The Civil Services Unit is housed in the Visalia Courthouse Building at:
221 S. Mooney Blvd. Room 102
Visalia, CA 93291
Telephone: 559-636-5090
Fax: 559-713-3794
Email: SheriffsCivil@tularecounty.ca.gov
The Services and Fee Schedule is listed as follows:
Effective Jan. 1, 2024 Fees*
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Tulare County Sheriff's Office Civil Fee Schedule
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All Service of Process-Per Document (California Courts)
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$50.00 per person served
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All Service of Process (Out of State Courts Notary Fee) *(Most out of State Proofs must be Notarized)
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$15.00 per person served/per POS
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All Service of Process (Out of State Courts)
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$50.00 per person served
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Bank Levies, Third Party Levies
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$50.00
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Bank Levy (Fee to Open Safe Deposit Box)
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$170.00
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Civil Warrants FTA- Orders for Examination
All other civil bench warrants including the “1993”
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$50.00
$175.00
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Earnings Withholding Orders (Wage Garnishments)
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$45.00
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Evictions
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$180.00
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Keeper Levy (Initial Deposit) 8 hours
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$300.00 (currently unavailable)
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Keeper Levy (Subsequent Levies)
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$500.00 (currently unavailable)
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Levies (Personal and Real Property)
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Fee Varies by Type
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Personal Property Vehicle Levy (Initial Deposit)
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$1,500.00
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Till Tap
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$125.00
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Copy Fees $1.25/page
The Sheriff is entitled to his copy fees whether or not the service is completed. (CA Govt. Code 26738). We cannot guarantee that our service will always be successful.
All Fees must be paid prior to us performing any service (CA Govt. Code§ 6103.2).
The Tulare County Sheriff's Civil Unit accepts the following forms of payment for service of fees:
Cash, Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Debit Cards), certified cashier's checks, money orders, business checks, court-granted fee waiver (FW-003).
