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Filing Fees
| Eminent Domain |
$131.00 |
| Adoption |
$65.00 |
| Divorce, Family (i.e., Paternity), Chancery, Miscellaneous Remedy,
Mental Health, Tax, Municipal Corporation |
$121.00 |
| Family |
$81.00 |
| Mental Health |
No Fee |
| Petition for Tax Deed |
$101.00 |
| Answer or Entry of Appearance (Applicable Above) |
$71.00 |
| Probate when value of property does not exceed $15,000 |
$66.00 |
| Probate when value of property exceeds $15,000 |
$116.00 |
| Law — New Filing Over $50,000 |
$121.00 |
| Law — Answer of Entry of Appearance (Above) |
$71.00 |
| Small Claim Under $250 |
$51.00 |
| SC Answer or Entry of Appearance (Above) |
$51.00 |
| Small Claim $251 to $500 |
$61.00 |
| SC Answer or Entry of Appearance (Above) |
$51.00 |
| Small Claim $501 to $10,000 |
$81.00 |
| SC Answer or Entry of Appearance (Above) |
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| $501 - $1,500 |
$51.00 |
| $1,501 - $15,000 |
$91.00 |
| Minor Law (LM) $10,001 to $15,000 |
$116.00 |
| LM Answer or Entry of Appearance ($10,001 to $15,000) |
$91.00 |
| Minor Law (LM) $15,001 to $50,000 |
$121.00 |
| LM Answer or Entry of Appearance ($15,001 to $50,000) |
$71.00 |
| Forcible Entry & Detainer (Poss. only) |
$81.00 |
| Answer for the Above |
$61.00 |
| Forcible Entry & Detainer (Poss. or Poss. & Rent up to
$1,500) |
$81.00 |
| Answer for the Above |
$51.00 |
| Forcible Entry & Detainer (Poss. or Poss. & Rent over $1,500) |
$121.00 |
| Answer for the Above |
$71.00 |
| 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 |
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| < $15,000 |
$66.00 |
| Proof of heirship, foreign will w/o administration, letters of office issued
w/o administration |
$66.00 |
| Petition to sell Real Estate |
$91.00 |
| Ward |
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| < $15,000 |
$66.00 |
| Letters of office issued to guardian, letters of office w/o administration |
$46.00 |
| Petition to sell Real Estate |
$91.00 |
| Additional Fees |
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| Each account except 1 final account |
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| Claim |
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| $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 |
$56.00 |
| 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 |
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| Felony |
$80.00 |
| Misdemeanor |
$50.00 |
| Business offense |
$50.00 |
| Petty offense |
$50.00 |
| Other Criminal & Quasi-Criminal Fees |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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$40.00 |
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$80.00 |
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$100.00 |
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| Change of Venue |
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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 |
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| Tax Objection Complaints |
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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 |
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| Mailing Notices and Processes: |
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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 |
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| Certified copies |
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Each certified copy of a judgement after the first except in small claims and forcible entry and detainer
cases. |
$5.00 |
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| Certification or Authentication |
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Each certification or authentication for taking the acknowledgement of a deed or
other instrument in writing with seal of the office. |
$5.00 |
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| Reproductions |
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For reproductions of any document contained in the Circuit Clerk's files |
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$2.00 |
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$0.50 |
All remaining pages, per page |
$0.25 |
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| Court Appeals |
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When original documents are forwarded |
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$40.00 plus delivery & costs |
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$100.00 plus delivery & costs |
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Additional .25/page after 200 pages |
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| Record Search |
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Per year, manually or through computer |
$5.00 |
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| Petitions to Modify |
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$20.00 |
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$40.00 |
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