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 Law and 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