Fees must be paid by cash (exact change only), certified check, money order or bank check made payable to: “Clerk of the Civil Court.” Personal checks are not accepted. A litigant who cannot afford to pay a required fee can file papers asking a judge to waive the fee in the litigant’s case.

ServiceAmount
Filing a small claim
$15/20
File a counterclaim to a small claim
$5.00 plus postage
File a commercial claim
$25.00 plus postage
File a commercial claim in a consumer credit transaction
$25.00 plus postage
File a counterclaim to a commercial claim
$5.00 plus postage
Issue a summons, etc.
$45.00
Filing a Consumer Credit Transaction
$140.00
Filing first paper, etc.
$45.00
Filing infant's compromise
$40.00
Filing notice of trial
$40.00
Entry of judgment on confession
$45.00
Filing of judgment in a Consumer Credit Transaction commenced prior to September 1, 2010
$95.00
Filing notice of appeal
$30.00
Issue satisfaction of judgment, etc.
$6.00
Demand for jury trial
$70.00
Exemplification
$15.00
Certifying a paper
$6.00
Issue notice of petition
$45.00
Name change
$65.00
Transcript of Judgment (Filing)
$25.00
Transcript of Judgment (Issuance)
$15.00
Production of Court Record
$20.00

Note: Fees for filing a notice of appeal submitted through the Electronic Document Delivery Service (EDDS) will be collected online.

Effective September 7, 2011