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Court Fees including copies

Updated 12/01/2023

Payment Options

FEE NAME DESCRIPTION

No fee

Abstract of Judgment (Criminal)

Abstract of judgment in a criminal case.

$250.00

Admission to Practice

All new attorneys.

$41.00

Appeal re: misdemeanor case

Appeal to district judge from a magistrate judge decision in a misdemeanor case.

$605.00

Appeal, Notice of

To Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit: $600-Ct. of Appeals docket fee; $5-U.S. District Court filing fee.

$70.00

Archives

File retrieval: $64 for the first box, $39 for each additional box.

$20.90

Archives - Smart Scan Request

Electronic retrieval of individual documents from the FRC. $19.90 retrieval fee plus $.65 per page with a max of 100 pages per request. (Effective June 1, 2016)

$75.00

Attorney Re-Registration

Re-Registration fee paid every three years by attorneys to maintain good standing.
 

$21.00

Certificate, Duplicate

Duplicate Attorney Admissions Certificate.

$12.00

Certification

Each document certified plus cost of copies.

$12.00

Certification of Judgment

For registration in another district-Civ. 101/AO 451 + $.50 per page for copy of judgment to be attached.

$405.00

Civil Case

(350 filing fee + 55 Administrative Fee = 405)

Note: the administrative fee does not apply to persons granted in forma pauperis status under 28 USC § 1915.

New complaint, removal petition.

$.50

Copies

 

$30.00

CVB Processing Fee

For each violation notice processed through the Central Violations Bureau (CVB).

$24.00

Exemplification Certificate

Plus $.50 per page for copies of any documents to be attached.

$7,202.00

For Actions brought under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.

This fee is in addition to the filing fee.

$5.00

Habeas Corpus Petition

New Case.

$75.00
 
Inactive Attorney Fee Fee paid by an inactive Attorney to attain good standing.

$50.00

Issuance of Apostille

 

$6.00

Microfiche Copies

For each microfiche sheet of film or microfilm jacket copy of any court record

$52.00

Miscellaneous Case Filing Fee

For filing any document that is not related to a pending case or proceeding.

$2.00

Original, comparing with copy

$2.00 per page; additional $11.00 if certification needed.

$150.00

Pro Hac Vice

Per motion.

$34.00

Reproduction of a recording of a Court Proceeding (Audio/Video)

Includes cost of materials.

$53.00

Returned or Denied Payment Fee

For all returned or denied payments.

$34.00

Search

$31 per name (includes certification charge.)

$12.50

Transcript of Judgment Lien Docket

$.50 for preparing form and $11.00 for certification.

$33.00

Electronic copy provided by Clerk's Office

For all records not stored in the CM/ECF system or available on PACER.

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

Attendance

$50.00 per day for jurors and witnesses; 28 U.S.C. § 1821

Mileage

$.655 per mile for jurors and witnesses (effective 01/01/2023)

Subsistence (effective 10/01/2022)

Minneapolis - 10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024 - $227.00;
St. Paul - 10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024 - $227.00;
Duluth - 10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023 - $279.00; 11/1/2023 to 5/31/2024 - $227.00; 6/01/2024 to 9/30/2024 - $279.00;
Fergus Falls - 10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024 - $166.00;
Rochester - 10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024 - $197.00;
All other areas of the state - 10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024 - $166.00

Electronic Access to Court Data

$0.10 per page, 30 page billing limit ($3.00) per document, except transcripts (no page limit);

Must establish a U.S. Courts PACER account - contact the PACER service center at (800) 676-6856, or pacer.psc.uscourts.gov

 

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