All Fees Must be Paid at the Time of Filing Effective January 1, 2006
Filing fees on all petitions and complaints include:
| 1) Automation | 15.00 |
| 2) Library | 10.00 |
| 3) Court Protection | 25.00 |
| 4) Court Usage | 5.00 |
| 5) Document Storage | 15.00 |
| 6) Circuit Clerk Filing | varies |
| 7) Neutral Site Custody Exchange | 8.00 |
| 8) Children's Waiting Room | 5.00 |
Answers include all above fees minus court usage.
Where applicable the proper fees listed above have been added together to reflect the total fees for filings and pleadings in the Circuit Clerk's Office. These fees have been added pursuant to statute either as a result of County Board action or Court Administrative order.
The letter indicating the category of the case shall be as follows:
| CATEGORY OF CASE | CODE LETTERS |
|---|---|
| Adoption | AD |
| Chancery | CH |
| Divorce | D |
| Eminent Domain | ED |
| Family | F |
| Juvenile | J |
| Juvenile Abuse | JA |
| Juvenile Delinquency | JD |
| Law (claim over $50,000) | L |
| Law (claim between $5,000 & $50,000) | LM |
| Mental Health | MH |
| Miscellaneous Remedy | MR |
| Order of Protection | OP |
| Small Claims (claim up to $5,000) | SC |
| Tax | TX |
Small Claims Division -Filing and Answers
| 1) New case claim does not exceed $250.00 | |
|
93.00 |
|
108.00 |
| 2) New case claim from $250.01 to $500.00 | |
|
103.00 |
|
108.00 |
| 3) New case claim from $500.01 to $2,500.00 | |
|
123.00 |
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|
108.00 |
|
128.00 |
| 4) New case claim from $2,500.01 to $10,000 | |
Filing Fee |
158.00 |
Answer |
138.00 |
| 5) Certified Copy of Judgment
|
6.00 (plus copy fee) |
| 6) Confession of Judgment | |
|
133.00 |
|
108.00 |
|
198.00 |
|
128.00 |
|
283.00 |
|
138.00 |
|
7) Counterclaim and/or Third Party Defendant with or without Answer
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8) Garnishments, wage Deductions, Citations |
|
|
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
|
50.00 |
| 9) Jury Demand SMALL CLAIMS ONLY | 25.00 |
| 10) Motion to Vacate Small Claims and Forcible Orders | NO CHRG |
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11) Venue Change FROM another county - filing fee same as new case filing Change To another county: |
|
|
40.00 |
|
12.00 |
|
Law Division - Filing and Answers
| 1. LM cases from $10,000 to $15,000 | 158.00 |
|
138.00 |
| 2. LM cases $15,000 to $50,000 | 243.00 |
|
138.00 |
| 3. LAW cases in excess of $50,000 | 243.00 |
|
138.00 |
| 4. ADOPTIONS | 60.00 |
| 5. Confession of Judgment | |
|
198.00 |
|
283.00 |
| 6. CHANCERY cases | 243.00 |
|
138.00 |
| 7. DIVORCE cases | 243.00 |
|
138.00 |
| 8. EMINENT DOMAIN-For each and every lot or tract of land or right or interest therein subject to be condemned | |
|
233.00 |
|
233.00 |
|
138.00 |
| 9. FAMILY cases EXCEPT | |
|
|
|
123.00 |
|
123.00 |
|
118.00 |
| 10. MENTAL HEALTH | 133.00 |
| 11. MISCELLANEOUS REMEDY (except Admin. Reviews) | 243.00 |
|
138.00 |
| ADMINSTRATIVE REVIEWS | 213.00 |
| EXPUNGEMENTS | |
|
188.00 |
|
204.00 |
| 12. TAX CASES | |
|
133.00 |
|
|
|
283.00 |
|
60.00 |
|
|
|
243.00 |
|
10.00 |
| 13. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER CASES | |
|
133.00 |
|
243.00 |
|
|
|
108.00 |
|
138.00 |
|
138.00 |
|
243.00 |
|
138.00 |
| 14. JUVENILE ANSWER | 138.00 |
Other Filings |
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| 15. Appeals- when original documents are forwarded | |
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16. Certified copy of Judgment
|
6.00 |
| 17. Petition to Intervene --Same as original filing fee | |
| 18. Jury Demand | |
|
212.50 |
|
212.50 |
|
25.00 |
| 19. Petition to Vacate or Modify | |
|
50.00 |
|
75.00 |
|
No Fee |
Miscellaneous Fees to be Applied to All Civil Cases
| 1. Alias summons or citation issued by clerk | 5.00 |
| 2. Mailing --when the clerk is required to mail | |
|
12.00 |
|
10.00 + Postage |
| 3. Child Support Administration Fee | 36.00 |
| 4. Correction of Cases-For correcting the case number or case title on any document filed in the office | 25.00 |
| 5. Memorandum of Judgment | 2.00 |
| 6. Record search for each year searched by clerk (not in computer) | 6.00 |
| 7. Photo Copies | |
|
2.00 |
|
.50 |
|
.25 |
|
6.00 |
Probate
| Estate | |
|
233.00 |
|
123.00 |
|
No Fee |
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|
|
|
|
143.00 |
|
95.00 |
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|
No Fee |
|
60.00 |
| Guardianships | |
|
103.00 |
|
123.00 |
|
143.00 |
| Additional Fees | |
|
25.00 |
|
108.00 |
|
12.00 |
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|
|
25.00 |
|
40.00 |
|
60.00 |
|
137.50 |
|
3.00 |