Civil Suit Fees
NEW COST EFFECTIVE: April 1, 2017
Pre-payment is required on all filings.
New Suits
| Description | Amount | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
|
Without Service |
$350 | Advance |
|
One Service |
$400 | Advance $100 each additional service $50 each additional paper issued (Rule, TRO, Ord Prod, etc) $50 each Service through Secretary of State |
* Advanced Deposits are estimates
* All new suits require new suit fees of $56.50 in Clerk, Legal Svc & Judge's fees that are included in Advance Deposits for two names indexed (additional $2 per name indexed). New Damage Petitions have additional $10 fees required by Supreme Court.
Existing Suits
| Description | Amount | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
|
Answer with no service |
$6 | for 1st page, $4 thereafter |
|
Answer and Reconventional Demand |
$200 | advance $50 each additional paper issued (Rule, TRO, Ord Prod, etc) |
|
Answer and Third Party Demand with one service |
$200 | advance $100 each additional service |
|
Answer with Jury Order |
$6 | for 1st page, $4 thereafter - plus $26 for each attorney of record including attorney filing Answer |
|
Motion, Exception Rules, Petition for Intervention |
$200 | advance |
|
Succession, Tutorship, Name Change |
$350 | advance |
|
Garnishment |
$400 | new / $200 (existing) |
|
Curator Fees |
$300 | |
|
Judgment |
$100 | |
|
Writ of Possession |
$75 | advance |
|
Judgment Debtor Rule |
$150 | advance |
|
Notice of Deposition |
$6 | for 1st page, $4 thereafter |
|
Notice of Deposition With service on deponent |
$75 | each |
|
Subpoenas and Subpoena Duces Tecum |
$80 | each |
|
Any pleading or document filed without service |
$6 | for 1st page, $4 thereafter |
|
Letters with requests or instructions |
$0 | unless faxed ($5 fax fee) |
|
Exhibits |
$2 | (documents) per page paper up to 8.5 x 14 / $5 (electronic) flash drives, CD's, etc. (plus $2 per page for each document contained therein) |
|
Motion to Withdraw |
$6 | for 1st page, $4 thereafter |
|
Motion to Dismiss |
$6 | for 1st page, $4 thereafter |
|
Request for Notice with or without Answer |
$6 | for 1st page, $4 thereafter - plus $26 |
* Please use fax filing for time sensitive matters only. No faxed orders are presented to the Judge.
Copy Fees
| Description | Amount | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
|
Copies |
$1 | per page, this does NOT include appeals |
|
Certified Copy |
$5 | $5 each (additional to either conformed or stamp filed) |
|
Court Cost Printout |
$2 | |
|
Stamp Filed Copies |
$1 | each |
|
Conformed Copies with Judge's stamp |
$3 | each |
|
Acts of Congress / Exemplified Copies |
$5 | plus cost of copies at $1 per page |
|
Suit Ledger Printout |
$2 |
** Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes required for return copies or the attorney will be charged.
** Refunds will only be given upon written request.