CIVIL
When money or personal property claimed |
AMOUNT |
Does not exceed $250 |
$96.00 |
Exceed $250 to $500 |
$106.00 |
Exceeds $500 to $2,500 |
$116.00 |
Exceeds $2,500 to $15,000 |
$161.00 |
Exceeds $15,000 to $30,000 |
$236.00 |
Exceeds $30,000 |
$236.00 |
Forcible Entry & Detainer
Possession only or possession and rent |
$126.00 |
Amount of $15,000 or less |
$126.00 |
Exceeds $15,000 |
$236.00 |
Confession of Judgment |
Does not exceed $1,500 |
$136.00 |
Exceeds $1,500 to $15,000 |
$201.00 |
Exceeds $15,000 |
$286.00 |
Chancery Cases (CH) |
$236.00 |
Miscellaneous Remedies (MR) |
Administrative Review + certified mail |
$188.00 |
Administrative Review/Workman's Comp + certified mail |
$188.00 |
Admin Review/Unemployment Ins (no fee except cert. mail)
Restricted $10.04 and non-restricted $5.54 (No $6.00 Clerk Fee) |
Habeas Corpus |
$166.00 |
Name Change |
$236.00 |
All other MR cases |
$236.00 |
Tax Cases (TX) |
Petition for tax deed (one parcel) |
$236.00 |
Each additional parcel |
$50.00 |
Tax objection |
$111.00 |
All other tax cases |
$236.00 |
Eminent Domain (ED) |
Each and every lot or tract condemned |
$236.00 |
Municipal Corporation (MC) |
Incorporation or organization |
$236.00 |
Annexation or disconnection |
$236.00 |
Any Case Type:
Registration of Foreign Transcript
(Same fee as if it were the commencement of a new suit)
less law library fee $13.00
Less document storage fee $15.00
Less Court automation fee $15.00
Less Children's waiting room fee $5.00
Change of Venue
(Same fee as if it were the commencement of a new suit)
Less law library fee $13.00
Less document storage fee $15.00
Less court automation fee $15.00
Less Children's waiting room fee $5.00 |
Family |
Dissolution (D) |
$236.00 |
Petition for Custody (F) |
$236.00 |
Petition to Reinstate Divorce (with 1 year) |
$50.00 |
Mental Health (MH) |
$136.00 |
Adoption (AD) |
$65.00 |
Order of Protection |
No Fee |
Paternity (F) |
$126.00 |
Petition for Visitation (F) |
$236.00 |
Notice to Putative Father + certified mail fees (F) |
$96.00 |
Order for Marriage (F) |
$96.00 |
Establishment of parent and Child Relationship by consent of Parties (F) |
No Fee |
Juvenile |
$70.00 |
Abuse or Neglect (JA) |
$70.00 |
Supervision (J) |
$70.00 |
Dependency (J) |
$70.00 |
Emancipation (J)
(no fee if filed by State's Attorney |
$70.00 |
IL Birth Certificate |
$15.00 |
Probate |
Letters issued without administration |
$111.00 |
Action or claim for wrongful death with no admin |
$116.00 |
Action or claim for wrongful death does not exceed 5,000 |
$96.00 |
Real and personal property does not exceed $15,000 (small estate) |
$111.00 |
Proof of heirship alone |
$111.00 |
Administration of estate of a ward (Guardianship) |
$136.00 |
Structured Settlement |
$136.00 |
All other new probate petitions |
$186.00 |
Each account |
$15.00 |
Letters of office |
$1.00 |
Claim in an estate:
Amount claimed $150 or more but less than $500
Amount claimed $500 to $10,000
Amount claimed exceeds $10,000 |
$10.00
$25.00
$40.00
|
After an estate is closed & filing a claim, petition or supplemental proceedings including:
(a) Construction or contest of Will
(b) Enforcement or contract to make a Will
(c) Proceedings involving Testamentary Trusts
(d) Appointment of Testamentary Trustees |
$126.00
|
Petition to sell Real Estate |
$50.00 |
Any Probate Citation |
$10.00 |
Appearance |
Amount does not exceed $1500 |
$106.00 |
Exceeds $1500 to $15,000 |
$126.00 |
Exceeds $15,000 |
$136.00 |
Divorce |
$136.00 |
Forcible Entry and Detainer Possession only |
$106.00 |
Probate |
$96.00 |
Family - (Adoption, Juvenile, Order of Protection = NO FEE) |
$128.00 |
All other civil - (CH, MR, TX, ED & MC) |
$136.00 |
Counterclaim, Joining Third Party Defendant or Petition to Intervene
(Same as original filing fee less amount of the appearance or answer fee, if that has been paid.) |
Jury Demand |
SC-6 person |
$12.50 |
SC-12 person |
$25.00 |
LM-6 person Under $15,000 |
$106.25 |
LM-12 person Over $15,000 |
$212.50 |
AR-6 person Under $15,000 |
$106.25 |
AR-12 person Over $15,000 |
$212.50 |
Probate |
$137.50 |
Eminent Domain |
$150.00 |
Ordinance Violation (OV) |
$137.50 |
(L, CH, MR, TX, & MC) |
$212.50 |
Auxiliary Proceedings (all case types)
(Garnishment, Wage Deduction & Citation) |
When amount does not exceed $1000 |
$10.00 |
When amount exceeds $1000 to $5000 |
$20.00 |
When amount exceeds $5000 |
$30.00 |
Probate Citation |
$10.00 |
Certified Mail
Certified or registered mail |
Restricted |
$16.04 |
Non-restricted |
$11.54 |
Appeals |
Under 100 pages |
$60.00 |
Over 100 pages |
$150.00 |
Over 200 pages, per page |
$.25 |
Delivery fee |
$18.50 |
Certification or authentication |
$4.00 |
Each certified copy of a judgment after the first
(except in SC and forcible entry cases) |
$10.00 |
Preparation & Certification of record on change of venue to another jurisdiction |
$51.54 |
Issue alias summons |
$4.00 |
Issue alias citation |
$4.00 |
Issue alias wage deduction & garnishment summons |
$4.00 |
Petition to Vacate, Modify, Enforce a Judgment or Reinstatement |
Any judgment or final order before 30 days |
$40.00 |
Any judgment or final order later than 30 days
(except small claims, forcible entry, probate or family and related matters - no fee) |
$60.00 |
Petition to Reinstate Divorce (within 1 year) |
$50.00 |
Petition to Revive Judgment |
$60.00 |
Motion to Vacate Judgment - TR/OV |
$40.00 |
Correction of case number or title or attorney number per document |
$15.00 |
Record search for each year searched |
$6.00 |
Print output - hard copy per page |
$4.00 |
Child Support print out from computer |
$4.00 |
Reproductions |
First page |
$2.00 |
Next 19 pages, per page |
.50 |
All remaining pages, per page |
.25 |
Checks Returned
For any check, draft or other bank instrument returned for NSF, account closed
or payment stopped |
$25.00 |
Marriage in Court |
$10.00 |
Child Support and Maintenance Annual Fees |
$36.00 |
KIDS - Divorce Education Program |
$90.00 |
| KIDS - Divorce Education Program Late Fee |
$50.00 |
KIDS - Rescheduling Program |
$15.00 |
Rejection of Award - Arbitration $30,000 or less
Rejection of award and request for trial |
$200.00 |
Rejection of Award - Arbitration $30,000.01 or more
Rejection of award and request for trial |
$500.00 |
FELONY, TRAFFIC OR ORDINANCE VIOLATION
Expungement of records filing fee |
$68.51 |
Expungement/Sealing of records order processing fees to Clerk |
$41.76 |
Jury demand (OV) |
$137.50 |
Sealing of record Petition filing fee/ Petition to Expunge Juvenile |
$68.51 |
Miscellaneous Questions
No fee on SC for Amended Complaint
No fee on AR for Amended Complaint |
