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
• PBMI Ordinance 4 – Hunting and Fishing on the Pala Reservation – Amended 09/10/2008
• PBMI Ordinance 10 – Pala Peace and Security Ordinance – Amended 06/11/2025
• PBMI Ordinance 10 – Pala Peace and Security Ordinance [FINES] – Amended 06/11/2025
• 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 01/14/2026
• PBMI Ordinance 31 – Drone Operations on the Pala Indian Reservation – Adopted 04/12/2017
• PBMI Ordinance 33 – Pala Adult Protection Ordinance – Amended 03/11/26
• PBMI Ordinance 36 – Child Support – Amended 02/11/26
• PBMI Ordinance 37 – Child Custody – Adopted 02/11/26
• PBMI Policy 11 – Pala Court and Civil Procedures Rules – Amended 04/03/2024
• PBMI Policy 12 – Donation/Sponsorship Policy – Amended 03/26/26
PBMI Ordinance 4 – Hunting and Fishing on the Pala Reservation – Amended 09/10/2008
PBMI Ordinance 10 – Pala Peace and Security Ordinance – Amended 06/11/2025
PBMI Ordinance 10 - Pala Peace and Security Ordinance - Amended 06112025PBMI Ordinance 10 – Pala Peace and Security Ordinance [FINES] – Amended 06/11/2025
PBMI Ordinance 10 - Pala Peace and Security Ordinance FINES - Amended 06112025PBMI 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 07/14/1995
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 01/14/2026
PBMI – Ordinance 21 – Child Welfare – Amended 01142026PBMI Ordinance 31 – Drone Operations on the Pala Indian Reservation – Adopted 04/12/2017
PBMI - Ordinance 31 - Drone Operations on the Pala Indian Reservation - Adopted 04122017PBMI Ordinance 33 – Pala Adult Protection Ordinance – EC Amended 03/11/26
PBMI - Ordinance 33 -<br /> Pala Adult Protection - Amended 03112026PBMI Ordinance 36 – Child Support – Amended 02/11/26
PBMI - Ordinance 36 - Child<br /> Support - Amended 02112026PBMI Ordinance 37 – Child Custody – Adopted 02/11/26
PBMI - Ordinance 37 - Child<br /> Custody - Adopted 02112026PBMI Policy 11 – Pala Court and Civil Procedures Rules – Approved 04/03/2024
PBMI - Ordinance 33 -<br /> Pala Adult Protection - Amended 03112026PBMI Policy 12 – Donation/Sponsorship Policy – Amended 03/26/26
PBMI - Policy 12 -<br /> Donation and Sponsorship - Amended 03262026