Monday – Friday
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
*All court documents must be dropped off by 2:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Pala Tribal Court
Pala Tribal Court
Clerk of Courts
34890 Lilac Extension Road
Pala, CA 92059
Clerk of Courts
Galilea Villegas
760-742-0583
760-742-0524 (fax)
Type of Case or Filing, Fee or Cost
Guardianship (parent(s) in agreement)
$75 to $100
Guardianship (parent(s) not in agreement)
$100 to $250
Adoption (parent(s) in agreement) – Tribal Custom Adoption
$100 to $250
Adoption (parent(s) not in agreement) the fee includes the involuntary termination of parental rights
$200 to $350
Child Support (parties in agreement)
$50 to $75
Child Support (parties not in agreement)
$100 to $250
Termination of Parental Rights
$100 to $250
Civil Violation – payment plan request (if a hearing is required)
$40
Electronic filing (in addition to the case type filing fee)
$50
Copying costs
Party to the case, $0.25 per page (black and white)
Party to the case, $0.50 per page (color)
Non-party, $0.50 per page (black and white)
Non-party, $0.75 per page (color)
Additional copies of certified court documents (including copying costs)
$10
Pala Tribal Court
The Pala Tribal Court serves the members of the Pala Band of Mission Indians.
Pala Tribal Court Rules of Civil Procedure
The following ordinances and policies serve those who have business before the Pala Tribal Court.
- PBMI Ordinance 4 – Hunting and Fishing on the Pala Reservation – Amended 09/10/2008
- PBMI Ordinance 10 – Pala Peace and Security Ordinance – Amended 05/11/2016
- PBMI Ordinance 10 – Pala Peace and Security Ordinance [FINES] – Amended 05/11/2016
- PBMI Ordinance 11 – Pala Utility District – Amended 07/12/2007
- PBMI Ordinance 15 – Prohibited Pollutants in the San Luis Rey River – Adopted 07/14/1995
- PBMI Ordinance 18 – Exclusion and Evictions of Non-Members – Amended 03/12/2008
- PBMI Ordinance 21 – Child Welfare – Amended 04/09/2014
- PBMI Ordinance 21 – Child Welfare – Amended 02/14/2024
- PBMI Ordinance 31 – Drone Operations on the Pala Indian Reservation – Adopted 04/12/2017
- PBMI Ordinance 33 – Pala Adult Protection Ordinance – EC Amended 03/16/2022
- PBMI Ordinance 36 – Child Support – Adopted 2/14/2024
- PBMI Policy 11 – Pala Court and Civil Procedures Rules – Approved 03/20/2019
- PBMI Policy 12 – Donation/Sponsorship Policy – Approved 02/24/2021
PBMI Ordinance 4 – Hunting and Fishing on the Pala Reservation – Amended 09/10/08
PBMI Ordinance 10 – Pala Peace and Security Ordinance – Amended 05/11/2016
PBMI Ordinance 10 - Pala Peace and Security Ordinance - Amended 05112016PBMI Ordinance 10 – Pala Peace and Security Ordinance [FINES] – Amended 05/11/2016
PBMI Ordinance 10 - Pala Peace and Security Ordinance FINES - Amended 05112016PBMI Ordinance 11 – Pala Utility District – Amended 07/12/2007
PBMI Ordinance 11 - Pala Utility District - Amended 07112007PBMI Ordinance 15 – Prohibited Pollutants in the San Luis Rey River – Adopted 07/14/95
PBMI - Ordinance 15 - Prohibited Pollutants in the San Luis Rey River - Adopted 07141995PBMI Ordinance 18 – Exclusion and Evictions of Non-Members – Amended 03/12/2008
PBMI Ordinance 18 - Exclusion and Evictions of Non-Members - Amended 03122008PBMI Ordinance 21 – Child Welfare – Amended 02/14/2024
PBMI - Ordinance 21 - Child Welfare - Amdended 02142024PBMI Ordinance 31 – Drone Operations on the Pala Indian Reservation – Adopted 04/12/17
PBMI - Ordinance 31 - Drone Operations on the Pala Indian Reservation - Adopted 04122017PBMI Ordinance 33 – Pala Adult Protection Ordinance – EC Amended 03/16/22
PBMI - Ordinance 33 - Pala Adult Protection - Amended 03162022PBMI Ordinance 36 – Child Support – Adopted 2/14/2024
PBMI - Ordinance 36 - Child Support - Adopted 02142024PBMI Policy 11 – Pala Court and Civil Procedures Rules – Approved 03/20/2019
PBMI Policy 11 - Pala Court and Civil Procedure Rules - Approved 03202019PBMI Policy 12 – Donation/Sponsorship Policy – Approved 02/24/21
PBMI - Policy 12 - Donation and Sponsorship - Amended 02242021