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Visalia
County Civic Center
221 South Mooney Boulevard
Visalia, CA 93291
559-730-5000
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Tulare
425 East Kern P.O. Box 1136
Tulare, CA 93274
559-685-5500
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Porterville
87 East Morton
Porterville, CA 93257
559-782-3700
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Dinuba
640 South Alta Avenue
Dinuba, CA 93618
559-595-6400
For Criminal and Traffic matters, payments are accepted every Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Dinuba division. Payments may also be made during regular business hours in the Visalia division located at 221 South Mooney Blvd., Room 124, Visalia, CA 93291.
The Dinuba jurisdiction Traffic, Small Claims, Unlawful Detainer, and Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) cases are heard on Tuesdays.
Department of Child Support Services matters are heard on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and in the afternoon on the third Tuesday of each month in the Dinuba division
The office is closed on Thursdays.
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Juvenile Justice Facility
11200 Avenue 368, Room 201
Visalia, CA 93291
559-738-2300
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Family Law Facilitator
3400 West Mineral King, Suite C
Visalia, CA 93291
559-737-5500
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Pretrial Facility
36650 Road 112
Visalia, CA 93291- 8940
Phone: 559-738-2400
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Court Reporters |
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It is the policy of the superior court that an official court reporter will normally be available in all departments with the exception of small claims, traffic, trials de novo, and judgment debtor examinations (California Rules of Court, rule 2.956.)
It is the responsibility of every party to a civil action to pay for court reporter services in advance of the hearing of the matter to be reported. Fees to report all civil matters are $216.00 for each half-day of service, and $433.00 for each full day of service. A half-day fee shall be charged for any matter which lasts more than one hour. A full-day fee shall be charged for any matter which lasts more than four hours (California Rules of Court rule 2.958 ). Fees shall be paid in advance at the clerk’s legal filings public counter in each court location where the case is being heard. The clerk’s legal fillings is in Room 201 of the Visalia Courthouse. (Government Code section 68086).
If an official court reporter is not available, a party may arrange for the attendance of a certified shorthand reporter to serve pro tempore, in which event the party contracts directly with that reporter and makes payment directly to him/her, and will not pay the fees outlined above.
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Interpreters |
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The superior court provides interpreters for the following case types:
- Criminal, traffic, juvenile and domestic violence.
The superior court does not provide court interpreters for the following purposes:
- Small claims and civil matters.
- If a party calls a witness for whom an interpreter is required, the party shall provide, in advance, for the interpreter and shall be responsible for his or her compensation.
- If an interpreter is required to assist the mediation process, a family member should not be used as the interpreter without the consent of the other party and opposing counsel.
The interpreter's role shall be limited to that of interpreting, not offering, opinions or suggestions. |
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Court Calendars |
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Download the daily calendar for each court division. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view these documents in PDF format.
(Download the Adobe Reader) 
Visalia | Dinuba | Tulare | Porterville
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