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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Californians may face higher court fees in the future. That's if Governor Brown's portion of the budget to fund state courts is passed by the Legislature.
The Governor's spending proposal for state courts includes a hike in fees to oppose traffic tickets by mail and even an increase in costs for clerks to search and retrieve multiple case files for Californians. Brown says the increased costs to taxpayers will help offset nearly 2-hundred million dollars in cuts to the state's trial court system in the 2014-15 fiscal year.
The budget plan also calls for the price for a paper copy of a court record to go up to 1 dollar per page.
While costs may go up, dozens of court houses in California are cutting back on staffing. Many courthouses have reduced hours and even closed offices to save money, while the state's caseload is growing.
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