Fee Schedule 2022

CASE TYPE

FEE

ADOPTION - AD

Adoption (AD)

$89

Petition For Confidential Intermediary

N/A

No other fees may be charged

Adoption - Special Need (as defined by DCFS)

CHANCERY - CH

Chancery (CH)

$326

Entry of Appearance

$201

Jury Fee

  $212.50

DISSOLUTION – DC/DN

Dissolution with Children (DC)

$326

           Entry of Appearance

$201

Dissolution No Children (DN)

 $326

           Entry of Appearance

$201

EMINENT DOMAIN - ED

Eminent Domain (ED)

$326

           Entry of Appearance

$201

           Jury Fee

N/A

EVICTION - EV

Eviction (EV) (Possession & Rent)

$276

           Entry of Appearance

$201

Eviction (EV) (Possession Only)

$109

           Entry of Appearance

$129

Jury Fee

$212.50

FAMILY

Family (FA)

$326

           Entry of Appearance

$201

Parental Notice of Abortion Act

N/A

Voluntary Petition to Determine Parentage (Challenge)

N/A

FORECLOSURE - FC

Foreclosure (FC)

$326

           Entry of Appearance

$201

           Jury Fee

$212.50

GOVERNMENTAL CORPORATION - GC

 Governmental Corporations (GC)

$326

            Entry of Appearance

$201

GUARDIANSHIP - GR

Guardianship (GR)

$276

LAW - LM

Amount of money or damages or the value of

personal property does not exceed $15,000

Complaint LESS THAN $15,000

$276

           Entry of Appearance

$201

Amount of money or damages or the value of

personal property does not exceed $50,000

Complaint $15,000 - $50,000

$326

           Entry of Appearance

$201

           Jury Fee

$212.50

LAW - LA

Amount of money or damages or the value of

personal property exceeds $50,000

$326

           Entry of Appearance

$201

           Jury Fee

$212.50

MENTAL HEALTH - MH

Mental Health (MH)

N/A

           Entry of Appearance

N/A

           Jury Fee

N/A

MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL - MX

Misc. Criminal (MX)

$326

          Entry of Appearance

$201

          Jury Fee

$212.50

Expungement Petition (For Arrest only) (MX)

$60

          Entry of Appearance

$201

          Jury Fee

$212.50

MISCELLANEOUS REMEDY - MR

Misc. Remedy (MR)

$326

          Entry of Appearance

$201

          Jury Fee

$212.50

Estrays Lost Property

N/A

          Entry of Appearance

N/A

Admin Review of Unemployment

N/A

          Entry of Appearance

N/A

ORDER OF PROTECTION

Order of Protection

N/A

         Entry of Appearance

N/A

COUNTERCLAIM

Counterclaim - Same as Original Filing Fee

(less any previous Entry of Appearance fee)

Filing of transcript of jmt. - Same as Original Fee

CHANGE OF VENUE

Change of Venue - Same as Original Filing Fee

Preparation & Certification

$40

CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT

Not Exceeding $1,500

$201

Not Exceeding $15,000

$276

Exceeding $15,000

$326

REMAND FROM SUPREME OR APPELLATE COURT

Remand from Supreme or Appellate Court

N/A

         Jury Demand

N/A

PROBATE - PR

Administration of an Estate (PR)

$276

          Entry of Appearance

$201

Filing of a Will

N/A

FILING OF EACH ACCOUNT OTHER THAN FINAL

Filing of each Account other than Final

$25

FINAL ACCOUNTING

Final Accounting

N/A

FILING OF A CLAIM

Filing of a Claim when the amount

is $150 - $499

$25

is $500 - $9,999

$40

is $10,000 and above

$60

APPEARANCE IN ESTATE

for the purpose of consent

N/A

of an executor

N/A

of an administrator

N/A

of a guardian

N/A

of a GAL

N/A

of a GAL or Special Administrator

N/A

Appearance of any other person

$201

Jury Demand

$137.50

CONSTRUCTION OR CONTEST OF A WILL

Construction or contest of a will, enforcement of

$60

contract to make a will or appointment of

testamentary trustees

LETTERS OF OFFICE

Letters of Office

$2

EXEMPLIFICATION

Exemplification

$2

COST OF PUBLICATION BY CLERK

Cost of publication by Clerk

to be paid directly to the newspaper by

executor, administrator, guardian, or petitioner

WITNESS FEES

Witness fees to be paid by the person on whose

behalf a charge is incurred

POSTAGE CHARGES

Mailing petitions, orders, and notices or other documents

pursuant to the Probate Act of 1975 (actual cost)

SMALL CLAIMS

Not exceeding $2,500

$109

         Entry of Appearance

$129

Not exceeding $10,000

$276

         Entry of Appearance

$201

Jury Demand - 6 jurors

$12.50

Jury Demand - 12 jurors

$25

ISSUING WAGE DEDUCTION, GARNISHMENT, CITATION    

Under $1,000 Judgment

$15

$1,001 to $5,000 Judgment

$30

Over $5,000 Judgment

$50

ISSUING THE FOLLOWING

Alias Citation

$5

Alias Summons

$5

PETITION TO VACATE OR MODIFY

less than 30 days after Jmt.

$50

EXCEPTIONS

Eviction

N/A

Small Claims

N/A

Petition to reopen the estate

N/A

Child Support

N/A

Spousal Support

N/A

Order for W/H

N/A

PETITION TO VACATE OR MODIFY

more than 30 days after Jmt.

$75

EXCEPTIONS

Child Support

N/A

Spousal Support

N/A

Order for W/H

N/A

PETITION TO VACATE ORDER OF

Petition to Vacate Order of

Bond Forfeiture - Civil Cases

$40

CHANGE OF VENUE

Change of Venue - preparation and certification of record

$40

MAILING - REQUIRED - CIVIL

Mailing - Required - Civil

plus the cost of postage

$10

CERTIFIED COPY

Certified Copy

except for small claims and forcible entry and detainer

$10

AUTHENTICATED COPY

Authenticated Copy

$6

CORRECTION OF CASE NUMBER

Correction of Case Number

$25

VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT

Filing each deed

$20

Recording Same: $0.50 for each 100 words

APPEALS

Appeals (postage - additional) originals forwarded

100 pages

$50

101 - 200 pages

$100

201 and over pages (Additional Per Page Charge)

$0.25

COPY CHARGES

First Page

$2

Next 19 Pages

$0.50

Remaining Pages

$0.25

RECORD SEARCH

Per Year Charge

$6

In-person request

N/A

RECORD SHEET ENTRIES

Printout from an automated system

N/A

EXPUNGEMENT PETITION

Expungement Petition (existing case)

$60

Certified Copy of Expungement Order

$4

Illinois State Police Processing Fee

$60

COLLECTIONS FOR OTHERS

Collections for others

2.50%

EXCEPT for State, County, maint. or child support

CHILD SUPPORT MAINTENANCE FEE

Annual Fee

$36

For any check, draft, or other bank instruments

returned to the clerk for non-sufficient funds,

account closed, or payment stopped

$25

TAX OBJECTION COMPLAINT

Tax Objection Complaint

$201

Tax Deed Petition

$326

         Entry of Appearance

$201

MARRIAGE IN COURT

Marriage in Court

$10

Motion to Vacate

$40

or amend final orders

$40

bond forfeiture orders

$40

ex parte judgment

$40

judgment on forfeiture

$40

failure to appear

$40

failure to comply

$40

Certification to Secretary of State as provided by

the Family Financial Responsibility Law

$5

Fee requirements shall not apply to:

Any Law Enforcement Agency

Attorney General

Any Local Government

Any Local School District

Any State Agencies

Any State's Attorney