Providence County Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

Applies to

Civil action commencement

A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint, all other required documents, and the legally prescribed fees together.

A civil action is commenced by the filing of a complaint and all other required documents together with the fees prescribed by law.

Applies to

Administrative review complaint

Administrative-review proceedings must be initiated by filing a complaint, required documents, and the fees prescribed by law.

proceedings for such review shall be instituted by the filing of a complaint and any other required documents together with the fees prescribed by law with the court.

Fee

300 $

Applies to

Rejection of arbitrator award

A party rejecting an arbitrator's award must post a $300 filing fee with the Superior Court Arbitration Office.

(b) Filing Fee. A party rejecting an award shall post a filing fee of $300.00 with the Superior Court Arbitration Office.

Fee

500

Applies to

Arbitration

The total reasonable cost of an arbitration conducted under the Arbitration Rules may not exceed $500.

The reasonable cost of an arbitration performed within these Arbitration Rules shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) and shall be apportioned as follows:

Fee

100

Applies to

Arbitration

Except in the specified consolidated cases, each party, including all plaintiffs collectively and all defendants collectively, must pay $100.

(1) Except in consolidated cases, wherein one (1) or more parties is different, each party, (a party shall be all the plaintiffs and all the defendants, if more than one (1) of each) shall pay $100.00 in accordance with Arbitration Rules 7.1(c) 1 and 2.

Fee

100

Applies to

Arbitration

When an award is rendered for the plaintiff and no rejection is filed, each party must pay $100.

(2) If, at the conclusion of the arbitration hearing an award is rendered for the plaintiff and no rejection is filed, each party shall pay $100.00.

Fee

200

Applies to

Arbitration

The defendant must pay $200 when the award is rendered for the defendant and no rejection is filed.

(3) If, at the conclusion of the arbitration hearing an award is rendered for the defendant and no rejection is filed, the defendant shall pay $200.00 and the plaintiff will pay no fee.

Applies to

Arbitration

For cases certified to arbitration under Rules 1(a), (b), or (c), all funds due must reach the Arbitration Office within 30 days after the arbitration certificate is received and filed.

(1) As to all cases certified to arbitration pursuant to Arbitration Rules 1(a), (b), and (c), all funds due to the court must be delivered to the Arbitration Office no later than thirty (30) days after the arbitration certificate has been received and filed by the Arbitration Office;

Applies to

Arbitration

When an arbitrator will be selected or appointed within 30 days, required funds must be paid before notice of the selection or appointment is given.

(2) As to all cases designated to arbitration or otherwise placed into arbitration where the arbitrator is to be selected or appointed within thirty (30) days, the funds due must be paid before the arbitrator is notified of the appointment or selection; or

Applies to

Arbitration

For cases not rejected under Rule 5(b), required funds must be paid within 40 days after the Arbitration Office receives and files the arbitrator's award.

(3) As to all cases not rejected under Rule 5(b), the funds due shall be paid no later than forty (40) days after the arbitrator's award was received and filed by the Arbitration Office.

Applies to

Notice of appeal

The party or parties taking the appeal must order and pay for the transcript of the proceedings.

The party or parties taking the appeal shall order and pay for a transcript of the proceedings thereon.

Applies to

Award rejection

A party that rejects an arbitration award is subject to the filing fee prescribed by Arbitration Rule 5(b).

All matters rejected by any party shall be subject to Rule 5(b) regarding the filing fee for rejecting an award.

Applies to

Arbitration

The Arbitration Office must collect funds received under the Arbitration Rules and transmit them to the Supreme Court for use exclusively for arbitration purposes.

The Arbitration Office shall be responsible for collecting and transmitting to the Supreme Court all of the funds received by it pursuant to these Arbitration Rules, which shall be maintained and used exclusively for arbitration purposes.

Applies to

Notice of appeal

No filing fee is required for an appeal from a magistrate decision.

No filing fee shall be required.

Applies to

Registry funds

The clerk may not charge fees for amounts disbursed from the court registry, regardless of whether the deposited funds belong to a public or private entity.

(c) Registry Fees. No fees shall be charged by the clerk in any county from amounts disbursed from the registry of court for any funds deposited in said registry by any person, firm, corporation, or agency, whether public or private.