Ashland County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

$36

Applies to

Small claims jury demand

A party in a small-claims action may file a written jury demand upon payment of the $36 jury fee.

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 799.21(3), any party may, upon payment of the $36.00 jury fee, file a written demand for a jury trial.

CRITICAL

Fee

5

Applies to

Judgment docketing

If judgment is granted, a $5.00 docket fee must be paid to the Clerk of Court in addition to the filing fee, or the judgment will not be docketed.

If judgment is granted, a $5.00 docket fee MUST be paid to the Clerk of Court. (THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE FILING FEE). Without this fee, the judgment WILL NOT be docketed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Any document

The Clerk must collect the full statutory filing fee before filing any document unless the Court approves a fee-waiver petition.

Unless a petition for waiver of fees is approved by the Court, the Clerk of Court will collect the full statutory filing fee before filing any document.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil jury fee

If the civil jury fee is not timely paid, the matter will be tried as a bench trial unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.

If the jury fee is not paid in a timely manner, the matter shall be tried to the court as a bench trial unless otherwise ordered by the assigned judge.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ordinance or traffic jury fee

If the jury fee is not timely paid in an ordinance or traffic court action, the matter will be a bench trial unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.

If the jury fee is not paid in a timely manner, the matter shall be a bench trial unless otherwise ordered by the assigned judge.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil jury fee

In civil cases, the jury fee is $36 for a six-person jury or $72 for a twelve-person jury, payable at commencement or when specified in the scheduling order.

In all civil cases, the fee for either a six person jury ($36.00) or twelve person jury ($72.00) shall be paid either at the time of commencement of the action or the time specified in the scheduling order.

WARNING

Applies to

Facsimile filing

No filing fee is required.

No filing fee is required.

WARNING

Applies to

Jury fee

If a jury demand is withdrawn within two business days before trial begins, fees for the actual cost of calling and then canceling the jury may be assessed.

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 814.51, if a jury demand is withdrawn within two business days prior to the scheduled commencement of the trial, jury fees representing the actual cost to call out the jury and then cancel the jury may be assessed.

WARNING

Applies to

Recording with register of deeds

The Register of Deeds may charge a recording fee.

A recording fee may also be charged by the Register of Deeds.

WARNING

Applies to

Name change recording

A petitioner born in Wisconsin must pay a recording fee after the name change is granted.

After the judge has granted the name change, the petitioner, if born in Wisconsin, must complete a new vital statistics form and pay a recording fee.

INFO

Applies to

Certified copies of name change order

Two certified copies of the name-change order are provided at no charge.

Two certified copies of the order will be provided at no charge.