Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee Filing Fees and Waivers

Applies to

Final judgment

All final judgments must tax court costs; the Clerk may refuse to enter agreed final judgments or settlement orders until court costs are paid.

All final judgments must tax court costs. The Clerk may refuse to enter a proposed agreed final judgment or compromise and settlement order until court costs in the case are paid.

Fee

5 (currency not stated)

Applies to

Facsimile filing

A facsimile service charge of $5.00 plus $1.00 per page is payable within 10 calendar days; parties proceeding on a pauper's oath are exempt and the charges are taxed as court costs.

The sender of the facsimile transmission shall pay to the trial court clerk a service charge for each facsimile filing in the amount of five dollars ($5.00) plus one dollar ($1.00) per page of the facsimile filing (including the cover sheet). Payment of the service charge, accompanied by a copy of the facsimile filing cover sheet, shall be received by the trial court clerk not later than ten (10) calendar days after the facsimile filing. The facsimile service charge shall be paid by the sender as provided in this rule and shall not be taxed as court costs, subject to the following exception. If the sender is either a party who has been allowed to proceed on a pauper's oath or an attorney for such a party, timely payment of the facsimile service charge under this rule is suspended, and the charges shall be taxed as court costs.

When a satisfied judgment has unpaid court costs, the Clerk may apply to re-tax costs and must notify the parties of the application and hearing.

When a judgment has been satisfied but court costs have not been paid, the Clerk may apply to the court to re-tax costs. The Clerk must provide notice to the parties of the application and the date and time the court will consider it.