New York Supreme Court, New York County Filing Fees and Waivers

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NYSCEF court fees must be paid through NYSCEF by Mastercard, Visa, or American Express, not in person at the County Clerk’s Office, and NYSCEF imposes no user fees.

Court fees in NYSCEF cases must be paid via NYSCEF by a credit or bank card (Mastercard, Visa, or American Express). Fees are not accepted in person in the County Clerk’s Office. NYSCEF itself imposes no user fees.

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Fee

$45

Applies to

Default judgment

Entry of a default judgment by the County Clerk requires payment of a $45 motion fee.

After the attorney has confirmed and finalized the submission, in the case of an application for a default judgment, a payment screen will open since entry of a default judgment by the County Clerk requires the payment of the $ 45 motion fee.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Rji

In an e-filed case, the RJI fee must be paid through NYSCEF.

In an e-filed case, the request and RJI and Addendum, if required, shall be filed with NYSCEF as provided therein and the RJI fee paid via NYSCEF.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Rji

After approval of the proposed malpractice notice and RJI, the RJI fee must be paid in Room 160.

The proposed Notice and RJI must be submitted to the General Clerk's Office via NYSCEF or, in a paper case, in hard copy for approval (after which the RJI fee is paid in Room 160).

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Civil cases

Fee

$125

Applies to

Calendar number

The applicant must purchase a calendar number from the County Clerk’s Cashier for $125.

The applicant brings the papers to the Cashier in the County Clerk’s Office for purchase of a calendar number (cost $ 125).

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Civil cases

Fee

$210

Applies to

Index number

A $210 NYSCEF index-number filing fee is required, except for foreclosure cases, and may be paid by Visa, Mastercard, or American Express credit or bank card.

Filing fees ($ 210 for an index number, except in foreclosure cases) must be paid through NYSCEF by Visa, Mastercard, or American Express credit or bank card.

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Civil cases

Fee

$210

Applies to

Index number

A hard-copy filing requires an index-number purchase sheet and a $210 fee payable to the County Clerk's cashier, absent a poor-person order and except in foreclosure cases.

In a hard-copy case, the filing party obtains an index number by (i) completing an index number purchase sheet; and (ii) paying to the County Clerk's cashier a fee of $ 210 (absent a poor person order and except in foreclosure cases).

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Civil cases

Fee

$95

Applies to

Request for Judicial Intervention

A Request for Judicial Intervention costing $95 must be filed through NYSCEF in an e-filed case or in paper in an authorized hard-copy case to obtain assignment of an IAS Justice.

To obtain the assignment of an IAS Justice to a case, a Request for Judicial Intervention (cost $ 95) must be filed, with NYSCEF in an e-filed case or in paper in an authorized hard-copy one.

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When a required fee is paid with an emergency hard-copy filing, the later NYSCEF submission should identify the payment and select “Fee Already Paid.”

If a fee is required upon the filing of the document in question, that fee will, of course, be paid when the emergency hard-copy filing is made. When the filer thereafter e-files the document, he or she should enter information in NYSCEF about the payment and select the option “Fee Already Paid.”

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Civil cases

Fee

$30 ?

Applies to

Note of issue

The fees for filing a note of issue and jury demand must be paid to the County Clerk through the New York State Courts Electronic Filing System in e-filed cases or, in hard-copy cases, in person in Room 160 at 60 Centre Street (fees are $ 30 (where the RJI has previously been paid for) and $ 65 respectively).

Summary: The note-of-issue filing fee is $30 when the RJI fee was previously paid, and the jury-demand filing fee is $65; e-filed cases pay through NYSCEF and hard-copy cases pay in person at the County Clerk's office.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Note of issue and jury demand fees ?

The fees must be paid in cash, by Visa, Mastercard, or American Express credit or bank card, by an attorney's check made payable to the New York County Clerk, or in the form of a U.S. postal money order made payable to the New York County Clerk. An attorney's check will be accepted if it is from a New York attorney, provided that words such as "Attorney at Law" or "Esq." appear thereon, together with the attorney's address and phone number. Other checks must be certified.

Summary: Filing fees may be paid in cash, by Visa, Mastercard, or American Express card, by a qualifying attorney's check, or by U.S. postal money order; non-attorney checks must be certified.

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Civil cases

Fee

$210 ?

Applies to

Index number

In order properly to file, the plaintiff must fill out an index number purchase form; purchase an index number (cost $ 210); fill the index number in on the summons and the complaint or the summons with notice and add the date the index number was purchased.

Summary: An index number for an uncontested divorce costs $210.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Hard copy filing fee ?

All fees must be paid by cash, certified check (payable to the County Clerk), credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or American Express), or U.S. postal money order.

Summary: Hard-copy filing fees may be paid by cash, certified check payable to the County Clerk, Visa/Mastercard/American Express credit card, or U.S. postal money order.

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If there is a cross-motion or motions are filed by both parties, the costs shall be shared.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Request for judicial intervention

Request for Judicial Intervention: Previously none was required, but one is required now (Uniform Rule 202.6 (b)), although there is no fee payable and the case will not be assigned to an IAS Justice.

Summary: No fee is payable for the Request for Judicial Intervention required to obtain an uncontested divorce.