Filing Fees (effective June 1st, 2011)

Eminent Domain $151.00
Adoption $85.00
Chancery (Construct of Testamentary Trust, Const. of Will, Injunction, Partition,
Partnership Dissolution, Quiet Title, Specific Perf., Trust Admin.,Will Contest,
Forclosure Security Interest in Personal Property, Mechanic's Lein Foreclosure
$141.00
Real Estate Property Forclosures (Chancery) $191.00
Divorce, Miscellaneous Remedy, Mental Health, Tax, Municipal Corporation $141.00
Family $101.00
Mental Health No Fee
Petition for Tax Deed $121.00
Answer or Entry of Appearance (Applicable Above) $91.00
Probate when value of property does not exceed $15,000 $86.00
Probate when value of property exceeds $15,000 $136.00
Law — New Filing Over $50,000 $141.00
Law — Answer of Entry of Appearance (Above) $91.00
Small Claim Under $250 $71.00
SC Answer or Entry of Appearance (Above) $71.00
Small Claim $251 to $500 $81.00
SC Answer or Entry of Appearance (Above) $71.00
Small Claim $501 to $10,000 $101.00
SC Answer or Entry of Appearance (Above)  
     $501 - $1,500 $71.00
     $1,501 - $15,000 $111.00
Minor Law (LM) $10,001 to $15,000 $136.00
LM Answer or Entry of Appearance ($10,001 to $15,000) $111.00
Minor Law (LM) $15,001 to $50,000 $141.00
LM Answer or Entry of Appearance ($15,001 to $50,000) $91.00
Forcible Entry & Detainer (Poss. only) $101.00
Answer for the Above $81.00
Forcible Entry & Detainer (Poss. or Poss. & Rent up to $1,500) $101.00
Answer for the Above $71.00
Forcible Entry & Detainer (Poss. or Poss. & Rent over $1,500) $141.00
Answer for the Above $91.00
Alias Summons $4.00/ea.
Citations/Alias Citations/Wage Deductions (not exceeding $1,000) $10.00/ea.
Citations/Alias Citations/Wage Deductions ($1,000-$5,000) $20.00/ea.
Citations/Alias Citations/Wage Deductions (over $5,000) $40.00/ea.
Jury Demand for Law and Minor Law $125.00
Jucicial Sales (except Tax cases) $80.00

Probate

Type of Case Cost to File
Decendent  
< $15,000 $86.00
Proof of heirship, foreign will w/o administration, letters of office issued w/o administration $86.00
Petition to sell Real Estate $50.00
Ward  
< $15,000 $86.00
Letters of office issued to guardian, letters of office w/o administration $46.00
Petition to sell Real Estate $50.00
Additional Fees  
Each account except 1 final account  
Claim  
$150 – $500 $15.00
$500 – $10,000 $20.00
> $10,000 $40.00
Seeking equitable relief $50.00
Appearance for consent or appearance of executor, administrator, administator to collect, guardian, GAL, special administrator no fee
Other Appearances $76.00
Probate Jury Demand $125.00
Disposition of collection of judgement when no administration of estate $71.00
Disposition of collection of judgement when no administration of estate < $5,000 $56.00
Letters of office $2.00
Additional Cost for > 3 pages $0.50
Exemplification $2.00
Wills No Fee
Corrections of Numbers
For correction of the case number, title or document filed to be charged against the party that filed the document — All case types.
$20.00

Criminal Fees

Type of Case Cost to File
Criminal & Quasi–Criminal  
Felony $80.00
Misdemeanor $50.00
Business offense $50.00
Petty offense $50.00
Other Criminal & Quasi-Criminal Fees  
Motion to vacate/amend final order $20.00
Motion to vacate bond forfeiture order $20.00
Motion to vacate ex parte judgement $20.00
Motion to vacate forfeiture judgement $20.00
Motion to vacate failure to appear or comply $20.00
Habeas Corpus $126.00
Empungement Petition $56.00
Certified Copy $4.00
Jury Demand (Non Quasi-Criminal) $125.00
Ordinance Violation  
No Court Appearance $10.00
Court Appearance $15.00
Jury Demand $125.00
* If motion to vacate is filed more than 30 days after the original date of judgement, fee goes up to $40.00.

Additional Chargeable Fees

Confessions of Judgement and Answers
 
    $1,500 or less
$40.00
    $1,500 – 15,000
$80.00
    over 15,000
$100.00
 
Change of Venue
 
    For the filing of a change of case on a change of venue, the Clerk shall be entitled to the same fee as if it were the commencement of a new suit.

    The fee for the preparation and certification, when original documents are forwarded.
$20.00
 
Tax Objection Complaints
 
    For each tax objection complaint containing one or more tax objections, regardless of the number of parcels involved or the number of taxpayers joining the complaint
$20.00
 
Mailing Notices and Processes:
 
    All notices that the clerk is required to mail as first class mail.

    For all processes or notices that the Clerk is required to mail by certified or registered mail, the fee will be $5.00 plus cost of postage.
$5.00 plus cost of postage
 
Certified copies
 
    Each certified copy of a judgement after the first except in small claims and forcible entry and detainer cases.
$5.00
 
Certification or Authentication
 
    Each certification or authentication for taking the acknowledgement of a deed or other instrument in writing with seal of the office.
$5.00
 
Reproductions
 
    For reproductions of any document contained in the Circuit Clerk's files
 
    First Page
$2.00
    Next 19 pages, per page
$0.50
    All remaining pages, per page
$0.25
 
Court Appeals
 
    When original documents are forwarded
 
    Under 100 pages
$40.00 plus delivery & costs
    Over 100 pages
$100.00 plus delivery & costs
    Over 200 pages
Additional .25/page after 200 pages
 
Record Search
 
    Per year, manually or through computer
$5.00