Filing Fees and Waivers
1947 rules across 60 courts
Filing fee rules determine when a filing requires payment, which payment methods are accepted, and how a fee waiver or deferral must be requested. State court filings often combine statutory fees, clerk payment procedures, portal convenience fees, and fee waiver forms. Missing a fee, using the wrong payment path, or omitting a required waiver request can delay acceptance or cause a filing to be returned for correction.
Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa
View all rules for CA-CONTRA-COSTA-SUPERIOR.Jury fees must be deposited and may be refunded only as provided by Code of Civil Procedure sections 631 and 631.3.
When a court reporter is provided for a civil hearing, a party without a Government Code fee waiver must pay the applicable reporter attendance fee.
A defendant who needs more than 60 days to pay must pay an additional nonrefundable $20 accounts receivable fee.
A written continuance request must include payment of the applicable fee or a fee waiver.
Except for DVPA restraining-order applications, applications must be submitted with the appropriate filing fee or fee waiver and include the original plus two copies.
Except for applications for restraining orders under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, all applications must be submitted with the appropriate filing fee or fee waiver, together with the original and two copies.
A non-refundable check for the Government Code-specified amount must accompany the written request for a custody counselor’s witness appearance.
A nonrefundable $150 jury fee is due by the initial case-management conference date, unless a different time is permitted by statute.
A nonrefundable jury fee of $150.00 is due by the initial case management conference date or at another time permitted by statute.
A defendant pleading guilty during the 60 days before the hearing must pay a $30 nonrefundable administration fee and pay all imposed fines and fees within 60 days.
Parties are responsible for all transcript costs under Government Code Section 69953.
A $25 fee is required when proof of correction is submitted for a correctable traffic violation.
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
View all rules for CA-SAN-FRANCISCO-SUPERIOR.The appellant must deposit the estimated clerk's-transcript fee with the clerk at $1.50 per page for two copies after receiving notice of the estimate.
A Notice of Appeal filed at the filing window must be accompanied by a clerk’s-transcript deposit payable to the San Francisco Superior Court.
A Notice of Appeal filed at the filing window must be accompanied by a deposit for the clerk’s transcript payable to the San Francisco Superior Court.
Noncompliance with the disclosure requirements may result in removal of the settlement conference from the calendar and a requirement to file a new Family Law At-Issue Memorandum and pay applicable fees.
Failure to comply with the continuance procedure may cause adoption of the tentative ruling or dismissal of the request; restoring a dismissed request requires refiling and payment of the applicable filing fee.
Parties demanding a jury must deposit legally required jury fees with the court clerk.
A plaintiff who wishes to continue litigating after dismissal for lack of service and resetting must file a new claim and pay a new filing fee.
An appellant electing CRC 8.122 must pay the Superior Court to prepare the electronic clerk's transcript.
The clerk must collect a traffic-school fee from every person ordered or permitted to attend traffic school.
The statutory complex-designation filing fee must be paid when a party applies for complex designation.
The $50 administrative fee may be waived only for an in forma pauperis transcript requester who completed the proper forms and meets the criteria or receives court approval.
Failure to designate the appellate record or pay required fees within the prescribed time limits may place the appeal in default.
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
View all rules for CA-LOS-ANGELES-SUPERIOR.Jury fees must be paid daily in room 102 on the first floor.
Motion fees must be paid at the time the hearing reservation is made online via CRS.
Motion filing fees must be paid when reserving hearing date online via CRS.
Jury fees must be paid on a daily basis during trial, with the daily rate provided by the judicial assistant.
Filing fee required for ex parte applications, paid before appearing in court.
Motion filing fees must be paid when reserving a hearing date online via the Court Reservation System.
Ex parte applications must comply with California Rules of Court, rule 3.1200 et seq., and the filing fee must be paid before appearing in Department 78.
Motion fees must be paid online at the time the hearing date reservation is made through CRS.
Ex parte applicants must pay the filing fee before appearing in court.
Motion fees must be paid at the time the hearing reservation is made online.
Self-represented parties must pay any applicable filing fee when filing ex parte papers, unless they have a fee waiver.
Jury fees must be paid daily, and a copy of the receipt must be given to the Judicial Assistant before trial commences each day.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-CUYAHOGA-COMMON-PLEAS.The fee for a Common Pleas certificate of judgment is $25.
The fee for a release of lien is $5.
The fee for a certificate for transfer is $15.
A $10.00 advance publication fee is required for new cases, calendars, motions, dockets, and notices when filing a complaint, transcript for appeal, or lien, and the fee may be taxed as costs.
The security deposit for an administrative appeal is $250.
The Special Process Server application requires a filing fee of $66.00 plus any applicable Special Project Fees.
The security deposit for a third-party or intervening complaint is $75.
The security deposit for a replevin filing is $250.
The fee for an order in aid is $40.
The security deposit for a counterclaim, crossclaim, or amended complaint is $75.
The fee for garnishment other than personal earnings is $80 for one bank, with an additional $10 for each additional bank.
The security deposit for service by publication is $150 for a civil action and $250 for a foreclosure case.
Jackson County Circuit Court
View all rules for MO-JACKSON-CIRCUIT.Payment of a filing fee is required before a trust file is opened after the statement is filed.
A trial de novo application must be filed with the court-set appropriate bond and the statutorily required additional fee.
The costs of a show cause order may not be paid from estate assets.
A filing fee must be paid before the Court will appoint a successor trustee when the trust instrument contains no successor provision.
After a citation issues, the personal representative is personally responsible for its costs.
Court costs must be paid on or before filing the final settlement, shown as a credit entry, and paid before settlement approval.
A minor guardianship filing for the person and estate, or estate only, requires a $100.50 fee, excluding the fee for service.
In a pre-judgment dissolution case requiring a paternity determination, a separate paternity case must be filed without a filing fee.
A certified-mailing fee deposit must be paid before mailing a notice of income withholding to an employer, except for cases brought by the Missouri Division of Child Support Enforcement or an attorney bringing an action pursuant to its referral.
A petition to dispense with conservatorship for an estate derived from a decedent's estate should be filed in the decedent's estate and requires no filing fee.
Filing fees and cost deposits are set by schedules approved by the Presiding Judge, published on the Court’s website, and deposited when proceedings are instituted or requested.
Annual court costs must be paid when or before the annual settlement is filed and recorded as a credit before the court approves the settlement.
18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County
View all rules for IL-DUPAGE-CIRCUIT.A jury fee must be paid at or before the jury demand (or be waived through an indigency petition), otherwise the jury demand is ineffective.
Vendors collect required filing fees from subscribers via direct billing, unless fee is waived by court order or law.
A $500 rejection fee is required in all cases where the arbitration award exceeds $30,000.
Approved vendors transmit statutory filing fees to the Clerk's bank account and collect them from subscribers through direct billing, unless the fee is waived by court order or law.
Vendors must transmit statutory filing fees to the Clerk's bank account and collect them from subscribers via direct billing, unless the fee is waived by court order or law.
A jury fee must be paid before or contemporaneously with the jury demand, or the demand is ineffective unless the fee is waived by an indigency petition.
E-filing vendor service fees belong solely to the vendor and are separate from statutory filing fees.
E-filing vendors may require fees or reasonable contractual requirements from subscribers, but are prohibited from charging government users or court-deemed indigent parties.
The rejection fee is $500 in cases where the arbitration award exceeds $30,000.
Documents requiring a statutory filing fee are e-filed normally; the vendor collects the fee from the subscriber by direct billing and transmits only unless the fee is waived.
Documents requiring a statutory filing fee must be e-filed in the same manner as other e-file documents.
Rejecting an arbitration award above $30,000 requires payment of a $500 rejection fee.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for PA-PHILADELPHIA-COMMON-PLEAS.For transfers from arbitration to the major case program, the deadlines for demanding a jury and paying the jury listing fee match those for arbitration appeals.
The Office of Judicial Records may refuse filings submitted without the required payment.
A $20.00 fee is required for a family support judgment certification for a name change petition.
No filing fee is required for indigent parties represented by appointed counsel, granted in forma pauperis status, or receiving free legal service with the required praecipe.
To be excused from filing fees in custody or support actions, a party must file a Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.
If rent was not paid at filing, the indigent tenant must pay 1/3 of monthly rent at filing, 2/3 within 20 days, then full monthly rent every 30 days.
For non-residential lease possession appeals, supersedeas requires depositing the lesser of three months' rent or rent in arrears at filing, plus monthly rent deposits while the appeal is pending.
Applicable filing fees must be paid electronically at filing time, and the Office of Judicial Records accepts payment by card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa), by mail via certified or cashier's check and money order, or in person by cash or certified check.
If rent for the filing month was already paid, the indigent tenant must pay monthly rent into an escrow account as it becomes due for months after the Notice of Appeal.
Filing fees may be paid electronically by credit/debit card, by mail with certified or cashier check and money order, or in person with cash, certified checks, or credit/debit cards.
On appeal from an arbitration award, the jury listing fee must be paid at the time of the jury demand.
All non-discovery motions must be filed with the Office of Judicial Records with the requisite fee paid, then immediately submitted to the Motion Clerk.
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for OH-FRANKLIN-COMMON-PLEAS.A subpoena served by a sheriff requires a $10.00 fee.
A civil action or proceeding requires a security-for-costs deposit in the Rule 9.08 amount unless a higher amount is ordered by the trial judge.
A Certificate of Qualification for Employment requires a $50.00 fee.
The fee for an order-in-aid proceeding involving garnishment of personal earnings is $35.00.
The filing fee for an administrative appeal in Category F is $100.00.
Realauction.com charges $220, or $215 before March 1, 2019, and will not refund the fee.
Failure to make the jury-demand deposit by the applicable deadline waives jury trial unless the court permits a late deposit for good cause.
A certified copy requires a $1.00 fee.
Every post-conviction petition after the first must be accompanied by the filing fee specified in R.C. 2303.20(T).
A miscellaneous case involving a non-adversarial issue in Filing Categories MS requires a $45.00 fee.
The filing fee for a praecipe for a writ of execution in Category EX is $103.00.
A praecipe for an order of sale, alias, pluries, or partition requires a $600.00 fee per parcel.
Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for PA-DAUPHIN-COMMON-PLEAS.A Petition for Contempt must be filed with the Prothonotary with an administrative fee of $150.00.
The Parenting Coordinator's fee may be up to $300 per hour.
When proceeding under Local Rule 1920.51 without a previously appointed Hearing Officer, the filing party must pay a $150 administrative fee plus any required Prothonotary filing fees.
Parties requesting or benefiting from appointment of a Parenting Coordinator must pay the Parenting Coordinator under the stated fee schedule.
An appeal involving less than $5,000 in controversy requires repayment of $400 in Board of Arbitration member fees.
All filing fees must be paid when the filing is submitted.
When the Family Law Judge refers a matter to the Divorce Hearing Officer, the moving party must file an original and one copy of a Motion for Appointment of Hearing Officer with a $75.00 administrative fee, together with any other filing fee required by the Prothonotary.
The filing fee must be paid by cash, certified check, or money order payable to the Dauphin County Prothonotary, and a petitioner unable to afford it may file an IFP petition and affidavit.
When a Hearing Officer was previously appointed for pretrial or discovery matters, a $75 administrative fee plus any Prothonotary filing fee must be paid.
An appeal involving $35,000 through $50,000 in controversy requires repayment of $800 in Board of Arbitration member fees.
A $150 administrative fee, plus any filing fees required by the Prothonotary, applies when all raised issues are assigned to a Divorce Hearing Officer who was not previously appointed for pretrial or discovery matters.
Except for the Commonwealth, county or court offices and their subdivisions, the requesting party and other applicable parties must make a non-refundable 95% estimated-cost deposit within seven calendar days after notification, using cash, money order, certified check, or law firm check payable to the County of Dauphin.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County
View all rules for FL-FIFTEENTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.Petitions for Modification must be filed with the clerk, accompanied by any applicable filing fee, and served on the opposing party.
Parties with combined annual income over $100,000 must use private mediation.
Each party must pay $120 when the parties' combined annual income is greater than $50,000 but less than $100,000.
A party who has not paid the required mediation fee will not receive a family mediation session unless the party is indigent or has been excused from payment.
If both parties fail to appear, each must pay the applicable $60 or $120 fee to the Clerk of the Court within 15 days after the mediator's report is filed.
An applicant determined to be indigent after completing an Affidavit of Indigency is not assessed a mediation fee.
A party who fails to appear must pay the applicable $60 or $120 fee to the Clerk of the Court within 15 days after the mediator's report is filed.
A party that fails to appear must pay the applicable $60.00 or $120.00 fee to the Clerk within 15 days after the mediator's report is filed, and both parties must pay if both fail to appear.
The Clerk will not issue the Certificate of Title until the $70.00 clerk sale fee and all other fees are paid.
A transcript or digital recording may be produced at public expense only when a court order is obtained.
Each party must pay $60 when the parties' combined annual income is less than $50,000.
A Petition for Declaratory Statement is subject to the same filing fee as a Petition for Adoption, with no additional fee when a TPR filing fee has already been paid.
Superior Court of California, County of Kern
View all rules for CA-KERN-SUPERIOR.A $600 fee must be paid for a court-ordered investigation in an existing case.
A $600 investigation fee is required for a court-ordered investigation in an existing matter.
A $300 investigation fee is due after the investigation report is submitted to the court for biennial review of a conservatorship.
Investigation fees for petitions to terminate parental rights and step-parent adoptions are due when the petition is filed.
A $600 investigation fee is due when filing a guardianship petition.
The Civil Harassment filing fee is $435, but the fee is waived if a Judicial Officer grants a Temporary Restraining Order.
The filing fee for a Name Change petition is $435.
A $600 investigation fee is required when filing a termination of conservatorship petition.
A fee must be paid when presenting a motion to set aside a default judgment.
A $300 investigation fee is required when filing a temporary conservatorship petition.
Small Claims filing fees vary according to the amount demanded.
A filing fee is required for a pre-cleared and reserved motion and must be paid within three days of the reservation.
Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
View all rules for CA-SAN-MATEO-SUPERIOR.Parties who electronically file ex parte papers must pay the ex parte application fee when filing.
Self-represented parties not enrolled in e-filing and appearing in person at the Northern Courthouse may pay ex-parte fees before the hearing at the specified Clerk’s Office window or by phone with a Credit or Debit card; they must give their applications, supporting papers, and proof of payment to the assigned Civil Judge’s courtroom clerk no later than 15 minutes from the hearing time, while check payments may be given to the clerk at the hearing.
Self-represented parties who have not signed up for e-filing and appear in person at the Central Courthouse may pay ex-parte fees by phone with a Credit or Debit card before the hearing and must submit their applications, supporting papers, and proof of payment to the assigned Civil Judge’s courtroom clerk no later than 15 minutes from the time set for the hearing.
A party electronically filing ex parte papers must pay the application fee when filing.
An appellant must arrange payment of the required clerk’s-transcript preparation fees within ten days after receiving notice of the estimated cost.
Filing fees required by Government Code § 70621 must be paid in the trial court.
Self-represented parties not enrolled in e-filing who appear in person at the Northern Courthouse may pay ex-parte fees at Window 8 or by phone before the hearing, and must give their application, supporting papers, and proof of payment to the assigned judge’s courtroom clerk no later than 15 minutes from the hearing time.
Attorney fees for a guardian of the person or estate that are to be paid from the ward's estate require court approval and are governed by California Rules of Court, Rule 7.751.
An ex parte applicant must pay the filing fee before presentation unless the applicant already has a fee waiver.
A party filing ex parte papers electronically must pay the ex parte application fee when filing.
The ex parte application fee must be paid when the papers are electronically filed.
Self-represented parties who are not registered for e-filing and appear in person at the Central Courthouse may pay ex-parte fees by phone before the hearing, and must submit their application, supporting papers, and payment proof to the assigned department’s courtroom clerk no later than 15 minutes from the hearing time; checks may be submitted to the clerk at the hearing.
Jefferson Circuit Court
View all rules for KY-JEFFERSON-CIRCUIT.A deposit sufficient to cover the sale's direct costs must accompany the Master's JRP 502D Statement of Amount to be Raised.
For every mortgage foreclosure or real-estate lien-enforcement case filed in Jefferson County, the Jefferson Circuit Clerk must collect the required Judicial Sale Administrative Fee with the original filing fee.
Other hearings without a sale, settlement, or receivership are charged at $60 per hour in quarter-hour increments, due on the fifth working day after the hearing.
A $25 hearing-and-report fee is assessed for a possessory or attachment matter under KRS Chapter 425 and must be paid to the Master Commissioner before the hearing.
Hearing fees are capped at $600 per case regardless of hearing number or length unless the Circuit Judge recommends and the Chief Judge approves extraordinary circumstances.
The entire sale fee is assessed when property is sold but the sale is not confirmed.
In mortgage foreclosure or real estate lien enforcement cases filed in Jefferson County, the JSAF must be collected with the original filing fee and transmitted quarterly as requested.
A tiered judicial-sale fee is assessed on the final bid or aggregate final bids, capped at $5,000.
A $25 hearing-and-report fee is assessed for KRS Chapter 425 possessory or attachment matters and must be paid before the hearing.
The Master Commissioner or Receiver payout or estate-settlement fee is capped at $5,000.
For a Warning Order or Military Attorney matter involving only one letter and report, the Court shall assess $125.00 plus postage per defendant.
If a case is reopened, additional fees totaling no more than $200 may be assessed.
Oklahoma County District Court
View all rules for OK-OKLAHOMA-COUNTY-DISTRICT.A civil claim for less than $10,000 requires a $225.39 filing fee plus service.
A foreclosure filing requires a $238.39 filing fee plus service.
An indebtedness claim over $5,000 requires a $225.39 filing fee plus service.
A conservatorship filing requires a $154.14 fee.
The divorce summons fee is $50.
A name-change filing requires a $190.39 fee that includes publication.
An uncontested divorce without minor children requires a $258.39 filing fee.
The passport execution fee is $35 and must be paid separately from the application fee.
A civil case not seeking monetary damages requires a $160.39 filing fee.
Fees payable to the U.S. Department of State must be paid by check, money order, or cashier's check; cash and credit cards are prohibited.
The Court Clerk cannot authorize payment plans for traffic tickets.
An indebtedness claim under $5,000 requires a $58 filing fee plus service.
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough County
View all rules for FL-THIRTEENTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.The clerk may accept only the amount specified on the Invoice for Payment, and every payment to the clerk must include that invoice.
A plaintiff owing an additional filing fee must pay it before the judicial sale, or the clerk will cancel the sale.
Three consecutive visitation cancellations by the same party without good cause may result in a minimum fine of $20 or another amount set by the assigned judge or general master.
A person depositing money into the court registry must pay the registry fee in addition to the deposit, but the clerk may deduct an unpaid fee from the deposit.
A guardianship estate may not be charged a guardian's or attorney's fee for seeking court authorization for a simplified annual accounting.
Setting aside a final forfeiture judgment requires payment of applicable statutory assessments and costs to the state, sheriff, and clerk.
The Children's Advocacy Center must generate an Invoice for Payment showing each party's allocated share of visitation or deposition costs.
Court-ordered mediation fees must be assessed under section 44.108, Florida Statutes, and the statutory fee in section 44.108(2)(a) applies when proof of income is not provided.
Audit fees must be paid to the clerk under Florida Statutes sections 744.365 and 744.3678.
The clerk must enroll an individual unable to pay court-related fees, service charges, costs, or fines in a periodic payment program with payments based on ability to pay.
The plaintiff must pay the clerk's judicial sale fee by 8:00 a.m. on the scheduled sale day, or the clerk will cancel the sale.
When the clerk cannot make a partial payment determination, the assigned judge must make that determination and order enrollment in the clerk’s periodic payment program.
Superior Court of California, County of Fresno
View all rules for CA-FRESNO-SUPERIOR.Trust proceedings, including testamentary trusts and trusts funded by court order, require a separate case number and payment of the current filing fee for the separate case.
The court assesses investigation fees in guardianship and conservatorship cases unless a statutory waiver applies.
All court fees, including jury fees and mileage, must be paid before the jury is sworn.
A party demanding a jury in a civil case must pay the nonrefundable jury fee unless another party on the same side has already paid it.
Payment must be for the exact amount in U.S. currency without change, may not use post-dated or two-party checks, must bear a date no more than one month old, must name the Fresno County Superior Court or a similar designee as original payee, and must have matching numeric and written amounts.
Failure to timely pay the jury fee waives trial by jury unless another party on the same side has paid it.
Each trust accounting must be filed in a new Trust file, and a filing fee is due when the accounting is filed.
An ex parte applicant may obtain a hearing date and time at the civil clerk’s filing counter by presenting the moving papers and paying the appropriate fees.
A $275 check payable to the court is required as a deposit for a subpoenaed counselor's testimony, and the depositing party will be billed for any expenses exceeding the deposit.
A party filing directly by fax must pay a $1.00 fee for each page in addition to other fees imposed by law.
For a civil trial or hearing expected to last more than four hours, the parties must deposit their pro rata shares of the fee for one full day of official reporting services with the Clerk.
Monthly payment and traffic school payment plans each carry an additional $35 installment fee.
Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County
View all rules for NV-CLARK-DISTRICT.All court proceedings are recorded and a $40 per hour fee applies for recording.
All civil matters in Department 19 are recorded and a $40 per hour recording fee (NRS 3.370) applies.
Even when a party retains their own Court Reporter, the Agreement to Pay Recording Fee form and the recording fees remain required, in addition to transcription and CD fees, before any official transcripts can be produced.
All court proceedings are recorded at a fee of $40 per hour, payable via an Agreement to Pay Recording Fee signed by both parties before trial.
A $40 recording fee will be added for each hour of hearing in civil matters.
All court proceedings are recorded, and civil recording carries a $40-per-hour fee.
Counsel must confer and designate a billing process for the $40 per hour trial/hearing recording fee (split equally, plaintiff pays, defendant pays, or decline recording); transcript costs are separate and require a separate form.
All court proceedings are recorded and a $40 per hour recording fee applies.
All court proceedings are recorded, and a $40 per hour fee applies to recording of civil matters.
All court proceedings are recorded and a $40 per hour recording fee applies, governed by the Agreement to Pay Recording Fee form.
If transcripts are needed for appeal purposes, the requesting party is responsible for the entirety of the recording fee.
The party using a real-time court reporter is responsible for setting up and paying that reporter, and the Recorder remains the official transcript.
California Rules of Court
View all rules for CA-STATEWIDE.No electronic filing service fee may be charged when a prosecutor, an indigent defendant, or that defendant's court-appointed counsel files a document in a criminal action.
Initial court fee waivers are available for probate fiduciaries and parties in civil actions with conservators/guardians based on financial condition.
The court may preliminarily determine a personal representative is no longer eligible for a fee waiver based on estate value estimates, with notice and hearing required.
The financial condition of a conservatee or ward includes support obligations of others, community property interests, and rights to trust or contract distributions.
The court may collect previously waived fees from a conservatee's or ward's estate if it has the ability to pay, with notice and hearing required.
A personal representative's continued fee waiver eligibility is based on the combined financial condition of the petitioner and the decedent's estate.
A decedent's estate must pay previously waived fees and costs as an allowable expense of administration if the waiver is withdrawn.
The court may later order that previously waived fees and costs be paid.
An electronic filing service provider may be allowed to charge electronic filers a reasonable fee in addition to the court's filing fee.
While payment information cannot be required to open an account, a provider may require it before rendering services unless the services are covered by a court-granted fee waiver.
Fees charged by the court or an electronic filing service provider must be consistent with the fee provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6.
Reconsideration or modification of a fee waiver in a conservatorship of the person requires notice and hearing, with the conservator or guardian appearing on behalf of the conservatee or ward.
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
View all rules for CA-SANTA-CLARA-SUPERIOR.FCS charges for evaluations; parties must submit deposits or fee waiver requests to FCS within five court days of the evaluation order.
Jury fees of $150.00 must be posted in advance of a jury trial.
Upon termination of a conservatorship, all claims filed by the Court Investigator's unit for its services, unless waived, must be paid before the Court will sign an order settling the final account.
A bond must be posted before temporary letters of conservatorship of the estate can be issued when the temporary conservator will possess the conservatee's personal property.
FCS screening fees are charged unless a fee waiver is granted.
FCS charges fees for evaluations unless a fee waiver is granted; parties must submit deposits or fee waiver requests within 5 court days of receipt of the order.
Effective March 12, 2019: 1. For cases in which the notices reflect an amount that is less than the actual amount due, the Court will accept the amount reflected on the notices as payment in full for the applicable violation(s). 2. For cases in which the notices reflect an amount that is more than the actual amount due, the Court will collect only the actual amount.
A standing order addresses fees due for traffic citations in Santa Clara County.
Fees are charged for any FCS screening unless a fee waiver is granted.
Filing fees are due with ex parte motions.
A petitioner requesting service by posting must submit a Request to Waive Court Fees (FW-001) unless one was approved within the last 4 months.
FCS staff appearance at trial/hearing may incur expert witness fees split evenly unless Court orders otherwise.
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
View all rules for CA-ALAMEDA-SUPERIOR.Fee schedule sets percentage-of-balance fees with maximums for Public Guardian, County Counsel, and Public Defender based on estate size.
A defendant seeking a trial de novo must pay the total amount due within the time specified in the notice.
Court investigator report fees must be paid before the general-plan hearing; other assessment fees must be paid before approval of the next accounting.
Any required continuance fee must be paid within ten days of mailing or faxing the application, or at the time of in-person filing, or before the hearing or conference, whichever is earliest.
Fees may not be anticipated nor property encumbered without a prior written court order.
The clerk may refuse to enter a dismissal until a court lien for waived fees is paid when the party recovered $10,000 or more, unless the court orders entry.
The clerk may refuse to enter a full satisfaction of judgment until an accompanying order requiring payment of waived fees and costs has been satisfied.
No fee or charge may be taken without a prior written court order.
Case set up and investigation fees: $2,400 (PG), $2,040 (CC), $2,040 (PD), plus $1,020 investigation fee for PG, all requiring written court approval.
Additional fees of $1,080 (Public Guardian) and $600 (County Counsel) may be claimed after following the Probate Code section 2631 liquidation procedure, but only upon written court approval.
The clerk's delegation does not extend to waiving the additional court fees and costs set forth in California Rules of Court, rule 3.56.
The clerk may not deny, set an eligibility hearing, or partially grant a request for an initial fee waiver.
Multnomah County Circuit Court
View all rules for OR-MULTNOMAH-CIRCUIT.A document may be returned or rejected and not filed if it is not accompanied by the fee or an order waiving or deferring the fees.
Checks paying funds into court must be payable to the State of Oregon with the applicable case number written on the check.
Parties unable to pay case fees may apply for a deferral or waiver, and after final disposition they must appear at ex parte for a final waiver or the outstanding fees may be entered as a judgment against them.
Most ex parte motions carry no specific fee, but an uncontested motion for relief from judgment under ORCP 71 requires a $111 fee.
Trial and hearing fees must be paid before the trial or hearing begins; bench trial fees are currently $139 per day or partial day (jury trial fee amount is cut off in the source text).
Hearing fees must be paid at the time the motion is filed (ORS 21.200).
Deferred fees become due 30 days after judgment or final disposition unless otherwise ordered, and a party whose finances have not changed may apply to the presiding judge to convert the deferral into a waiver.
Filing fees for most initial filings must be paid before a case number is assigned, but parties who cannot afford them should apply for a fee deferral/waiver.
A third-party defendant filing a first appearance in a circuit court civil action must pay the filing fee (ORS 21.165).
A writ of execution requires filing the writ with the appropriate issuance fee.
A third-party plaintiff who files a complaint adding a new individual or entity to the case must pay a filing fee.
Fees for judicial settlement conferences range from $111 to $223.
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for PA-ALLEGHENY-COMMON-PLEAS.The responding party must pay the program fees seven days before the scheduled session.
An uncontested divorce or annulment requires a hearing praecipe and a $43 deposit allocated to a $25 master’s fee, $15 court reporter’s fee, and $3 for poundage and mailing, unless Rule 1920.62 provides otherwise; the deposit is taxed as costs.
Before filing an objection to the adequacy of the offered real-estate price, the objector must deposit a certified or cashier’s check equal to ten percent of the original offer or at least $100, with possible forfeiture if the offer is not raised in open court.
Moving parties required to participate in the education and mediation orientation programs must pay all program fees.
The filing fee set by the Department of Court Records must be submitted when requesting an Allegheny County subpoena based on a foreign subpoena.
Adult education costs $40 per party and children’s education costs $30 per child, with each party paying half of each child’s fee; payment must be by certified check or money order to the Allegheny County Treasurer.
A filing fee applies to a petition for a name change.
Mediation orientation costs $100 per party, payable to the Allegheny County Treasurer by cashier’s check or money order; cash and personal checks are not accepted.
The moving party must pay all education and mediation orientation fees before receiving the Scheduling Order.
A party appealing an arbitration award must pay the Department of Court Records the fee required to file the appeal.
No party or child may participate in the programs without timely payment of the required fees.
A filing lacking sufficient funds or authorization for credit card, debit card, or other payment cannot be cured under the electronic-filing rejection procedure.
Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties
View all rules for FL-NINTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.The party designated in a transfer order must deliver the other court's filing fee to the Clerk within 30 days of the order when transferring a case for improper venue or forum non conveniens.
The party designated in a venue- or forum-non-conveniens-transfer order must deliver the other court’s filing fee to the Clerk within 30 days after the order so the fee accompanies the transferred file.
The recording fee must be paid directly to the clerk of court.
A party seeking waiver of Clerk’s and Sheriff’s fees and costs in an original civil proceeding must complete and file the Clerk’s affidavit of insolvency.
A party seeking waiver of Clerk’s fees and costs for the specified appeals must electronically file a motion with an affidavit of insolvency.
The party designated in a transfer order must deliver the other court’s filing fee to the Clerk within 30 days of the order for an improper-venue or forum-non-conveniens transfer.
A $10.50 check must be included for recording the final judgment.
A $10.50 check for recording is required in marriage cases only.
An appellant seeking waiver of fees and costs must electronically file a motion accompanied by an affidavit of insolvency.
The recording fee must be paid directly to the Clerk of Court.
When County Court has subject-matter jurisdiction, the assigned judge must order transfer and specify the party responsible for any necessary filing fees; the Clerk assigns the case after receiving the case and fee.
A financially unable party must file the clerk's affidavit to seek waiver of specified clerk's and sheriff's fees and costs, may seek judicial review if the clerk rejects it, and is eligible only while the action remains pending and undisposed of.
Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-SUMMIT-COMMON-PLEAS.A notice of appeal from an arbitration award must be accompanied by a $50 fee payable to the Clerk.
Any Sheriff's-sale publication fee exceeding the deposit must be taken from sale proceeds and paid to the publisher within 30 days after the sale.
The Clerk of Courts must collect a $250 filing fee for an ODRC-reviewed CQE petition, which is considered filed when the fee is paid.
Civil actions and proceedings require a security-for-costs deposit in the scheduled amount unless the Court orders otherwise.
For each case requiring publication of calendars or notices whose fees are not fixed by law, the filing party must pay The Akron Legal News $14.50.
The Clerk must collect a $20 advance deposit for publication of notice of a chattel sale by the Summit County Sheriff's Office.
Publication of an abstract of legal advertising costs $5.00 per case, matter, or proceeding and is collected as part of court costs by the Clerk of Courts.
Documents or court actions requiring filing fees must be paid by valid credit card through the Clerk’s electronic filing system.
A civil plaintiff unable to pay filing costs for a complaint, counterclaim, or third-party claim must submit the court-prescribed Poverty Affidavit requesting a waiver.
The Clerk must collect a $220 advance deposit to publish notice of a Sheriff's sale.
The Order of Sale Publication deposit filing fee is $620.00 effective October 1, 2007.
The online sheriff-sale licensing fee is a one-time charge of $220.00 per case.
Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
View all rules for CA-SAN-DIEGO-SUPERIOR.Jury fees must be paid five days before trial unless a fee waiver is granted.
Ex-Parte fees are due on or before 12:00 p.m. the day before the hearing in the Civil Business office.
A check for jury fees is due prior to the completion of trial.
Jury fees must be paid before the start of the next trial day; failure to pay waives the jury trial.
Ex parte papers must be filed with the appropriate fee.
Filing a CM-020 form requires a $60.00 filing fee.
A required fee applies to pro hac vice applications, and proof of its payment must accompany the application.
Ex parte papers require the appropriate fee.
Jury fees are due at the end of each week.
Ex parte moving papers require the appropriate filing fee.
The appropriate filing fee must accompany ex parte papers.
A filing fee is required for ex parte matters.
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County
View all rules for DE-NEW-CASTLE-SUPERIOR.The trial fee must be paid by the date of the pretrial conference.
The trial fee is due no later than the pretrial conference; if unpaid within two business days after the conference, the case will be removed from the trial calendar and a new date will be scheduled upon payment.
Failure to pay the trial fee within two business days after the pretrial conference results in removal from the trial calendar.
A $150 trial fee must accompany the Interim Status Report by check payable to the Prothonotary.
A $150 trial fee must accompany the Interim Status Report, paid by check to the Prothonotary.
The trial fee must be paid by the pretrial conference date; if unpaid for two business days after that conference, the case will be removed from the trial calendar and a new date will be scheduled upon payment.
The filing fee for a non-eFiled case must be paid when the case is filed.
Plaintiff must pay the trial fee by the pretrial conference.
The trial fee must be paid by check payable to the Prothonotary no later than the pretrial conference date.
Plaintiff’s counsel must file the Interim Status Report with a copy to the assigned judge and a $150 trial-fee check payable to the Prothonotary.
The trial fee must be paid no later than the pretrial conference; if unpaid for two business days afterward, the case will be removed from the trial calendar until payment.
The trial fee is due by the Pretrial Conference; if unpaid within two business days after the conference, the case may be removed from the trial calendar until payment.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County
View all rules for FL-MIAMI-DADE-CIRCUIT.A final invoice for the audio recording must be paid before the recording will be released.
A final invoice for the audio recording (per Rule 2.420 review) must be paid before the recording is released.
Accounting fees will not be waived unless an affidavit of indigency is filed with the Clerk of Courts, who determines whether the petitioner qualifies for indigent status.
Accounting fees will not be waived unless an Affidavit of Indigency is filed with the Clerk of Courts and the Clerk determines the petitioner qualifies for indigent status; otherwise the fees must be paid.
A final invoice for the audio recording must be paid before the recording will be released.
Proposed orders of writ of garnishment must be filed with the Clerk's office with an $85.00 filing fee, and proof of payment must be included when sending the proposed order to the Judge.
The final invoice for an audio recording must be paid before the recording will be released.
A final invoice for the audio recording must be paid before the recording will be released.
The requester must pay the final invoice for the audio recording before it will be released.
The final invoice for an audio recording must be paid before the recording is released to the requester.
A final invoice for the audio recording must be paid before the recording will be released.
A final invoice prepared under Rule 2.420 must be paid before the audio recording will be released to the requester.
Fairfax County Circuit Court
View all rules for VA-FAIRFAX-CIRCUIT.The Clerk of Court may immediately terminate a user's e-filing System access, including for failure to pay required fees or noncompliance with the guidance.
A $50.00 filing fee payable by cash, check, or money order must accompany the copy of the Notice of Appeal mailed to the Court of Appeals Clerk, with indigents determined by the trial court and persons represented by appointed counsel excused from paying.
A $500.00 bond for costs is due when the notice of appeal is filed, filed in the trial court clerk's office, unless reduced by the Circuit Court or waived for indigent appellants.
The petition is mailed to the Clerk of the Supreme Court and must be accompanied by a $50.00 filing fee.
A $50.00 filing fee must accompany the copy of the notice of appeal sent to the Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
A $20.00 filing fee must be paid when filing a Notice of Appeal in civil cases.
Pro hac vice admission requires a non-refundable $250 application fee per admission, payable to the Virginia Supreme Court and submitted with the application to Circuit Court.
The optional FSX service of process request costs $2 per transaction.
The e-filing fee is $6 and the e-service fee is $3.60 per transaction, not per document.
The Court accepts cash, credit card (with a 4% surcharge), certified check, and money order for filing fees; personal checks are not accepted.
Cash appeal bonds must be in the form of cash, cashier's check, or certified check only.
The Supreme Court may require a costs bond, generally $500, upon awarding the appeal, and any ordered bond must be filed and processed in the trial court clerk's office.
16th Judicial Circuit Court, Kane County
View all rules for IL-KANE-CIRCUIT.Statutory filing fees must be paid when filing any document, pleading, or case with the Circuit Clerk.
Fee required by law must be paid when filing a supplemental probate proceeding.
Jury demands must be filed with Circuit Court Clerk and fee paid at time of filing petition/claim or answer/responsive pleading.
Fee payment is stayed for e-filings with indigence waiver petitions until the court rules on the petition.
E-filing subscribers must maintain a valid credit card on file with the vendor for statutory filing fee payment.
No filing fee required for Appearance filed by GAL or court-appointed counsel for disabled person.
Parties unable to pay court fees may apply for a fee waiver.
No filing fee is required for Appearances filed by court-appointed Attorneys for Children, GALs, or Child's Representatives.
Court reporter fees for prove-up hearings must be paid in full by the dissolving party at the time of hearing.
E-file vendor acts as Clerk's agent to collect filing fees via direct billing, except when fees are waived.
Court fee waiver application forms per Supreme Court Rule 298 are available via the Circuit Clerk’s website.
Document copies and certifications are available to requesting parties at reasonable cost per rule or statute.
Shelby County Circuit Court, Tennessee
View all rules for TN-SHELBY-CIRCUIT.All applicable Writ of Possession filing fees must be collected at the filing counter.
Statutory filing fees must be paid immediately by credit card when electronically filing unless the Court excuses payment.
Statutory filing fees for electronically filed documents must be paid immediately by credit card unless the Court excuses payment.
Statutory filing fees for e-filed documents must be paid immediately by credit card unless the Court excuses payment.
The Clerk may impose an additional convenience fee for electronic filing, separate from regular filing and other fees.
The Clerk may charge an additional convenience fee for electronic filing.
An E-Filer seeking a refund for an improper fee collection must contact the Clerk's Office directly, and refunds will not be paid in cash.
Electronic filing is subject to a convenience fee in addition to regular filing fees, and the convenience fee is treated as a court cost.
Using the E-Filing Website constitutes consent to process or charge the supplied credit card.
The Clerk may impose an additional convenience fee for electronic filing.
Electronic filing is subject to a Convenience Fee in addition to regular filing fees, and the Convenience Fee is treated as a court cost.
An E-Filer seeking a refund for an improper collection must contact the Clerk's Office directly, and refunds are unavailable in cash.
Circuit Court of Cook County
View all rules for IL-COOK-CIRCUIT.If the Early Resolution Program does not resolve the case, the defendant must file an appearance, which requires a fee; a fee waiver is available for those unable to pay.
Statutory filing fees apply to e-filing; fees may be paid by credit/debit card, ACH debit, or another Clerk-authorized payment method.
Counterclaim filing fees are deferred until trial; the trial judge requires payment before jury selection.
Fee petitions must be scheduled for 9:00 a.m. or when the case is already set, and must comply with CP Division Administrative Order 21-1 and SCR 299.
If the Early Resolution Program does not resolve the case, the defendant must file an appearance, which requires a fee.
A $2.00 Dispute Resolution Fund fee is charged in all civil cases, paid by the initiating party at filing, except for proceedings by local government units.
On transfer to a department/division/district with a higher fee, the plaintiff pays the difference in filing fees and each defendant pays the difference in appearance fees.
The Early Resolution Program is free to participate in; no appearance or fee is required to participate.
A fee petition is granted without formal presentment if the ASA does not object and the court approves it upon review.
Litigants who cannot afford the appearance fee may ask the Clerk for a Petition to Waive Court Fees.
Fee waivers should be submitted to the courtroom email address.
Instructions for filing an appearance and the Application for Waiver of Fees are available at ilcourts.info/forms.
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
View all rules for CA-SACRAMENTO-SUPERIOR.Each discovery-related motion filed simultaneously must be a separate document with a separate filing fee; motions on different discovery types may not be combined.
Parties requesting a daily transcript in a civil case must pay the fees to the Clerk before each day of trial; otherwise reporting services are deemed waived.
Documents submitted without the required filing fees per the court's Fee Schedule will be returned unfiled.
Ex parte applications must be paid for by 4:00 p.m. one court day before the hearing.
The judgment creditor must prepare the bench warrant and submit it to the Civil Clerk's office with a check for service payable to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
Jury fees must be paid in advance per CCP 631, with daily deposits during voir dire and trial; if the responsible party fails to pay, another party may preserve the jury by depositing fees.
Cash payments to the Court must be rounded to the nearest five-cent increment using symmetrical rounding rules.
Requests for free appeal transcripts require a current financial declaration, and free reporter's transcripts require a showing of colorable need.
Ex parte applications and supporting documents must be paid for and submitted with the hearing date/time set as TBD.
Non-cash payments (check, credit card, electronic funds transfer) must be processed for the exact amount required by law or the fee schedule, without rounding.
In civil and family law cases, parties requesting court reporting services must pay the fee in equal proportion to the Clerk before each trial day; if one refuses, the other may pay.
Court-appointed criminal experts may claim $250.00 for time and expense after two or more unsuccessful attempts to meet with a defendant at the jail/prison, submitted as a reasonable effort to examine the defendant and prepare a report.
Superior Court of Fulton County
View all rules for GA-FULTON-SUPERIOR.Statutory filing fees to initiate a cause of action must be paid electronically, except that PAT users may pay in person.
Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.
Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.
Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions unless the filer qualifies as indigent.
Indigent parties may obtain waiver of filing, e-filing, and e-service fees by e-filing an in forma pauperis order with their entry of appearance and using the waiver code.
Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.
Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.
Usage and convenience fees for eFileGA are waived for self-represented litigants filing at a public access terminal.
The vendor may charge fees for e-filing, access, and e-service, payable at the time of use, in addition to statutory filing fees.
Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside
View all rules for CA-RIVERSIDE-SUPERIOR.Jury fees must be deposited on or before the initial CMC date even if the CMC is vacated or continued; failure forfeits the right to a jury trial.
A request to shorten time for notice or advance a hearing date requires the motion to be filed, a hearing date on calendar, and the filing fee paid (or fee waiver obtained).
The Court will only consider a request to shorten time or advance a hearing date if the motion is filed with the Clerk's Office, a hearing date is on calendar, and the filing fee is paid or waived.
A party whose jury-trial right has been declared forfeited may not post jury fees until the Court grants relief from the forfeiture.
A request to shorten notice or advance a hearing date is considered only if the motion is filed, a hearing date is set, and the appropriate fee is paid or waived.
Counsel must pay daily jury fees and court reporter fees to the clerk’s office each trial day and provide the receipt to the courtroom assistant; non-payment may bring sanctions or contempt.
Parties must deposit non-refundable $150 jury fees per Code of Civil Procedure section 631, or forfeit the right to a jury trial.
The Court will not grant relief based on a stipulation if the party has not yet paid its first-appearance fee.
The filing fee for the underlying motion must be paid before bringing an ex parte application for an order shortening time, unless a fee waiver was obtained.
Western District of Washington
View all rules for WDWA.Individual chapter 7 debtor may file waiver application (Form B 103B) with petition for waiver of filing fee.
Debtor unable to pay filing fee may file installment application with initial payment due with petition; initial installment amounts vary by chapter; denial if prior case within 8 years with fees owed.
Voluntary petition must be accompanied by full payment, waiver application, or installment application.
Notice of removal must be accompanied by a filing fee as required for adversary proceedings.
Reopening filing fees are due at time motion is filed.
Petitioners for reinstatement after disbarment must pay the applicable filing fee.
Amendments to schedules must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
Conditionally admitted attorney whose employment ends must file a new petition and pay the applicable fee.
No fee is required for a Legal Intern application.
Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
View all rules for CA-SAN-BERNARDINO-SUPERIOR.The superior court clerk must immediately file a received juvenile restitution order without charge, assign a new case number, and seal the new file.
Required fees must be paid before filing an ex parte order application, except for guardian-ad-litem appointments and approvals of undertakings or attachments.
The motion fee must be paid when the hearing reservation is made online.
Electronic filing fees are capped at $25,000, and any excess is identified in a Notice of Filing Fees Due after acceptance.
Fees exceeding $25,000 must be paid after receipt of the conformed copy by calling the call center, mailing a check, or paying in person at the Civil Clerk’s office.
An ex parte filing fee must be paid before the applicant appears in court.
Except for specified motions, filing fees must be paid within five days after reserving a hearing date, and each motion in a combined filing requires a separate fee.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties
View all rules for FL-TWENTIETH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.The plaintiff must pay the statutory clerk's fee for copies of each standing order issued and attached to the summons.
The plaintiff must pay the applicable statutory clerk's fee for each copy of the standing order attached to a summons.
An applicant determined civilly indigent must still pay non-waived costs to the clerk as provided by Florida law.
The Plaintiff must pay the applicable statutory clerk fees for each standing order copy attached to a summons.
An applicant found not indigent may request a hearing to obtain judicial review of the clerk's decision without paying a review fee.
Qualifying applicants receive waivers of the filing and summons fees, but not of other costs and fees.
Northern District of Illinois
View all rules for NDIL.Chief Judge Kendall presumptively requires a $1,000 bond per defendant for temporary restraining orders.
Chief Judge Kendall presumptively requires a $1,000 bond per defendant in Schedule A cases.
A summons will not be issued until the filing fee is paid by credit card, check, cash, or money order.
If a credit card transaction is invalid or CM/ECF credit card processing is experiencing problems, payment must be made within two business days.
Refunds for inadvertent erroneous or duplicate online fee payments are available upon written request and processed through the electronic credit card system, and repeated fee mistakes may trigger an order to show cause.
A registry fee, equal to the amount prescribed by the Judicial Conference based on income earned on the investments, is due and payable on registry funds invested in interest-bearing accounts.
Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee
View all rules for TN-DAVIDSON-CIRCUIT.A facsimile service charge of $5.00 plus $1.00 per page is due within 10 calendar days, with payment suspended and taxed as court costs for parties proceeding on a pauper's oath.
Certificate of adoption requires a $30.00 fee, and fee disclosures must be filed before Order to Set.
All final judgments must tax court costs; the Clerk may refuse to enter agreed final judgments or settlement orders until court costs are paid.
Special Masters are authorized to determine if a litigant qualifies to proceed as a pauper upon filing a Uniform Civil Affidavit of Indigency.
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.
The clerk contacts the filer by phone the next business day to collect the Facsimile Service Charge per TRCP 5A.04.
El Paso County District Courts
View all rules for TX-EL-PASO-DISTRICT.eFileTexas will charge filers a convenience fee for electronic filing.
Electronic filers must pay the district clerk's regular filing fees indirectly through eFileTexas using a method specified by eFileTexas.
A District Clerk convenience fee charged for electronic filing is additional to regular filing fees and is treated as a court cost.
An additional fee will not exceed the amount specified in the agreement between eFileTexas and the Office of Court Administration.
The district clerk may charge an additional convenience fee for electronic filing.
An EFSP may charge an additional convenience fee for electronic filing beyond the regular filing fees.
Montgomery County Circuit Court
View all rules for MD-MONTGOMERY-CIRCUIT.Court costs in civil and family cases are waived as of August 1, 2019, unless the cases were referred to collections.
If a case is reopened, outstanding court costs will be invoiced.
When the court imposes costs and immediately reduces them to judgment at sentencing, the matter should be referred to the Central Collections Unit (CCU).
Court costs are waived as of August 1, 2019 in certain civil and family cases closed or dismissed before invoicing, unless those cases were referred to collections.
Outstanding court costs incurred before August 1, 2019 are waived, unless the case was referred to collections, regardless of case status.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County
View all rules for MI-OAKLAND-CIRCUIT.The applicable statutory filing fee type must be selected on the complaint for a domestic new case filing.
Filing-fee payment is charged to the filer’s credit card at checkout, but a rejected filing’s payment is refunded.
MiFILE ordinarily has no e-filing charge, but statutory filing fees apply to complaints, motions, garnishments, and other designated documents and are paid by credit card with a transaction fee up to 3%.
Filing payment is charged to the filer's credit card at submission and is refunded if the document is rejected.
Statutory document filing fees carry a 3% credit card transaction fee.
Dallas County Civil District Courts
View all rules for TX-DALLAS-CIVIL-DISTRICT-COURTS.Transcription will not begin until the full estimated cost is paid.
Out-of-state attorneys must pay the Board of Law Examiners fee before requesting permission to participate in Texas Court proceedings.
Additional charges apply if exhibits, a word index, or expedited service are selected on the request.
Before a severed claim is assigned a new cause number, plaintiff's attorney must satisfy the Clerk's deposit-for-costs requirement.
Before a severed claim is assigned a new cause number, plaintiff's attorney must satisfy the Clerk's deposit-for-costs requirement.
Superior Court of California, County of Orange
View all rules for CA-ORANGE-SUPERIOR.Ex parte application fee must be paid at the Civil Clerk's Office before presenting documents in court.
Jury fees must be paid before the Case Management Conference.
The fee for each ex parte application must be paid in the Civil Clerk's Office before presenting the documents in the courtroom.
Failure to post jury fees within 10 days of trial setting may result in an Order to Show Cause re: Sanctions.
A court reporter is not provided at motion hearings without a fee waiver.
Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter)
View all rules for FL-FIFTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.All payments must be submitted directly to the Clerk of Courts; do not send any form of payment to the Judge’s office.
All payments must be submitted directly to the clerk of courts and not to the judge's office.
A party filing a case should not prepay for certified copies at the time of filing.
A mailed request for certified copies must include the applicable fees and a self-addressed stamped envelope.
A party may purchase certified copies in person no sooner than three business days after receiving the electronically served order.
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
View all rules for EDPA.Pro hac vice motions submitted without the required fee will be denied.
The pro hac vice admission fee must be submitted at the time the application is filed on the docket, or the application will be denied pending payment.
Pro hac vice motions will be denied if the required filing fee is not submitted.
Pro hac vice counsel must pay the associated fee before the conference.
District of Columbia
View all rules for DDC.Motion to withdraw reference must be accompanied by the required filing fee.
Pro hac vice motions require a $100 fee.
A fee determined by the Court must accompany the petition for admission, in addition to the statutory oath and certificate fee; current law clerks are exempt.
Cash payments not accepted; credit cards and personal checks accepted. Restitution payments may be made online.
Denver District Court
View all rules for CO-DENVER-DISTRICT.After notice that future filings must be e-filed, the Court will assess a $50.00 per-document fee for scanning and uploading attorney paper filings.
Attorneys who file paper pleadings are charged $50 per document for scanning into the record.
Pro se litigants will not be charged additional fees for scanning and uploading paper filings.
No fees are charged to pro se litigants for scanning and uploading their documents.
Bexar County Civil District Courts
View all rules for TX-BEXAR-CIVIL-DISTRICT-COURTS.The jury fee must be paid before or at the time a case is set on the jury docket.
The attached Civil District Courts' Ad Litem Fee Schedule applies to all vouchers submitted after the date of this order.
Travis County Civil District Courts
View all rules for TX-TRAVIS-CIVIL-DISTRICT-COURTS.Fees for preparing the pre-adoptive home screening and post-placement adoptive report must be paid as directed by the Family Court Services Manager.
Fees for preparation of the pre-adoptive home screening and post-placement adoptive report must be paid as directed by the Family Court Services Manager.
Western District of Texas
View all rules for WDTX.IFP applications are referred to a Magistrate Judge for disposition of the fee waiver, appointment of counsel, and e-filing permission, with a recommendation on dismissal under §1915(e)(2).
The IFP referral order does not apply to incarcerated applicants, conditions-of-confinement challenges, habeas petitions, or Social Security Administration appeals.
King County Superior Court
View all rules for WA-KING-SUPERIOR.Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan
View all rules for MI-WAYNE-CIRCUIT.Pro hac vice admission requires verification from the State Bar of Michigan that all fees are paid and requirements met before the hearing.
Subsequent motions must be filed separately and the appropriate fee paid.
Denton County District Courts
View all rules for TX-DENTON-DISTRICT.The clerk will not accept electronically submitted documents until applicable court costs and fees are paid; payment may be made by debit or credit card within the electronic filing manager.
A severed claim must be filed as a new case in the same court, assigned a new cause number, and requires the standard new-case filing fee.
Eastern District of Virginia
View all rules for EDVA.Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties
View all rules for FL-FOURTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.Each party must pay one-half of the mediation costs in advance of or at the start of mediation unless the court orders otherwise.
A party who files the required certificate or court order establishing indigence is not assessed mediation costs.
Southern District of New York
View all rules for SDNY.Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County
View all rules for FL-BROWARD-CIRCUIT.District of Delaware
View all rules for DED.Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
View all rules for AZ-MARICOPA-SUPERIOR.Related Rule Categories
Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.
When and how to deliver courtesy copies to chambers, including triggers, timing, and formatting.
Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.
Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.