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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COURT FEES

All filing fees shall be non-refundable and shall cover all costs, except sheriff's service, which shall be paid separately by the moving party to the sheriff.

CIVIL FILING FEES

Civil Complaint $ 78.00**
Petition for Name Change $ 78.00**
Justice of the Peace Court Appeal $128.00**
Administrative Appeals from the Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles
$128.00**
Appeals from the Dog Control Panel $128.00**
Suspension of license $ 10.00
Subpoena for Sheriff $ 10.00
Prepare file for Appeal to Superior Court $ 50.00
Wage Attachment, writs of levy upon goods and chattels and writs of sale of levied assets, writ of replevin $ 20.00
Confirmation of Arbitration Award in Consumer Credit Actions $303.00**
Bad Check $ 30.00 per case*
Transfer of judgment to Superior Court $ 20.00
Petition to restore driving privileges $ 25.00
Court Security Assessment $   3.00 on each initial filing


 

*This fee applies to bad checks presented to the Court and is consistent with the intent of Title 11, Delaware Code 4206(i), which provides for a $30 fee upon conviction of a charge of presenting a worthless check, or a fee of $50 if more than one (1) check by the same person was processed.
**This fee includes the $3.00 Court Security Assessment.

CRIMINAL FILING FEES
Non-Jury Case $ 53.00 per charge***
Jury Case $128.00 per charge***
Capias $ 20.00 per defendant
Appeals to Superior Court $ 50.00 per defendant*
Appeals from lower Court $125.00 per case
Bad Check $ 30.00 per defendant**
Sheriff’s Costs Per Sheriff’s return on individual cases
Court Security Assessment $3.00 per charge

*The Superior Court charges an additional fee of $80.00 per defendant.

**This fee applies to bad checks presented to the Court and is consistent with the intent of Title 11, Delaware Code 4206(i), which provides for a $30.00 fee upon conviction of a charge of presenting a worthless check.
***This fee includes the $3.00 Court Security Assessment.

NON-FEE CHARGES
Copy charge (maximum per page) $5.00
Certified copy of any document
$10.00
Closed file retrieval $10.00
Closed file retrieval (expedited) $25.00