Court Cost Review

State

Filing Fee

Service

Alabama

$1 – 1,500

$1,501-10,000



$38

$89

First defendant; $10 each Additional

First defendant; $10 each Additional
Alaska

$1 - 5,000

 

$60

  

$35 per defendant
Arizona

$1 – 5,000
$5,001 and up

 

$37.25
$97.50

  

$40
$40
Arkansas

$1 and up

  

$110

  

$25 per defendant
California

$1 - $25,000

 

$80

  

$30.50
Colorado

$1 - $10,000
$10,001 and up

 

$31
$91

  

$15 per address
$15 per address
Connecticut

$1 - $2,500
$2,501 and up

 

$30
$200

  

$40
$50
Delaware

$1 - $50,000

 

$50

  

$25 for first defendant; $5 each additional defendant in same location
District of Columbia

$1 - $500
$501 - $2,499
$2,500 - $5,000
$5,001 and up

 

$10
$15
$50
$125

  

$20
$20
$20
$20
Florida

$1 - 2,500
$2,501 - $5,000
$5,001 - $15,000

 

$100
$140
$160

  

Service Included
Service Included
Service Included
Georgia

$1 and up

 

$95

  

Includes service for one defendant; $25 per additional defendant
Hawaii

$1 - $10,000

 

$25

  

$50 per defendant
Idaho

$301 - $1,000

 

 

$47

  

$40 per defendant; second defendant no charge if same address
Illinois

$1 - $1,000
$1,001 - $2,499
$2,500 - $4,999
$5,000 - $14,999

 

$70
$80
$130
$180

  

$24 per defendant
$24 per defendant
$24 per defendant
$24 per defendant
Indiana

$1 and up

 

$100

  

Service Included
Iowa

$1 - $4,000
$4,001 and up

 

$30
$80

  

$25 per defendant
$25 per defendant
Kansas

$1 - $500
$501 - $1,000
$1,001 - $2,000
$2,001 - $5,000
$5,001 and up

 

$19.50
$39.50
$39.50
$39.50
$64.50

  

Service Included
Service Included
Service Included
Service Included
Service Included
Kentucky

$1 - $4,000
$4,001 and up

 

$38
$90

  

$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant

Louisiana

State varies considerably re: county, city and amount of debt
Maine

$1 - $30,000

 

$62

  

$30 per defendant
Maryland

$1 - $2,500
$2,501 - $20,000

 

$100
$140

  

Service Included
Service Included
Massachusetts

$1 - $2,000
$2001 and up

 

$19
$111

  

Service Included
$25 per defendant
Michigan

$1 - $10,000
$10,001 and up

 

$77
$125

  

Service Included
Service Included
Minnesota

$1 and up

 

$132

  

$25 per defendant
Mississippi

$1 - $1,000
$1,001 and up

 

$50
$100

  

$25 per defendant
$25 per defendant
Montana

$1 and up

 

$95

  

$5 - $25 per defendant
Nebraska

$1 - $15,000

 

$22

  

$20 per defendant
Nevada

$1 - $1,000
$1001 - $2,500
$2,502 - $4,500
$4,501 - $6,500
$6,501 - $7,500
$7,501 and up

 

$34
$56
$106
$131
$156
*$125
(*District Court)

  

$50 per address
$50 per address
$50 per address
$50 per address
$50 per address
$50 per address
New Hampshire

$1 - $25,000

 

$50

  

$20 per defendant
New Jersey

$1 - $10,000
$10,001 and up

 

$45
$175

  

$3 per defendant
$35 per defendant
New Mexico

$1 - $5,000

$5,001 and up

 

$52 - $97


$92

  

$35 per one defendant
$48 for two defendants

$35 per one defendant
$48 for two defendants
New York
(In rural areas prefer assets)

City (5 Boroughs) $1 - $25,000
Other (Cities) $1 - $15,000
Outside City Limit $1 - $3,000
(Town Court) $3,000 and up


$75
$75
$75
$170

$50
$50
$50
$50 if contested
North Carolina

$1 and up

 

$50

  

$5 per defendant
North Dakota

$1 and up

 

$80

  

$18
Ohio
Approximate throughout State

$1 - $2,500
$2,501 - $10,000


$21 - $100
$100 - $150

$20
$20
Oklahoma

$1 - $1,500
$1,501 - $4,500
$4,501 and up

 

$37
$74
$89

  

$30 per defendant
$30 per defendant
$30 per defendant
Oregon

$1 - $25,000

 

$80.20

  

$20 per defendant
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia:
$1 - $2,000
$2,001 - $10,000

Outside of Philadelphia:
$1 - $2,000
$2,001 - $4,000
$4001 - $8,000

 


$28.50
$48.50

$45
$56
$83

Service Included
Service Included

$30
$30
$30
Rhode Island

$1 - $10,000
$10,001 and up

 

$60
$135

  

$45
$45
South Carolina

$1 and up

 

$55

  

$15 per defendant
South Dakota

$1 and up

 

$35

  

$16 - $20
Tennessee

$1 - $10,000

 

$100

  

Service Included
Texas

$2,000 and up

 

$200 - $225

  

$45 - $50 per defendant
Utah

$1 - $2,000
$2,001 - $10,000
$10,001 and up

 

$37
$80
$120

  

$25 per defendant
$25 per defendant
$25 per defendant
Vermont

$1 and up

 

$150

  

$55 per defendant
Virginia

$1 - $10,000
$10,001 - $50,000

 

$18
$64

  

$12 per defendant
$12 per defendant
Washington

$1 - $25,000

 

$40

  

$35 per defendant
West Virginia

$1 - $500
$501 - $1,000
$1,001 - $2,000
$2,001 - $5,000
$5,001 and up

 

$25
$30
$35
$45
$75

  

$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant
Wisconsin

$1 - $5,000
$5,001 and up

 

$57
$180

  

$2 per defendant
$25 per defendant
Wyoming

$1 - $5,000
$5001 and up

 

$57
$180

  

Service Included
Service Included