Linda S. Frank

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Sixth Judicial Circuit

Champaign County, Illinois

 

FEE SCHEDULE

ALL FEES MUST BE PAID AT THE TIME OF FILING

EFFECTIVE December 1, 2009

 

The following is the filing fee and first adversarial pleading fee for all civil and probate cases.  The complete definition of case types is included as an addendum to this schedule.

 

Case Type:                   

Filing Fee:

Answer Fee:

 

 

 

AD (Adoption)

$65

$115

CH (Chancery)

$215

$115

D (Divorce)

$215

$115

ED (Eminent Domain)

$205

$115

F (Family- petition for marriage license)

$65

n/a

    Putative Father

$65

$115

    All Others

$95

$115

L (Law- damages over $50,000)

$215

$115

LM (LAW $10,000.01-$15,000)

$130

$115

LM (Law $15,000.01-$50,000)

$215

$115

LM (FED Possession only)

$105

$105

LM (FED, under $15,000)

$105

$115

LM (FED, above $15,000)   

$215

$115

MC (Municipal Corporation)

n/c

$115

MH (Mental Health)

$105

$115

MR (Miscellaneous Remedies)

 

 

      Administrative Review

$200

$100

      Relief by Habeas Corpus

$155

 

      All Others

$215

$115

OP (Order of Protection)

n/c

$115

P (Probate) Administration of the estate of a decedent

$205

n/a

     Small Estate (under $15,000)

$95

 

     Heirship, Will to probate without administration, or Letters of Office for a

     particular purpose without administration of the estate.

$95

 

     Administration of the estate of a Ward

$130

$85

     Ward’s estate under $15,000

$95

$85

     Collection of Judgment; Settlement of wrongful death when there is no

         Other administration of the estate

$105

$85

SC (Small Claims $0 -> $250)

$65

$85

     (Small Claims $250.01 -> $500

$75

$85

     (Small Claims $500.01 -> $1,500)

$95

$85

     (Small Claims  $1,500.01 -> $2500)

$95

$115

     (Small Claims $2,500.01 -> $10,000)

$130

$115

TX (Tax, if filed by municipal corporation)

n/c

$105

    Petition for Tax Deed (one parcel)

$255

n/a

    for each additional parcel

$60

n/a

Confession of Judgment: Where Judgment does not exceed $1,500

$105

 

    Judgment is $1,500.01 to $15,000

$170

 

    Judgment Exceeds $15,000.01

$255

 

Counterclaim or Joining Third Party Defendant are charged as a new filing

    Fee based on the action they are filing.

 

 

 

 

 

Registration of a foreign judgment:  same as original filing fee.

 

 

 

 

 

Jury Demands:

 

 

     a)  12 member jury

$212.50

 

     b)  Probate/OV cases

$137.50

 

     c)  Small Claims 12 member

$25.00

 

     d)  Small Claims 6 member

$12.50

 

 

 

 

Auxiliary Proceedings:

 

 

    a) Garnishments, Wage Deductions, Citations:

 

 

         Amount claimed: $0-$1,000

$15

 

                                    $1,000.01 to $5,000

$30

 

                                     over $5,000

$50

 

    b) Issuing Alias Summons or Alias Citation

$5

 

    c) Mailing a Petition for Rule

$2

 

    d) Mailing Notices by First-Class Mail

$2

Plus costs

    e) All processes or notices required to be mailed by certified mail

$5

Plus costs

     f) Each Certification or Authentication

$2

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Fees:

 

 

    a) Reproduction of each page of automated medium(no charge for       reprinting a computer receipt)

$6

 

    b) Record Search (per name per year searched)  (if done at the counter, the first search is free)

$6

 

    c) Annual child support processing fee

$36

 

    d) Reproduction, photo copies, microfilm:

 

 

        1) First page

$1

 

        2) Next 19 pages, per page

$.50

 

        3) All remaining pages, per page

$.25

 

    e) Support ledger printout

$6

 

    f)  Certification to Sec of State per Family Financial Responsibility  law

$5

 

    g)  Filing a Deed of Voluntary Assignment

$20

 

    h)  Recording a Deed of Voluntary Assignment (for each 100 words)

$.50

 

    i)  Correction of case number or case title

$25

 

    j)  NSF, account closed, or stop payment fees (child support is exempt)

$25

 

 

 

 

Expungements

$174

 

 

 

 

PETITIONS / MOTIONS:

 

 

1)       To vacate or modify any final judgment or order if filed within 30 days of that judgment or order. Except FED’s and Small Claims.

$50

 

2)       To vacate or modify any final judgment or

order if filed later than 30 days of the judgment or order.                      

$75

 

      3)   To vacate a bond forfeiture order

$40

 

      4)   To vacate ex-parte judgments

$40

 

5)       To vacate or amend final orders (Criminal/Traffic)

$40

 

6)       Vacate “failure to appear” / “failure to comply” notices sent to SOS

$40

 

7)       To vacate judgment on forfeitures

$40

 

8)       Commitment under the Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities

      Code  & for filing a transcript of the commitment proceedings held

       in another county.

$50

 

 

 

 

Change of venue:

 

 

a)       For filing into this jurisdiction on a change of venue:

same filing fee as if it were the commencement of a new suit.

 

 

b)       For preparation and certification of a record on  a change of venue to

another jurisdiction:

$40

 

 

 

 

 

Auxiliary Probate proceedings:

 

If a small estate case is filed, at any time during the administration of the estate, the Court can examine the record of the estate and the personal representative to determine the total value of the real and personal property of the estate.  If such value exceeds $5,000 the Court shall order

the payment of a additional fee in the amount of

$40

 

 

 

 

Issuing letters for reasons other than the administration of an estate, including but not limited to the release of mortgage, letters of guardianship to obtain consent to marry, proof of heirship without administration, or for probating a will when the estate is to be settled without

administration

$20

 

 

 

 

  a) Claims against an estate:  $0 –> $149.99

n/c

 

                                                  $150 -> $499.99

$25

 

                                                  $500 -> $9,999.99

$40

 

                                                  $10,000 or more

$60

 

   b)  Petition to sell real estate

$50

 

   c)  For each account filed other than the final account

$25

 

   d)  Actions seeking equitable relief including contest of will and     

       proceedings involving testamentary trusts.

$60

 

e)       Certified copies of letters of office or letters of guardianship.

If document is greater than 3 pages additional fee of

$2

$1/page

 

   f)  Inheritance Tax Proceedings

$15

 

   g)  Separate complaint other than a claim is filed in an estate

$45

 

   h)  Petition to Reopen an Estate

$20

 

 

 

 

Appeals:

 

 

      99 pages or less, plus delivery and costs

$60

 

      100 but less than 200, plus deliver and costs

$150

 

      Additional fee, per page over 200

$.25

 

 

 

 

Exceptions that are not charged are:

Petitions to Modify, Terminate, or Enforce a Judgment or Order for Child or Spousal Support; or to Modify, Suspend, or Terminate an Order/Notice for Withholding.

 

The standard costs for a civil case are as follows:

Automation

10

The Divorce case with a total cost of $215 has $160  

Document Storage

5

Charge to the Clerk Filing Fee; whereas the Small

Court Finance Fee

5

Claims case with a total cost of $65 has only $10 charged

Library

10

To the Clerk filing fee.

Court Security

25

 

Clerk Filing Fee

????

 

 

TRAFFIC and CRIMINAL DIVISIONS:

 

Criminal Convictions and Supervisions

In recent history, the Illinois Legislature has shown an increasing tendency to create certain fees and assessments that are automatically triggered upon a conviction or order of supervision of a particular offense.  There is also a surcharge that uses a sliding scale that imposes a surcharge on any fine ordered (which is a minimum of 20%).  There is an automatic bond fee of 10% any time a bond is posted.  These factors make it impossible to give a specific dollar figure for fees or “costs” in a criminal case without knowing the specific statute for conviction.  The following is offered as a guideline for the minimum costs .

 

Conviction:

Minimum Court     

        Costs:

Felony

$230

Misdemeanor (Class A)

$160

Misdemeanor (Class B)

$145

Ordinance Violation

$65

Conservation (Must Appear)

$65

Conservation (May Appear)

$75

 

 

To the above could be added a fine, a sur-charge on the fine, a bond fee, any assessment relating to the particular offense, public defender fees, probation monitoring fees and/or restitution.

 

Traffic Convictions and Supervisions:

An Illinois Traffic Citation will be marked as either a “Must Appear” or “May Appear” (court appearance), depending on the seriousness of the violation.  The following guidelines are if a defendant goes to court and is convicted or receives supervision.  The potential additional costs referred to above also apply here.

 

Conviction:

Minimum Court     

        Costs:

“May Appear” violation

$65

“Must Appear” violation

$70

DUI

$295

 

Expungement Petition:

The actual fees may vary depending on whether an arrest is made and how many police agencies were involved, but the typical Petition to Expunge requires a fee to accompany the petition as follows:

 

a) Filing fee

$ 70

b) Certified copy ($4 per copy, 4 copies required)

$ 16

c) Certified mailing ($5 per mailing, 4 required

$ 20

d) Regular mail ($2 per copy, 4 required)

$   8

e) State Police (if required)

$ 60

TOTAL     OT

$174

 

                                                                                                                                    Revised  01/01/2006