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September 2, 2010
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SHARON R. BOCK

CLERK & COMPTROLLER PALM BEACH COUNTY

FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE July 30, 2010

 

COUNTY COURT FEES CIRCUIT COURT FEES
County Court - Civil  Circuit Court - Civil
Claims less than $100.00 $55.00 General Filing Fee $401.00
Claims of $100.00 to $500.00 $80.00 Foreclosure filing fee ($50,000 or less) $401.00
Claims of $500.01 to $2500.00 $175.00 Foreclosure filing fee (between $50,000 and $250,000) $906.00
Claims of $2500.01 to $15,000.00 $300.00 Foreclosure filing fee ($250,000 or more) $1,906.00
Claims of not more than $1000 filed simultaneously with an action for replevin of property that is the subject of the claim $130.00 Foreclosure - Electronic Online Auction fee $60.00
Foreclosure Action $300.00 Eminent Domain Actions- Per deposit $170.00
Garnishment, Attachment, Replevin & Distress $85.00 Writ of Garnishment, Attachment, Replevin & Distress $85.00
Preparing Index to Record on Appeal $3.50 Each timeshare joined in a Foreclosure action $10.00
Pro Hac Vice fee $100.00 Judicial Sale Fee (foreclosure) $70.00
Removal of tenant $185.00 90 Day Malpractice Extension $42.00
Re-open fee, claim not more than $500 $25.00 Marriage Ceremony $30.00
Re-open fee, claim more than $500 $50.00 Marriage License Fee $93.50
Cross claim, counterclaim, or third party if relief greater than $2500 $295.00 Re-open Fee $50.00
Summons issued $10.00 Severance $18.00
Indexing each defendant in excess of five $2.50 Filing Cross-claim, Counterclaim, Counterpetition or Third-Party Complaint:  
Court Mediation Program per person/per session charge $60.00            -Circuit Civil $395.00
County Court - Criminal            -Foreclosure $50,000 or less $395.00
Public Defender Application Fee $50.00            -Foreclosure between $50,000 and $250,000 $900.00
Public Defender Fees and Costs $50 min.            -Foreclosure $250,000 or more $1,900.00
Cost of Prosecution $50 min. Summons issued $10.00
Appeal Fee from County to Circuit $281.00 From foreclosure surplus/educating the public $28.00
County Court - Traffic From foreclosure surplus/each disbursement $15.00
Certificate of Compliance $7.00 From foreclosure surplus/appointing the trustee $15.00
Child Restraint Violation $166.00 From foreclosure surplus/notifying the trustee $15.00
Defective equipment corrected within 30 days and Certified $100.00 Indexing each defendant in excess of five $2.50
Driver History, 3 Years       $14.25 Lis Pendens, recording (1st page) $5.00
Driver History, Lifetime      $16.25    - subsequent pages (per page) $4.00
Driver License Reinstatement (Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover) $60.00    - legal description (per legal) for the 1st two listed $0.60
Driver License/Registration/Tag/Insurance expired $116.00    - legal description (per legal) for each legal thereafter $0.20
Driver License/Registration or Insurance expired less than 6 months with proof that it was valid prior to citation and provided within 30-days $10.00 Probate
Indexing each Defendant in excess of five $2.50
Hand Written Record (12 months) per page $7.00 Ancillary Administration  $401.00
Railroad - Failed to stop  $206.00 Caveat $41.00
Seat belt violation $116.00 Conservatorship/Curatorship $401.00
Bicycle/Pedestrian $64.50 Disposition of Personal property without Administration $232.00
Red Light/Traffic Control Device Violation  $264.00 Formal Administration $401.00
Open container - driver $166.00 Petition to Admit Foreign Will, Authenticated Copies, $232.00
Open container - passenger $116.00      or Transcript to Record
Dismissal Fee for showing proof of valid registration $10.00 Petition to Determine Heirs (not formal administration) $232.00
Dismissal Fee for showing proof of valid driver license $10.00 Petition to open safe-deposit box $232.00
Dismissal Fee for showing proof of valid insurance $10.00 Summary administration estate less than  $1000 $236.00
Failure to attend driver improvement school $18.00 Summary administration estate $1000 or more $346.00
Late fee for failing to comply with traffic citation  $16.00 Filing cross claim, counterclaim, or third party $395.00
Additional Violations (other than listed above; see Statute section on Citation) Summons issued $10.00
Moving violations of FS 316 $166.00 Notice of Trust $41.00
Moving violations NOT of FS 316 $163.00 Unified Family Court
Non-moving violations $116.00 Dissolution of Marriage $409.00
Speeding Violations Petition for Adoption $401.00
Miles Over Limit Amount Petition for Name Change $401.00
9-Jun $131.00 Petition for Termination of Parental Rights/ Ch. 63 F.S. $401.00
14-Oct $206.00 Petitions - Most Others (Family/Juvenile) $301.00
15 - 19                                                              $256.00 Filing Counterpetition, Cross-Claim or Third Party $295.00
20 - 29                                                               $281.00 Temp. Custody Minor Children by Extended Family $401.00
30+ (unless mandatory court)                              $356.00 Public Defender Application Fee – Juvenile $50.00
Speeding in a School or Construction Zone Garnishment, Attachment, Replevin $85.00
Miles Over Limit Amount Summons Issued $10.00
9-Jan $156.00 Re-open Fee (including modifications) $50.00
14-Oct $306.00 Guardianship of Person only $236.00
15 - 19                                                              $406.00 Guardianship of Property $401.00
20 - 29                                                               $456.00 Petition to Approve Settlement of Minor's Claim $232.00
30+                              $606.00 Petition to Determine Incapacity $232.00
Petition for Foreign Guardian to Manage Property of $232.00
     non-resident (no letters issued)
RECORDING FEES / SERVICE CHARGES   Veteran's Guardianship $236.00
First page  $10.00 Court Mediation Program per person/per session charge (parties' combined income greater than $50,000 but less than $100,000) $120.00
Each additional page  $8.50 Court Mediation Program per person/per session charge (parties' combined income is $50,000 or less) $60.00
Certification per document $2.00
Making and Serving Certificate for Transfer of Lien to Security $20.00 Guardianship Audit
Transfer of Multiple Liens to one Security (per each additional lien) $10.00 Verified inventory with assets exceeding $25,000 $85.00
Foreign Judgment fee $42.00 Annual accounting - assets of $25,000 or less $20.00
Plats and condominium exhibits greater than 8.5x14, first page  $30.00 Annual accounting - assets of $25,000.01 to $100,000 $85.00
Plats and condominium exhibits greater than 8.5x14, each additional page  $15.00 Annual accounting - assets of $100,000.01 to $500,000 $170.00
Abstract Fee (per document)   Annual accounting - assets more than $500,000 $250.00
1st land description $0.60 Appellate Filing Fees For Civil and Criminal
2nd land description $0.60 County Court to Circuit Panel  
Each land description after the first two $0.20    Circuit Court Fee – Civil $282.00
This fee is also due when there is a search fee.      Circuit Court Fee – Criminal $281.00
Search Fee (per document)   Circuit Court to the 4th DCA  
This fee is due only when a book & page is given and the land is not described in the document. $2.00    Circuit Court Fee $100.00
       4th DCA fee (paid separately) $300.00
Index Fee (per document)      4th DCA fee for cross-appeal (paid separately) $295.00
Count all names listed as 1st & 2nd parties.  For each name over 4 allow $1.00 additional. $1.00 Preparing record on appeal – per pleading $3.50
   
State Doc Stamps (All Deeds)   GENERAL FEES  
For each $100.00 or fraction $0.70 Miscellaneous  
Corrective deeds or no consideration deeds $0.70 Authenticated/Exemplified Certificate $7.00
State Doc Stamps (All Obligations to Pay Money)   Approving a bond $8.50
For each $100.00 or fraction $0.35 Certification of any document $2.00
State Doc Stamps (All Assumptions of Mortgage)   Copies - Microfilm 16mm, 100ft roll $42.00
For each $100.00 or fraction $0.35 Copies - Microfilm 35mm, 100ft roll $60.00
Intangible Tax   Copies - up to 8.5x14 per page $1.00
Required on obligations to pay money involving real estate. The rate is .002 for each $1.00 consideration. State Doc Stamps and Intangible Tax are required on any Agreement for Deed or Contract for Deed. The base is the amount of the agreement less any down payment paid. The remainder is figured just like a mortgage.   Copies of any instrument, other than photographic $6.00
    Copies larger than 8.5x14 - per page $5.00
  Copies of Court minutes - Per page $5.00
  Copies of Subdivision/Road Plats - per page $5.00
Microfiche (court only) $3.50
Restitution payment- per payment $3.50
Sealing or expunging of record $42.00
Search per year - per name - per dob - per legal description $2.00
Preparing/issuing/filing a subpoena $7.00
Signing and sealing a subpoena only $2.00
Validating Certificates $3.50
Oath, administering, attesting, and sealing $3.50
Writing any paper other than herein specifically mentioned, same as for copying including signing and sealing $7.00
Notary fee $10.00
Pro Hac Vice Fee $100.00


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