Use this to ask the court to waive (cancel) the filing fee to start a civil court case when you can't afford to pay it. A judge will look at your financial information and decide if you qualify for a waiver under Washington Courts' General Rule 34. Contents.The Washington Attorney General's Office will provide a waiver or acknowledgment of personal service of original service of process of a Summons and Complaint. General Rule 34 Request for Waiver of Civil Filing Fees and Surcharges. To download these forms, right click the mouse and choose Save Target As. All forms are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. The Court recommends opening PDF forms with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you cannot afford to pay the filing fee, you may apply to have the filing fee "waived," which means that your case may proceed without paying the filing fee. Fill out a Notice of Small Claim form. Hand in the completed form to the clerks at any King County District Court location.