Circuit Court Filing Fees

Effective July 1, 2024

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[Unless otherwise specified by statute, fees in civil case should be paid in advance.]
[Fees for initiation of new case include $23.75 State litigation tax and $33.75 County litigation tax.]

Civil Actions

Filing Type	Fee
Category One Cases: Contracts, torts, personal injury, property damage, malpractice, wrongful death, employment discrimination, civil rights suits, tax disputes, special remedies and cases not otherwise specified.	$284.50
Category Two Cases: Workers comp cases, appeals to Circuit from General Sessions, City Courts and other Courts or hearings; Writs of Mandamus; condemnation/inverse condemnation; quo warranto actions; and Writs of Certiorari.	$209.50
Category Three Cases: Restoration of citizenship, Petition for Certificate of Employability, legitimations, name changes, minor settlements, enforcement of foreign judgments and all other Court-approved settlements.	$159.50
Petition for Contempt (on existing cases)	$77.00
Petition to Encroach Funds	$27.00

Domestic Relations Actions (see additional service fees below*)

Filing Type	Without Service Fee	With DCSO Fee
Divorce (with minor children)	$259.50	$311.50
Divorce (without minor children)	$184.50	$236.50
Petitions (on existing cases for Contempt and Modification)	$77.00	$129.00
Category Three Cases: Adoptions (Add $30 per child for Birth Certificate Application fee payable to Circuit Court Clerk)	$135.75	$187.75
— Other Category Three Cases: Termination of Parental Rights; Registration/Enforcement of Foreign Decree; Paternity; Other domestic matters not listed above	$159.50	$211.50

MISCELLANEOUS OTHER CHARGES AND FEES

Document Type	Fee
Post-Judgment Requests: Applies to each requested post-judgment interrogatory, motions to set installment payments, motions to quash garnishment, claims of exemption, and post-judgment orders and other pleadings	$25.00
Subpoenas – Foreign Court and Personal (Clerk fee) See below for additional service fee information (if applicable)*	$6.00
Body Attachment	$42.00
Certification and Seal	$5.00
Continuances	$7.00
Copies	$0.50/page
Cross-filings and Counter-Complaints	$102.00
Execution (paper-filed)	$25.00
Expungements	$100.00
Fax Filing	$5.00 + $1/page
Intervening Complaints (civil)	$227.00
Intervening Complaints (domestic)	$102.00
Mailing (certified or registered mail)	Actual Costs
Preparing a Record on Appeal from Circuit Court to an Appellate Court	$300
Processing of Funds Paid Through Clerk	$40.00
Publications (check made payable to requested publication)	Varies (see form)
Registration (ONLY) of Foreign Decree (domestic)	$27.00
Scire Facias	$52.00
Third Party Complaints (same fee as original Complaint minus $57.50 litigation tax)
Writ of Attachment	$92.00
Writ of Possession/Restitution	$77.00

Service of Process*	Fee
Sheriff	$52.00
Secretary of State (includes Clerk’s seal)	$25.00
Commissioner of Insurance (which includes service by Sheriff to Commissioner of Insurance)	$67.00