Cost/Fee

Amount

Collection and Special Conditions to Collection

Deposited

Civil Costs Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-4-4(a)

$100

Collected from any party filing a civil action. 

 

See Ind. Code 33-37-4-4(a) for a list of exceptions.

70% to State General Fund

Ind. Code 33-37-7-2;

 

27% to County General Fund Ind. Code 33-37-7-3;

 

3% to Qualified Municipality Share

Ind. Code 33-37-7-5

Document Fees:

 

 

 

Preparing Transcript or Copy of Record

Ind. Code 33-37-5-1

Not more than $1/page

Charged for preparing a transcript or a copy of any record

County General Fund

Ind. Code 33-37-5-5

Certificate under Seal

Ind. Code 33-37-5-3

$1/certificate

Charged for each certificate under seal attached in authentication of a copy of any record, paper, or transcript

County General Fund

Ind. Code 33-37-5-5

Preparing or Recording

Transcript

Ind. Code 33-37-5-4

$3/transcript

Charged for preparing or recording a transcript of a judgment to become a lien on real estate

County General Fund

Ind. Code 33-37-5-5

Support and Maintenance Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-6

 

 

 

 

The fee is $20 for the calendar year in which the initial order is entered, unless the first payment is due after June 30 of that year,

 

in which case, the fee is $10 if the first payment is due after June 30.

 

In each subsequent year in which the order or a modified order is in effect, $20 if the fee is paid before February 1; $30 if paid after January 31.

Applies to an action in which a final court order requires a person to pay support or maintenance payments through the clerk. 

Ind. Code 33-37-5-6

 

The clerk may not deduct the fee from a support or maintenance payment.

Ind. Code 33-37-5-6(d)

Fees from 100% of non-Title IV-D child support cases to county auditor

Ind. Code 33-37-7-2(g)(1)

 

For fees from Title IV-D cases, the designated percentage share that is reimbursable to the county at the federal financial participation rate shall be delivered to the county auditor.  Money not reimbursable to the county shall be delivered to the office of the secretary of family and social services.

Ind. Code 33-37-7-2(g)(2)

Document Storage Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-20

$2

Collected in all civil, criminal, infraction, and ordinance violation actions

Clerk’s Record Perpetuation Fund

Ind. Code 33-37-5-2

 

 

 

Automated Record Keeping Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-21

$7 from 7/1/2003 to 6/30/2009

 

$4 after 6/30/2009

The fee is Collected in all civil, criminal, infraction, and ordinance violation actions. 

State User Fee Fund

Ind. Code 33-37-7-2(b)(7)

Public Defense Administration Fee

Ind. Code

33-37-5-21.2

$3

Collected in each action filed in a court described in Ind. Code 33-37-1-1.

State General Fund 33-37-7-2(i)(1)

Judicial Insurance Adjustment Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-25

$1

Collected in each action filed in a court described in Ind. Code 33-37-1-1.

Judicial Branch Insurance Adjustment Account

Ind. Code 33-37-7-2(j)

Judicial Salaries Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-26

 

$16 from 6/30/06 to 6/30/2007; increasing $1/year until $20

Collected in each action filed in a court described in Ind. Code 33-37-1-1.

State General Fund

Ind. Code

33-37-7-2(i)(2)

Court Administration Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-27

$3

Collected in each action filed in a court described in Ind. Code 33-37-1-1.

State General Fund

Ind. Code

33-37-7-2(i)(4)

Service Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-28

 

 

$10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collected from the filing party for each defendant beyond the first named defendant.

 

Collected from any party adding a defendant for each defendant added.

 

Does not apply to an action in which service is made by publication in accordance with Indiana Trial Rule 4.13

County General Fund

Ind. Code 33-37-7-2(k)(1)

Garnishee Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-28

$10

Collected from the filing party for each garnishee named in excess of three (3) garnishees.

 

Collected from any party adding a garnishee in excess of three (3) garnishees.

 

Does not apply to an action in which service is made by publication in accordance with Indiana Trial Rule 4.13

County General Fund

Ind. Code 33-37-7-2(l)(1)

Service of Process Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-15 (a)

$13

Collected from the person requesting service of a writ, an order, a process, a notice, a tax warrant, or any other paper by sheriff

 

Collected by sheriff

County Pension Trust established under Ind. Code 36-8-10-12

 

or

 

County General Fund, if no Pension trust

 

Ind. Code 33-37-5-15(d)

Service of Process Fee

Ind. Code 33-37-5-15 (b)

$60

Collected from the person filing, if the person filed a civil action outside of Indiana and requested service by sheriff in Indiana

 

Collected by sheriff

County Pension Trust established under Ind. Code 36-8-10-12

 

or

 

County General Fund, if no Pension trust

 

Ind. Code 33-37-5-15(d)