Fees payable to the clerk | Fee | Statutory Authority |
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SMALL CLAIMS - File an action Damages $1 - $1000 |
$15 | |
SMALL CLAIMS - File an action Damages $1001 - $5000 |
$20 | |
SMALL CLAIMS - File a Counterclaim | $ 5 +postage* | |
COMMERCIAL SMALL CLAIM (including CONSUMER TRANSACTION) - File an action | $25 +postage** | |
COMMERCIAL SMALL CLAIM - File a Counterclaim | $ 5 +postage* | |
as of January 22 2023: *Postage: Small or Commercial Claims - file a counterclaim: $.63 (first class metered envelope) **Postage: Commercial Claims - file an action: $7.81 per defendant (first class metered envelope & one certified metered envelope with an electronic return receipt) |
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Issue a summons, etc. | $45 | |
File first paper, etc. | $45 | |
File first paper, consumer credit transaction | + $95 | |
Enter judgment on confession | $45 | |
File Civil NOTICE OF APPEAL | $30 | |
Transcript fee | $ 6 | |
Issue satisfaction of judgment, etc. | $ 6 | |
Demand for jury trial | $70 | |
Exemplification | $15 | |
Certify a paper | $ 6 | |
File notice of trial | $40 | |
File notice of inquest | $40 | |
Filing fee for plaintiff to file judgment on consumer credit transaction after Sep 1 2010 (if not paid at filing) | + $95 | |
Demand for Trial de novo |
$75 | |
Copy (per page) | 65¢ see fee chart |