Legislation
SECTION 1911
Fees
Uniform Justice Court Act (UJC) CHAPTER 898, ARTICLE 19
§ 1911. Fees.
(a) Fees payable to the clerk. 1. There shall be paid to the clerk the
following sums as court fees in civil matters:
a. Upon the filing of the first paper in any action or proceeding,
twenty dollars.
b. For issuing a requisition of seizure, twenty dollars.
c. Upon filing an infant's compromise, where no paper was previously
filed, twenty dollars.
d. For entry of judgment upon confession, twenty dollars.
e. On filing notice of appeal, five dollars.
f. For issuing a satisfaction of judgment, or a certificate regarding
the judgment, two dollars.
g. Upon demand for a trial by jury, ten dollars; to be paid by the
party demanding the jury at the time of the demand.
h. For exemplification of a copy of a paper on file in the clerk's
office not exceeding three pages, four dollars, and for each page in
excess of three, one dollar.
i. For certifying a copy of a paper on file in the clerk's office,
except a return on appeal, where such paper does not exceed three pages,
two dollars, and for each page in excess of three, one dollar.
j. For issuing a notice of petition, or an order to show cause in lieu
thereof, in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property,
twenty dollars.
2. All fees shall be prepaid before the service shall be performed.
3. a. No clerk of any town court shall collect or charge any fee
imposed pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision from the town in
which such court has jurisdiction, nor from any village located therein
or from any officer or agency of such town or village.
b. No clerk of any village court shall collect or charge any fee
imposed pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision from the village
in which such court has jurisdiction, or from any officer or agency of
such village.
(b) Fees of enforcement officer. There shall be paid to the
enforcement officer by the party requiring his services, the same fees
to which a sheriff would be entitled for like services in supreme court.
(c) Stenographer's fees. A stenographer provided by the municipality
shall be entitled to such fees as the municipality prescribes, not to
exceed those prescribed by the CPLR.
(a) Fees payable to the clerk. 1. There shall be paid to the clerk the
following sums as court fees in civil matters:
a. Upon the filing of the first paper in any action or proceeding,
twenty dollars.
b. For issuing a requisition of seizure, twenty dollars.
c. Upon filing an infant's compromise, where no paper was previously
filed, twenty dollars.
d. For entry of judgment upon confession, twenty dollars.
e. On filing notice of appeal, five dollars.
f. For issuing a satisfaction of judgment, or a certificate regarding
the judgment, two dollars.
g. Upon demand for a trial by jury, ten dollars; to be paid by the
party demanding the jury at the time of the demand.
h. For exemplification of a copy of a paper on file in the clerk's
office not exceeding three pages, four dollars, and for each page in
excess of three, one dollar.
i. For certifying a copy of a paper on file in the clerk's office,
except a return on appeal, where such paper does not exceed three pages,
two dollars, and for each page in excess of three, one dollar.
j. For issuing a notice of petition, or an order to show cause in lieu
thereof, in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property,
twenty dollars.
2. All fees shall be prepaid before the service shall be performed.
3. a. No clerk of any town court shall collect or charge any fee
imposed pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision from the town in
which such court has jurisdiction, nor from any village located therein
or from any officer or agency of such town or village.
b. No clerk of any village court shall collect or charge any fee
imposed pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision from the village
in which such court has jurisdiction, or from any officer or agency of
such village.
(b) Fees of enforcement officer. There shall be paid to the
enforcement officer by the party requiring his services, the same fees
to which a sheriff would be entitled for like services in supreme court.
(c) Stenographer's fees. A stenographer provided by the municipality
shall be entitled to such fees as the municipality prescribes, not to
exceed those prescribed by the CPLR.