initial deposit 26744.5 GC Earnings Withholding Orders (Wage Garnishments) $45.00 26750 GC Evictions $180.00 26733.5 GC Keeper Levy (Initial Deposit) 8 hours (currently unavailable) $300.00 26722 GC, 26726 GC Levies (Personal and Real Property) Fee Varies by Type 26720 - 26751 GC Personal Property Vehicle Levy $1,500.00 initial deposit 26722 GC, 26748 GC Till Tap $125.00 26722 GC Cancellation of service fee $50.00 26736 GC Copy fees $1.25 per page 26727 GC

 

All fees must be paid prior to the Sheriff performing any service (6103.2 GC).

The Sheriff cannot guarantee service will be timely or successful.

Instructions notwithstanding, the Sheriff will serve process and notice (17(b)(7) CCP, 26660 GC) in accordance with the law, court rules and best practices.

The Sheriff is entitled to fees whether the service is timely or successful (26738 GC).

The Tulare County Sheriff's Civil Unit accepts the following forms of payment for service:

Cash, credit cards* (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Debit Cards), certified cashier's or bank checks**, personal checks**, business checks**, money orders**, court-granted fee waiver (FW-003).

*Credit card payments incur a $1.50 per $50.00 charged processing fee collected by the credit card processor that is not a Sheriff’s fee

**Personal checks will only be accepted if the person issuing the check provides satisfactory proof of residence in this state and if the personal check is drawn on a banking institution located in this state.  Additionally, service may be withheld or delayed until a check or money order has cleared and been deposited (duly paid) to the Sheriff’s account (6157 GC).