If the court you're filing in allows, you can request that the fees associated with your case be waived. The court determines which waiver options are available.
In some courts, you can download a waiver form from within TrueFiling, complete it locally, and then upload the completed form as part of your waiver request.
Depending on the court you're filing in, you can request a fee waiver if you:
Believe the court has waived fees for the case – for example, if you're deemed indigent
Receive public assistance
Have been appointed counsel by the court and should be exempt
Are filing on behalf of a government agency and should be exempt
Upload a form that contains the fee waiver request
Will pay the fees later through the court
Are filing in a court that imposes an EFS (Electronic Filing Service) fee – in such courts, you can request an exemption from that fee.
If your waiver is granted, all fees associated with the case are waived for you until the case is closed. Some courts, however, may waive or defer the fees only for a specific filing bundle, not until the case is closed.
You'll be notified via email if your fee waiver request was rejected. If the fees for the case aren’t waived, your submitted filings will be rejected due to improper payment. You’ll need to recreate and re-upload your filings.
See Request a Fee Waiver for complete details, including information on downloading and uploading required waiver forms.