Sonoma County Superior Court

Information about filing court documents in Sonoma County, California

COVID-19: Because of coronavirus restrictions, the Sonoma County Superior Court is currently operating reduced services. We recommend consulting the court's website for additional information.

Services

eFiling Maximum file size: 25 MB per document / 35 MB total Sonoma County is an eFileCA court. Learn more>>	Civil Limited (Mandatory) Civil Unlimited (Mandatory) Civil Complex (Mandatory) Small Claims (Voluntary) Family (Mandatory) Probate (Mandatory)
Physical Filing Maximum file size: 25 MB per document / Unlimited total	Available for documents that are exempt from eFiling.
Courtesy Copy Delivery Maximum file size: 25 MB per document / Unlimited total	Available
Court Research	Unavailable at this time because of COVID-19 court access restrictions

Court locations

Court address	Services
Civil & Family Law Courthouse 3055 Cleveland Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95403	eFiling Deadline: Before 11:45 p.m. (For delivery same court day) Physical Filing Deadline: Before 11:00 a.m. (For delivery next court day) Area surcharge: +$30.00 Courtesy Copy Delivery Deadline: Before 11:00 a.m. (For delivery next court day) Area surcharge: +$30.00 Court Research Unavailable at this time due to COVID-19 restrictions
Hall of Justice 600 Administration Drive Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 521-6500	eFiling Deadline: Before 11:45 p.m. (For delivery same court day) Physical Filing Deadline: Before 11:00 a.m. (For delivery next court day) Area surcharge: +$30.00 Courtesy Copy Delivery Deadline: Before 11:00 a.m. (For delivery next court day) Area surcharge: +$30.00 Court Research Unavailable at this time due to COVID-19 restrictions

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FAQs

Which documents are exempt from eFiling?

In Civil case types:

Records and cases under seal;
Ex parte applications/documents that are required to be presented to the Assigned Judge pursuant to Local Rule 5.6;
Bench Warrants;
Subpoenaed documents;
Labor Commissioner deposit of cash or check;
Bonds; and
Undertaking.

In Probate case types:

Affidavit re: Real Property of Small Value;
Bonds;
Financial Documents submitted by Private Professional Conservator;
Letters (probate, guardianship, conservatorship);
Subpoenaed documents;
Undertakings; and
Will/Codicils – originals for filing or safekeeping.

In Family Law case types:

Judgments

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