10th JD - Suffolk County District Court
Fees
Service Fee
Statutory
Authority
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 CLAIM - File an action $25
+postage*
COMMERCIAL CLAIM - CONSUMER TRANSACTION - File an action $25
+postage*
COMMERCIAL CLAIM - File a Counterclaim $ 5 +postage**

*Postage: Commercial Claims - file an action:$4.54
first class envelope & one certified envelope with an electronic return receipt
**Postage: Small or Commercial Claims - file a counterclaim: $.42
first class envelope

Issue a summons, etc. $45
File first paper, etc. $45
Enter judgment on confession $45
File 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
Demand for Trial de novo $75
22 NYCRR Part 28
Copy (per page) 65¢
 
Criminal surcharges & fees
Conviction of Penal Law Violation $75 MS +$20 CVAF
Conviction of Misdemeanor (outside VTL and PRHPL) $140 MS + $20 CVAF
Conviction of Felony (outside VTL and PRHPL) $250 MS + $20 CVAF
Conviction of Sex Offense additional $50 SORF
Conviction of Sex Assault additional $1000 SSOVF
Conviction of crime requiring DNA sample additional $50 DNAF
Conviction of DWAI infraction (VTL§1192) $45 MS + $5 CVAF + $25 DWI
Conviction of Misdemeanor DWI (VTL§1192) $140 MS + $20 CVAF + $25 DWI
Conviction of Felony DWI (VTL§1192) $250 MS + $20 CVAF + $25 DWI
Conviction of Equipment Violation (VTL§375) $25 MS + $5 CVAF
Conviction of other VTL offense $45 MS + $5 CVAF
Certified mailing fee (VTL§§ 385 or 401) $30
Conviction of PRHPL offense $15 MS
 
CVAF = Crime Victim Assistance Fee
DNAF = DNA Databank Fee
DWI = Driving While Intoxicated
MS = Mandatory Surcharge
SORF = Sex Offender Registration Fee
SSOVF = Supplemental Sex Offender Victims Assistance Fee
 
PL = Penal Law
PRHPL = Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation Law
VTL = Vehicle & Traffic Law
 
for more information, please see PL §60.35 , VTL §1809 , VTL§385.20-a , VTL§401.19-a , PRHPL§27.12 , Corrections Law 168 , Executive Law 995
 
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