SUPERIOR COURT
FEES increased for 2015 filing
Law Division,
Civil Part
Complaints, including in Multi-County
Litigation $ 250.00
Complaint Contesting Election (N.J.S.A.
19:29-2) 250.00
Appeals from Inferior Court or
Tribunal............... 100.00
Answers without Counterclaim or third
party
claim, including in Multi-County
Litigation
(first paper filed by any other person
other
than a
plaintiff).................................................. 175.00
Cross Claim, Counterclaim, or Third
Party
Complaint
......................................................... 75.00
Amended Answer or Amended Complaint
Containing New Relief (Rule
1:43)..................... 75.00
Answers with Counterclaim or third party
claims 250.00
Transfer case from Law Div. to Special
Civil Part .... 15.00
Motions, including in Multi-County
Litigation ..... 50.00
Petition in a Pending Action
................................. 50.00
Orders to Show
Cause........................................... 50.00
First paper in any motion, petition or
application
not in a pending action or proceeding or
if
made after dismissal or judgment entered
(N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7; Rule 1:43)
............................. 50.00
Petition for Discovery not in a pending
action ...... 50.00
Application for withdrawal of money deposited
in court. 50.00
Security Deposit for costs (per
defendant or as
order
reads)........................................................ 200.00
Judgment on bond and
warrant............................ 15.00
“Non-Party” Notice of
Appearance........................ 50.00
Rule 4:23-5 fee for Failure to Make
Discovery:
Within 30 days of entry of order of
dismissal . 100.00
Beyond 30 days of entry of order of
dismissal 300.00
Notice of Application for Wage Execution
............. 50.00
Writ of Execution
.................................................. 50.00
Assignments of
Judgment..................................... 35.00
Warrant of
Satisfaction......................................... 50.00
Warrant for Arrest ................................................
35.00
Trial De Novo (N.J.S.A. 2A:23A-27; Rule
4:21A-6(c))..........................................................
200.0
FEES OF SUPERIOR
COURT SPECIAL CIVIL PART
N.J.S.A.
22A:2-37.1 and 2, effective July 1, 2002
Certain fees
amended by R. 1:43 (as authorized by N.J.S.A. 2B:1-7), effective December 23,
2014
Small Claims
One
defendant.................................................... $35.00
Each additional
defendant......................... 5.00
Counterclaims ....................................................
30.00
Tenancy
One defendant (plus
mileage)............................. $50.00
Each additional
defendant......................... 5.00
Other Special
Civil Part Cases
Complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim or
third
party complaint in all other civil
actions where
the amount exceeds the Small Claims
monetary limit (currently $3,000.00, or
$5,000.00 for actions involving return
of
landlords’ security deposits)
............................ $75.00
Each additional defendant.........................
5.00
Complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim or
third
party complaint in all other civil
actions where
the amount does not exceed the Small
Claims
monetary limit (currently $3,000.00, or
$5,000.00 for actions involving return of
landlords’ security deposits)
............................ 50.00
Each additional
defendant......................... 5.00
Filing of appearance or answer to a
complaint or
third party complaint in all matters
............... 30.00
“Non-Party” Notice of Appearance
..................... 30.00
Service of Process
Service of Process, summons by mail
(N.J.S.A.
22A:2-37.1), Each defendant
........................... $7.00
At place of business or employment, with
postal instructions to deliver to
addressee
only, additional fee
.................... 7.00
Re-service of summons by mail, each
defendant 7.00
Re-service of summons or other original
process
by court officers:
One defendant (plus
mileage).................... 3.00
Each additional defendant (plus mileage)
5.00
Substituted service of process by the
clerk upon
the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
(N.J.S.A.
22A:2-37.1)....................................... 10.00
Plus Postage
............................................... 7.00
Other Fees
Warrant of Removal (plus
mileage).................... $ 35.00
Warrant for arrest, commitment or writ
of capias
ad respondendum, each defendant (plus
mileage)
.......................................................... 35.00
Wage Execution (plus mileage)
.......................... 35.00
Writ of execution or an order in the
nature of
execution (plus mileage)
................................. 35.00
Wage Execution to a Federal Agency by
mail,
additional fee
.................................................. 7.00
Writs of replevin and attachment issued
subsequent to summons (plus mileage)
.......... 35.00
Writ of Attachment and making inventory
(plus
mileage)
.......................................................... 35.00
Writ of Possession
............................................. 35.00
Writ and Summons in Replevin, taking
bond and
any inventory (plus
mileage)........................... 35.00
Each additional
defendant......................... 5.00
Serving order for possession in replevin
............ 4.00
For advertising property under execution
or any
order................................................................
50.00
For selling property under execution or
any
order................................................................
50.00
On every dollar collected on execution,
writ of
attachment, or any order (commission to
Special Civil Part Officer, not payable
to Court) 0.10
Jury of six persons
............................................. 100.00
DC Motions and Orders to Show
Cause............. 25.00
Exemplified copy of judgment
............................ 50.00
Rule 6:4-6 fee for Failure to Make
Discovery:
Within 30 days of entry of order of
dismissal . 25.00
Beyond 30 days of entry of order of
dismissal. 75.00
Assignment of Judgment
................................... 35.00
Warrant to Satisfy with docketed
judgment (not
an allowable taxed
cost).................................. 50.00
Warrant to Satisfy without docketed
judgment
(not an allowable taxed
cost)........................... 35.00
Clerk’s Office
Fees
Recording Money
Judgment as a Lien on the Civil
Judgment and Order
Docket ............................... $ 35.00
Recording of
Foreign Judgment ............................ 35.00
Warrant of
Satisfaction of Judgment .................... 50.00
“Non-Party” Notice
of Appearance........................ 50.00
Recording
Assignment, Subordination,
Cancellation,
Postponement, or Release of
Judgment...........................................................
35.00
Judgment by
Confession....................................... 50.00
Transcript of
Judgment......................................... 35.00
Issuing or
Recording Executions........................... 50.00
Issuing or
Recording any other documents ........... 35.00
Recognizance of
Civil Bail ..................................... 5.00
Filing all papers
related to Civil Bail.................... 30.00
Certificate by the
Clerk with Seal of the Court..... 10.00
Document with
Certification................................. 15.00
Certified Document with Seal of the
Court ........... 25.00
Chancery Division,
Family Part
Complaints,
Divorce or Dissolution of Civil Union
or Domestic
Partnership.................................... $ 300.00
Parent Education Registration
................................ 25.00
First Responsive
Pleading, Dissolutions ............... 175.00
Motions and Orders
to Show Cause:
Dissolution
.................................................... 50.00
Non-Dissolution
............................................ No Fee
“Non-Party” Notice
of Appearance........................ 50.00
Post Disposition
Applications, Non-Dissolution
matters
.............................................................. 25.00
Writ of Execution
(N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7)..................... 5.00
Warrant of
Satisfaction (N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7)............ 5.00
Application for
Child Support Services (45 CFR
303.2 and N.J.A.C.
10:110-7.1)........................... 6.00
Chancery Division,
General Equity Part
Complaints in all
Actions and Proceedings........... $ 250.00
Receiverships and
Partitions ................................ 250.00
Answering
pleading, Notice of Appearance or
Answer...............................................................
175.00
CrossClaim, Counterclaim,
or Third Party
Complaint,
.......................................................... 75.00
Amended Answer or
Amended Complaint
Containing New
Relief (Rule 1:43)..................... 75.00
Motions and
Orders to Show Cause...................... 50.00
Writs
.................................................................... 50.00
Assignment
(N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and 13................. 35.00
Warrant of
Satisfaction (N.J.S.A. 22A:2-20).......... 50.00
Clerk's
Certificate of Master’s Appointment
(N.J.S.A.
22A:2-20; Rule 1:43) ........................... 5.00
All other Papers
and Services, minimum
(N.J.S.A. 22A:2-20; Rule 1:43)
........................... 35.00
Law Division,
Criminal Division
Expungement
Application .................................... $ 75.00
Permit to Carry Handgun.....................................
50.00
Municipal Court
Appeal........................................ 100.00
Appeal of Denial of Permit to Purchase
Handgun
or Firearms Purchaser ID
Card......................... 50.00
Pretrial Intervention (PTI) Application
(N.J.S.A.
2C:43-12g and
-13)............................................. 75.00
Conditional Discharge (CD) Application
(Municipal and Criminal) (N.J.S.A.
2C:36A-1d) 75.00
Bail, Application to Post or Discharge
.................. 50.00
