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Court Fees
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Court Fees Effective April 9, 2006
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Miscellaneous Fee Schedule
Effective March 20, 2002, the following
are fees to be charged by the courts in connection with electronic
public access to court records. These fees shall apply to
the United States unless otherwise stated. No fees under
this schedule shall be charged to federal agencies or programs
which are funded from judiciary appropriations, including, but not
limited to, agencies, organizations, and individuals providing
services authorized by the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. §
3006A, and bankruptcy administrator programs.
| Filing of civil complaint | $ 350.00 | | Filing of notice of appeal in any case - fee includes docket fee of the United States Court of Appeals | $ 455.00 | | Filing appeal to district judge from judgment of conviction by magistrate judge in misdemeanor case | $ 32.00 | | Application for writ of habeas corpus | $ 5.00 | | Certificate of Search - Each name | $ 26.00 | | Certifying any document or paper | $ 9.00 | | Exemplification of any document | $ 18.00 | | Filing any paper not in a case or proceeding (e.g. filing of notice of deposition from another district for service of foreign subpoena) | $ 39.00 | | Registration of foreign judgment | $ 39.00 | | Admission of attorney to practice (including certificate) | $ 160.00 | | Admission of attorney to appear pro hac vice | $ 60.00 | | Duplicate copy of attorney's certification of admission | $ 15.00 | | Certificate of good standing | $ 15.00 | | Copies made by clerk (does not include certification) -per page | $ 0.50 | | Retrieval of a court record from Federal Records Center or National Archives | $ 45.00 | | Check paid into the court which is returned for insufficient funds | $ 45.00 | | Reproduction of recordings of proceedings | $ 26.00 | | Filing action under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act | $ 5,431.00 |
ELECTRONIC PUBLIC ACCESS FEE SCHEDULE - (Issued in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930, 1932)
As directed by Congress, the Judicial Conference has determined that the following fees
are necessary to reimburse expenses incurred by the judiciary in providing electronic public
access to court records. These fees shall apply to the United States unless otherwise stated. No
fees under this schedule shall be charged to federal agencies or programs which are funded from
judiciary appropriations, including, but not limited to, agencies, organizations, and individuals
providing services authorized by the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, and bankruptcy
administrator programs.
I. For electronic access to court data via a federal judiciary Internet site: 8 cents per page,
with the total for any document, docket sheet, or case-specific report not to exceed the
fee for 30 pages– provided however that transcripts of federal court proceedings shall not
be subject to the 30-page fee limit.
Attorneys of record and parties in a case (including pro se litigants) receive one free electronic copy of all documents filed electronically, if receipt is required by law or directed by the filer. No fee is owed under this provision until an account holder accrues charges of more than $10 in a calendar year.
Consistent with Judicial Conference policy, courts may, upon a showing of cause, exempt indigents,
bankruptcy case trustees, individual researchers associated with educational institutions,
courts, section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations, court appointed pro bono attorneys,
and pro bono ADR neutrals from payment of these fees.
Courts must find that parties from the classes of persons or entities listed above seeking exemption have demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote
public access to information.
Any user granted an exemption agrees not to sell for profit the data obtained as a result.
Any transfer of data obtained as the result of a fee exemption is prohibited unless expressly authorized by the court. Exemptions may be granted for a definite period of time and may be revoked at the discretion of the court
granting the exemption.
II. For printing copies of any record or document accessed electronically at a public terminal
in the courthouse: 10 cents per page. This fee shall apply to services rendered on behalf
of the United States if the record requested is remotely available through electronic
access.
III. For every search of court records conducted by the PACER Service Center, $26 per name
or item searched.
IV. For the PACER Service Center to reproduce on paper any record pertaining to a PACER
account, if this information is remotely available through electronic access, 50 cents per
page.
V. For a check paid to the PACER Service Center which is returned for lack of funds, $45.
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Central Violations Bureau
National center charged with
processing violation notices (tickets) issued and payments
received for petty offenses committed on federal property.
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