Powder River County District Court, Montana Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

50 cents

Applies to

Pleading filed by fax or email

Filing a pleading by fax or email costs 50 cents per page in criminal and civil proceedings.

E. As dictated by statute, the fee for filing a pleading by fax or email in all criminal and civil proceedings shall be 50 cents per page.

CRITICAL

The person filing a document must pay required fees in the manner and by the time set by the Clerk of Court.

F. It shall be the obligation of the person filing the document to pay any required fees in the manner and within the time required by the Clerk of Court.

CRITICAL

Fee

25 cents

Applies to

Copies of papers on file

Copies of papers on file provided by fax, email, or other electronic means cost 25 cents per page in criminal and civil proceedings.

The fee for providing copies of papers on file in the Clerk’s office by fax, e-mail or other electronic means in all criminal and civil proceedings shall be 25 cents per page.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Judgment or decree

Counsel filing a judgment or decree must include the required filing fee.

E. Any counsel obtaining a judgment or decree shall immediately deliver it to the Clerk of Court for filing together with the required filing fee.

CRITICAL

Counsel must pay any required filing fee when filing unless the Clerk of Court has arranged otherwise.

B. If a filing fee is required, counsel shall pay the required filing fee at the time of filing, or as otherwise arranged with the Clerk of Court.

CRITICAL

Fee

$120

Applies to

Motion to amend final parenting plan

A contested motion to amend a final parenting plan or custody decree requires a $120 filing fee; the motion is deemed contested unless both parties stipulate to it when filed.

F. Section 25-1-201, M.C.A., provides for a $120 filing fee to file a contested petition (motion) for amendment of a final parenting plan. Pursuant to Section 40-4-219(7), M.C.A., a prior parenting plan means a parenting determination contained in a judicial decree or order made in a parenting proceeding. Therefore, a final custody decree or order qualifies as a “final parenting plan” in determining whether a new filing fee is due. A motion to amend parenting plan (custody decree) is deemed contested unless both parties stipulate to the motion at the time it is filed with the Court.

WARNING

Charges may be assessed for use of JVN for non-court business.

Charges for the use of JVN may be assessed.