18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County Filing Fees and Waivers

Vendors collect required filing fees from subscribers via direct billing, unless fee is waived by court order or law.

Source text: The vendor shall act as a limited agent for the Clerk and collect such required filing fees from the subscriber through direct billing of that subscriber, unless the payment of the fee has been waived by court order or law.

E-filing vendor service fees belong solely to the vendor and are separate from statutory filing fees.

Source text: Fees charged to e-filing subscribers by the vendor for vendor services are solely the property of the vendor and are in addition to any statutory fees associated with statutory filing fees.

Refunds for e-file transactions ordered by the Court will deduct credit card and vendor fees; the Circuit Clerk refunds only the amount received from the e-filing vendor.

Source text: In the event the Court orders a monetary refund from any e-file transaction, the amount refunded will be less any credit card or vendor fees that may have been charged by an e-filing vendor. The Circuit Clerk shall refund upon order of Court only the amount that has been received from the e-File vendor.

E-filing vendors may require fees or reasonable contractual requirements from subscribers, but are prohibited from charging government users or court-deemed indigent parties.

Source text: The e-filing vendor may require payment of a fee or impose other reasonable requirements by contract with a subscriber as conditions for processing electronic filings. Pursuant to contract terms, the e-filing vendor must provide services but is not permitted to require payment of a fee for government users or parties deemed indigent by the Court.

Clerk provides copies of filed documents upon request and payment of applicable fee.

Source text: Upon request and the payment of the appropriate fee, the Clerk shall provide copies of any document filed in this Court unless otherwise specifically ordered.

Vendors collect statutory e-filing fees via direct billing; waivers available via court order or law.

Source text: Approved vendors shall electronically transmit to the Clerk’s bank account all statutory filing fees required for electronic filings. The vendor shall electronically provide the Clerk’s Accounting Department a detailed breakdown including transaction identifier and/or case number, type of transaction and party being billed for the payment for each deposit. The vendor shall act as a limited agent for the Clerk and collect such required filing fees from the subscriber through direct billing of that subscriber, unless the payment of the fee has been waived by court order or law.

A $500 rejection fee applies to arbitration awards exceeding $30,000.

Source text: In all cases where the arbitration award exceeds $30,000 the rejection fee shall be $500.

Arbitration orders must be submitted with the applicable filing fee for docketing and scheduling.

Source text: Upon receipt of the arbitration order, together with the appropriate filing fee, if any, the court scheduler shall set the matter for arbitration.

No appearance fee is charged by the Clerk for GAL appearances in adoption proceedings.

Source text: There shall be no appearance fee charged by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the GAL’s appearance in an adoption proceeding.

Jury fees must be paid before or when making a jury demand, unless waived via indigency petition; non-payment invalidates the demand.

Source text: Should a case in which a jury demand is made be of a type which requires the payment of a jury fee, said fee must be paid prior to or contemporaneously with said jury demand. Failure to pay said jury fee (unless same is waived by the proper presentation of a petition to proceed as an indigent) shall render ineffective the jury demand.

Document copies and certifications are available to requesting parties at reasonable cost, including applicable statutory or rule-based fees.

Source text: Copies of any document or certification of same shall be available to the requesting party at a reasonable cost, including all applicable fees as set by rule or statute.

Appearance fees are waived for post-trial motions to enforce a judgment.

Source text: If the matter involves a post-trial motion for the enforcement of a judgment, an appearance fee charged by the Clerk shall be waived.

Waiver applications for court costs and fees are available per Supreme Court Rule 298; publication notice costs are not waivable.

Source text: Forms of application for waiver of court costs and fees (“Waiver Application”) pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 298 shall be as provided by administrative order. At the court’s discretion, upon initial review, any Waiver Application may be set for hearing within 5 to 10 business days by telephone or video conference in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 45 and its policy on remote court proceedings, where applicable. At hearing, all Waiver Applications shall be reviewed along with supporting documentation and/or other evidence. Costs associated with notice by publication are not subject to waiver pursuant to this rule.

Court only takes judicial notice of filing fee and certified mail cost for court cost claims.

Source text: The Court will only take judicial notice of the filing fee and certified mail cost.