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Duval County Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts
Jim Fuller - Elected 2001

Fee Schedules

The fees listed below are provided for your convenience. Should the fees listed on this page conflict with the actual fees, the actual fees shall take precedence.

General - Fee Schedule
Description Fee
Certifying copies in public record, per instrument [FS 28.43(3)] $1.50
Copies by photographic in public records not more than 14 in. by 8.5 in., per page [FS 28.24(5)(a)] $1.00
Copies by photographic in public records more than 14 in. by 8.5 in., per page [FS 28.24(5)(b)] $5.00
Exemplified certificates, including signing and sealing [FS 28.24(15)] $6.00
Signing and sealing only [FS 28.24(18)(b)] $1.50
Searching of records, each year's search [FS 28.24(20)] $1.50
Sealing any court file or expungement of record [FS 28.24(25)] $37.50/$40.50
Receiving and disbursing all restitution payments, per payment [FS 28.24(26)(a)] $3.00
Receiving and disbursing all partial payments, other than restitution payments, for which an administrative process fee is not imposed, pursuant to FS 28.246, per month [FS 28.24(26)(b)] $5.00
Partial payment plan, one-time administrative processing fee in lieu of a per month charge under paragraph (b) [FS 28.24(26)(c)] $25.00
Interest rate per day shall be payable on judgments, decrees, and restitution [FS 55.03(1)] (varies)
Microfilm copies of any public records, 16mm microfilm, roll of 100' or less [FS 28.24(6)] $37.50
Microfilm copies of any public records, 35mm microfilm, roll of 100' or less [FS 28.24(6)] $52.50
Audio tape duplication [FS 119.07(1)(b)] $5.00
Video tape duplication [FS 119.07(1)(b)] $10.00
CD/DVD duplication $5.00

Appeals - Fee Schedule
Description Fee
County court to circuit court $250.00
Circuit court fee (filing of notice of appeal to higher court) $50.00
District Court of Appeals / Florida Supreme Court $300.00
Preparing, numbering, and indexing an original record, per instrument $3.00

Circuit Civil - Fee Schedule
Description Fee
Circuit Civil - main case filing fee $256.00
Circuit Civil - per defendant over five (additional to main filing fee) $2.00
Proceeding of Attachment, Replevin, Distress (additional to main filing fee) $75.00
Garnishment Action $178.00
Non-resident Cost Bond $100.00
Foreign judgment - Enforcement (money judgment) $293.50
Reopen Civil action (includes petition for modification) $50.00
Malpractice - 90 day extension $37.50
Eminent domain $150.00
Attorney appearing pro hac vice $100.00
Approval of Bond $7.50
Transfer of Lien - please see separate table (varies)
Foreclosure $256.00
For signing and sealing subpoenas $1.50
For sealing any court file or expungement of any record $37.50
Deposit into court registry - 3% of first $500 plus 1.5% of each subsequent $100 (varies)
Issuance of execution - Issuance by Clerk (none)
Marriage dissolution action & judgment fee $364.00
Severance of action $15.00

County Civil - Transfer of Lien (money)
Description Fee
Transfer of lien (money lien) is equal to sum of all applicable fees in this table (see below)
Amount of claim (varies)
Three years interest (varies)
Court Costs $500.00
Making and serving the certificate $15.00
Recording certificate of transfer of lien to bond $10.00
Clerk fee for each additional lien $7.50
Each additional lien $10.00
Each page beyond the first $8.50

County Civil - Fee Schedule
Description Fee
All claims up to $100.00 $55.00
All claims from $100.00 up to $500.00 $80.00
All claims from $500.00 up to $2,500.00 $155.00
All claims from $2,500.00 and up (including all foreclosures) $255.00
Additional filing fee for each defendant over five $2.00
Attorney appearing pro hac vice $100.00
Bond approval $7.50
Foreclosure sale $60.00
Foreign judgment - In addition to filing fee for case type $37.50
Court ordered mediation services provided by a circuit court's mediation program $40.00
Postal charges - certified/registered mail (varies)
Proceedings of garnishment (writ) $178.00
Proceeding of Attachment, Replevin, Distress $75.00
Deposit into court registry - 3% of first $500 plus 1.5% of each subsequent $100 (varies)
Removal of tenant action $80.00
Reopen civil action for claims up to $500.00 $25.00
Reopen civil action for claims over $500.00 $50.00
Subpoena (prepare, sign, and seal) $6.00

County Civil - Transfer of Lien (construction)
Description Fee
Transfer of lien (construction lien) is equal to sum of all applicable fees in this table (see below)
Amount of claim (varies)
Three years interest (varies)
Attorney fees and court costs - Greater of $1,000 or 25% of claim (varies)
Clerk fee $15.00
Recording fee for certificate $10.00
Each additional lien $10.00
Clerk fee for each additional lien $7.50
Each page beyond the first $8.50

Depository's Charge
If your payment amount is Add fee amount
$25.00 or less $1.00
$25.01 to $131.24 4% of payment amount
$131.25 or greater $5.25

Domestic Relations - Notice of Delinquency Fees
Fee Description Statute Amount
Late Fee (LAT) 61.14 6(b) 1 b $7.50
Document Preparation (DFN) 28.24(8) $6.00
Postage (POS) 61.14(6)(b)2 $0.41

Domestic Relations - Contest Fee
Fee Description Statute Amount
Contest Fee (CON) 61.14(6)(d) $7.50
This is only created if the non-custodial parent contests the impending judgment.

Domestic Relations - Contest Fee
Fee Description Statute Amount
Judgment Fee (JUD) 61.14(6)(e) $7.50
Document Preparation (DFJ) 28.24(8) $12.00
Postage (POS) 61.14(6)(b)2 $0.41
Recording Fee (REC) 28.24 $10.00
Satisfaction Fee (SAT) 28.24 $10.00

Domestic Relations - Payoff Statement
Fee Description Statute Amount
Payoff Statement (PAY) 61.14(6)(f)1 $7.50
This is only created when the non-custodial parent comes in and needs to know how much to satisfy his judgment.

Family Law - Fee Schedule
Description Fee
Dissolution of Marriage (including annulments) $364.00
Adoptions (includes sealing of court file) $293.50
Name Change $256.00
Petition for Termination of Parental Rights $293.50
All other Civil actions $256.00
Modification of Dissolution of Marriage (Child support, custody, visitation, or other relief) $50.00
Reopen Family Law or Civil actions $50.00
Foreign Judgments (dissolution) $401.50
Foreign Judgments (other than dissolution) $293.50
Mediation (combined income less than $100,000) - per person / per session $40.00
Mediation (combined income over $100,000) - per person / per session $80.00

Family Law - Form Packages
Description Fee
Dissolution of Marriage with dependant or minor children $20.00
Dissolution of marriage with no dependent or minor children or property $15.00
Dissolution of marriage with property but no dependant or minor children $15.00
Simplified dissolution of marriage $8.00
Supplemental petition for modification of child support $15.00
Supplemental petition to modify custody, visitation, and other relief $15.00
Motion for contempt $5.00
Adult name change $5.00
Income deduction order $5.00

Juvenile - Fee Schedule
Description Fee
Restitution payments - Clerk's processing fee for each restitution payment $3.00

Probate - Fee Schedule
Description Fee
Summary administration (up to $1,000) $105.00
Summary administration (over $1,000) $205.00
Formal administration $255.00
Ancillary administration $255.00
Curatorship $255.00
Caveat $36.00
Notice of trust $36.00
Disposition of personal property without administration $101.00
Petition to determine heirs $101.00
Petition to open safe deposit box, enter rooms and places $101.00
Petition to admit authenticated copies/exemplified copies or transcript to record $101.00
Signing of oath of witness to will $3.00
Petition to determine homestead $101.00
Petition to settle minor's claim $101.00
Foreign wills $101.00

Recording - Fee Schedule
Description Fee
Plat copy - paper $5.00
Plat copy - vellum $6.00
Microfilm copy - 16mm $37.50
Microfilm copy - FTP of images - per five books $200.00

Recording - Intangible Tax
Description Fee
Intangible tax of 2 mills on the dollar is due on all notes, bonds, and other obligations for payment of money secured by mortgage, deed of trust, etc. (varies)

Recording - Recording Fees
Description Fee
First page $10.00
Additional page after first $8.50
Indexing fee (more than four entries) $1.00

Recording - Subdivision Plats
Description Fee
First page $30.00
Additional page after first $15.00

Recording - Documentary Stamps
Description Fee
State Stamps - per $100 or fractional part based on consideration of deed $0.70
Mortgage notes, contracts arrangements for deed - per $100 or fractional part based on consideration of deed $0.35

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