Transfer fees unpaid 30 days after service of notice of transfer order: any party may move to dismiss without prejudice

30 days after date notice of the transfer order was served, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 399(a).

Rule text

If those costs and fees are not paid within 30 days after service of notice of the transfer order, if a copy of a petition for writ of mandate pursuant to Section 400 is filed in the trial court, or if an appeal is taken pursuant to Section 904.2, then, within 30 days after notice of finality of the order of transfer, the court on a duly noticed motion by any party may dismiss the action without prejudice to the cause on the condition that no other action on the cause may be commenced in another court before satisfaction of the court's order for costs and fees. If a petition for writ of mandate or appeal does not result in a stay of proceedings, the time for payment of those costs and fees shall be 60 days after service of the notice of the order.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 399(a), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, December 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date notice of the transfer order was served): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, December 7, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 399(a)
If those costs and fees are not paid within 30 days after service of notice of the transfer order, if a copy of a petition for writ of mandate pursuant to Section 400 is filed in the trial court, or if an appeal is taken pursuant to Section 904.2, then, within 30 days after notice of finality of the order of transfer, the court on a duly noticed motion by any party may dismiss the action without prejudice to the cause on the condition that no other action on the cause may be commenced in another court before satisfaction of the court's order for costs and fees. If a petition for writ of mandate or appeal does not result in a stay of proceedings, the time for payment of those costs and fees shall be 60 days after service of the notice of the order.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."
Official source
  • For the plaintiff: last day to pay to avoid a dismissal motion. If a CCP 400 writ petition or 904.2 appeal is pending, the period is instead 30 days after notice of finality of the transfer order; if the writ or appeal does not stay proceedings, the payment time is 60 days after service of notice of the order (see venue_transfer_fees_60_days_writ_no_stay). The statute does not set a separate 5-day or 30-day rule for the moving-party-pays case. extensions 'general'; conservative: unextended date.
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date notice of the transfer order was served on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date notice of the transfer order was served): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

Notes

For the plaintiff: last day to pay to avoid a dismissal motion. If a CCP 400 writ petition or 904.2 appeal is pending, the period is instead 30 days after notice of finality of the transfer order; if the writ or appeal does not stay proceedings, the payment time is 60 days after service of notice of the order (see venue_transfer_fees_60_days_writ_no_stay). The statute does not set a separate 5-day or 30-day rule for the moving-party-pays case. extensions 'general'; conservative: unextended date.

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