Graves Circuit Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Mortgage foreclosure or real estate lien enforcement case

In Graves County mortgage foreclosure and real estate lien enforcement cases, the clerk must collect the required Judicial Sale Administrative Fee with the original filing fee and transmit it quarterly as requested.

In all mortgage foreclosure or real estate lien enforcement cases filed in Graves County, The JSAF (Judicial Sale Administrative Fee) required by Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice shall be collected by the Graves Circuit Clerk along with the original filing fee. The fee shall be transmitted by the Circuit Court Clerk to the Administrative Office of the Courts on a quarterly basis as requested.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Action to enforce garnishment

Actions to enforce garnishment under KRS 425.501 et seq. may be instituted by paying the fee set forth in JRP 508.

They may be instituted by payment of the fee set forth in JRP 508

WARNING

Fee

90

Applies to

Deed review and execution

A $90 deed review and execution fee must be assessed when there is no Master Commissioner sale and the Master Commissioner does not draft the deed.

In cases which do not involve a Master Commissioner sale and the Master Commissioner does not draft the deed, a $90.00 deed fee shall be assessed for review and execution.

WARNING

Applies to

Appraisal

For a court-directed personal-property appraisal, the Court determines each appraiser’s fee based on evidence it may require about the property and the work involved.

C. Where an appraisal of personal property is directed by a Judgment or Decree of sale, the fee of each appraiser shall be determined by the Court on evidence as the Court may require showing the kind of property appraised, the number of items of property involved, its value and the time, labor and skill involved in making the appraisal.

WARNING

Applies to

Report

The Master Commissioner must assess report fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

B. The Master Commissioner shall assess all report fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

WARNING

Fee

$25

Applies to

Letter of arrest

A $25 fee is assessed for a Letter of Arrest.

D. A $25.00 fee shall be assessed for a Letter of Arrest.

WARNING

Fee

$200

Applies to

Appraisal

For required appraisals in real-estate sales under a judgment or decree, each appraiser’s fee is $200 and is taxed as costs.

A. In all sales of real estate under Judgment or Decree of Court where an appraisal is required the fee for each appraiser shall be $200.00 and taxed as costs.

WARNING

Applies to

Appraisal

For appraisals of specified commercial, industrial, multi-apartment, or multi-parcel real estate, the Court may set each appraiser’s fee above $200 based on the time, labor, and skill involved.

B. However, in sales of real estate under Judgment or Decree of Court involving an appraisal of commercial, industrial real estate or real estate consisting of multiple apartments or multiple parcels, the Court may order a fee of more than $200.00 for each appraiser taking into consideration the time, labor and skill involved.

WARNING

Applies to

Deed

The Master Commissioner must assess deed fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

C. The Master Commissioner shall assess all deed fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

WARNING

Applies to

Sanction fee

The Court may authorize sanction fees for repeated corrective action or recurring mistakes that cause repeated review, and any assessed fee must be paid to the Graves Circuit Court Clerk.

Sanction fees may be authorized by the Court in cases where repeated corrective action is required, or where individual attorneys or firms repeats the same mistakes causing cases to be reviewed repeatedly by the Master Commissioner’s office. Any sanction fee assessed shall be paid to the Graves Circuit Court Clerk.

WARNING

Applies to

Judicial sale

The Master Commissioner must assess judicial sale fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

A. The Master Commissioner shall assess all judicial sale fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.