The following filing fees and other fees payable to the court, revised and supplemented by the Supreme Court in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:1-7, are established effective November 17, 2014. All other filing fees or other fees not here listed are unchanged by the process set forth in N.J.S.A. 2B:1-7.
All State Courts
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
Affixing Court Seal | $10.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-20 |
Exemplification | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-20 |
Certified Copy of any document | $15.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-19 |
Non-Party Notice of Appearance Fee (except for Special Civil Part) | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Recording Instruments not otherwise provided for | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Supreme Court
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
Notice of Appeal or Cross Appeal; Petition and Cross Petition For Certification or Review | $250.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-1 |
First paper filed if not in a pending case or if made after judgment entered | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-1 |
Superior Court, Appellate Division
Notice of Appeal or Cross Appeal | $250.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-5 |
First paper filed if not in a pending case or if made after judgment entered | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-5 |
Superior Court, Law Division, Civil Part
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
Complaint | $250.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-6 |
Filing of First Paper by Anyone Other than the Plaintiff | $175.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-6 |
Motion | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-6 |
Complaint in Multicounty Litigation | $250.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-6 |
Answer in Multicounty Litigation | $175.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-6 |
Motion in Multicounty Litigation | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-6 |
Civil Law Writs | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Order to Show Cause | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-6 |
Assignment of Judgment (not an allowable taxed cost) | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Warrant to Satisfy Judgment (not an allowable taxed cost) | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Wage Garnishment | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Warrant for Arrest | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
DC Motion (including Orders to Show Cause) (No Fee for Turnover Motions Satisfying Judgment, per R. 6:3-3(c)(6)) | $25.00 | ---- |
Small Claims Complaint | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Tenancy Complaint | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Initial Pleading for more than $3000 | $75.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Initial Pleading for $3000 or less | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Writ of execution or replevin | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Warrant of Removal | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Wage Garnishment | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Warrant for Arrest | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
DC Answer to Complaint or 3rd Party Complaint | $30.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Answer with crossclaim, counterclaim, 3rd party claim or $3000 or less | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Small Claims Counterclaim | $30.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Filing Complaint or Other Initial Pleading Against Each Additional Party | $5.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Reservice of Summons or Other Original Process by Court Officer: One Defendant (Plus Mileage) | $3.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Reservice of Summons or Other Original Process by Court Officer: Each Additional Defendant (Plus Mileage) | $5.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Writ of Possession | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Assignment of Judgment (not an allowable taxed cost) | $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 | ---- |
Advertising Property under execution or any order | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Selling Property under execution or any order | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-37.1 |
Superior Court, Law Division, Chancery Part General Equity
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
Filing Complaint | $250.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and -13 |
Filing Answer | $175.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and -13 |
Order to Show Cause (General Equity and Foreclosure) | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and -13 |
Filing Motion | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and -13 |
Foreclosure Complaint | $405.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2- 12, 2B:1-7, 2A:50-80 |
Foreclosure Answer | $175.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and -13 |
Foreclosure Motion | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and -13 |
Foreclosure Writs | $50.00 | ---- |
Foreclosure Assignments | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and -13 |
Superior Court, Law Division, Chancery Part Family
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
Filing Divorce Complaint (all types) | $300.00 $275.00 to court | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 and and 52:27D-43.24a |
Filing First Responsive Pleading in Dissolution Matter | $175.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 |
Motions in Dissolution Matters | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-12 |
Order to Show Cause (Dissolution Only) | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-6 |
Post-disposition Application/Motion in Non-Dissolution Matters | $25.00 | ---- |
Superior Court, Law Division, Criminal Part
Fee Subiect | Fee | Authoritv |
Municipal Court Appeal | $100.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-27 |
Appeal of denial of permit to purchase handgun or firearms purchaser ID card | No fee | N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3d |
Appeal of denial of permit to carry handgun | No fee | N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4e |
Bail/Post/Discharge | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-29 |
Superior Court, Probation Division
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
Probation Out-of-State Supervision Fee (probationer transferred to NJ from another state/jurisdiction for supervision in NJ) | $25.00 per month | Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS), Rule 4.107(b)(1) |
Superior Court Clerk's Office
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
Docketing or recording judgment in the judgment and order docket | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Recording assignment, subordination, cancellation, postponement, or release of judgment | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Issuing or recording executions | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Issuing or recording any other documents | $35.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Signing and issuing a subpoena | $50.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Filing all papers related to civil bail | $30.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7($5) and 22A:2-29 ($35) |
Entering judgment by confession | $30.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:2-7 |
Tax Court
Fee Subject | Fee | Authority |
Filing motion in non-small claim, local, or state (small claims remains $0) | $50.00 | Court Rule 8:12 |
Filing fee for non-small claims cases | $250.00 | N.J.S.A. 22A:5-1(a), Court Rule 8:12 |
Counterclaim in non-small claims cases for one parcel (non-taxing district) | $250.00 | Court Rule 8:12 |
Filing fee for state and local property small claims cases | $50.00 | Court Rule 8:12 |
Counterclaim in small claims for one parcel (non-taxing district) | $50.00 | Court Rule 8:12 |
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