City Court Fees
The following fees are not a comprehensive list of all fees charged by the Syracuse City Court and are subject to change. Payment must be made in cash, certified bank check or government (postal) money order (payable to the Syracuse City Court); the court does not accept personal checks or business checks. Checks drawn on attorney accounts are accepted at the discretion of the Court.
Small Claims/Commercial Claims | Summary Proceedings (Evictions) |
Civil Actions | Criminal | Copies | Miscellaneous Civil
Small Claims/Commercial Claims
Effective January 1, 2004, the maximum monetary jurisdiction for a small claim/commercial claim in a City Court has increased to $5,000.
| Small Claims (for damages of $1000 or less) |
$15.00 |
| Small Claims (for damages over $1000 up to $5000) |
$20.00 |
| Commercial Claims/Consumer Transaction Claims (fees for single defendant named in application) Note: Effective July 1, 2002, for each additional defendant named, an additional $ 4.79 must be added to the fee indicated in the fees column. |
$29.79 |
| Small Claims Jury Demand:
(only a defendant can request trial by Jury in a Small Claims case)
Includes:
Jury Demand fee ($70.00) and
Undertaking
($50.00)
|
$120.00 |
 Summary Proceedings (Evictions)
| Summary Proceedings / Evictions |
$45.00 |
Civil Actions
| First Paper |
$45.00 |
| Trial Note of Issue (Non-Jury) |
$40.00 |
| Trial Note of Issue (with Jury Demand) |
$110.00 |
| Jury Demand (only) |
$70.00 |
| Trial de Novo |
$75.00 |
Criminal Court Fees
Criminal Record Search (for each name searched):
All criminal history searcher - applications are available at: http://www.nycourts.gov/apps/chrs/ |
$52.00 |
| To locate a record which is known to exist in the Syracuse City Court for the purpose of requesting a Certificate of Disposition or copies of the court file (for each two year period or fraction thereof) |
$5.00 |
| Criminal Certificate of Disposition/Conviction |
$5.00 |
Copies
| Copies (minimum $1.30, maximum $30.00) |
$.65 per page |
Miscellaneous Civil Court Fees
| Transcript of Judgment |
$6.00 |
| Information Subpoena |
$2.00 |
| Civil Case Appeal |
$30.00 |
| Exemplified Copy (Clerk Certification with Judicial Acknowledgement) |
$15.00 |
| Civil Records Electronic Search (years 1996 to present) |
$16.00 |
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