Filing Fee-Waiver

The filing fee prescribed by Appendix "A" to these rules must be paid before the filing of a pleading or motion listed in the filing fee schedule. Any waiver of the filing fee must be made by the court upon verified application of a party and no filing fee is required for this application. Provided, the filing fees is automatically waived in any case in which a party is represented by an attorney volunteering through the Idaho Law Foundation Volunteer Lawyers Program, the University of Idaho Legal Aid Clinic, the Idaho Legal Aid Program, or an attorney under a private attorney contract with Legal Aid. ( Adopted March 1, 2016, effective July 1, 2016, Amended effective April 23, 2026 .)