All filing fees shall be non-refundable and shall cover
all costs, except sheriff's service, which shall be paid separately
by the moving party to the sheriff.
CIVIL FILING FEES
Civil Complaint
$ 78.00**
Petition for Name Change
$ 78.00**
Justice of the Peace Court Appeal
$128.00**
For Appeals from Justice of the Peace Courts and the Department of Public Safety, and Dog Control Panel
$128.00**
Suspension of license
$ 10.00
Subpoena for Sheriff
$ 10.00
Prepare file for Appeal to Superior Court
$ 50.00
Wage Attachment, Writs of Levy upon Goods and Chattels and Writs of Sale of Levied Assets, Writ of Replevin
$ 20.00
Confirmation of Arbitration Award in Consumer Credit Actions
$303.00**
Bad Check
$ 30.00 per returned check*
Transfer of Judgment to Superior Court
$ 20.00
Petition to Restore Driving Privileges
$ 25.00
Court Security Assessment
$ 3.00 on each initial filing
Petition for Title to Abandoned Property
$ 75.00
Credit Card Chargebacks
$ 30.00 per transaction
*This fee applies to bad checks presented to the Court and is consistent with the intent of 11 Del. C. § 4206(i), which provides for a $30 fee upon conviction of a charge of presenting a worthless check, or a fee of $50 if more than one (1) check by the same person was processed.
**This fee includes the $3.00 Court Security Assessment.
NON-FEE CHARGES
Copy charge (maximum per page)
$ 5.00
Certified copy of any document
$10.00
Closed file retrieval
$10.00
Closed file retrieval (expedited)
$25.00
eFiling Technology fee per document
(This fee shall not apply to filing by any governmental agency)
$ .50
CRIMINAL FILING FEES
Non-Jury Case
$ 53.00 per charge***
Jury Case
$128.00 per charge***
Capias
$ 20.00 per defendant
Appeals to Superior Court
$ 50.00 per defendant*
Appeals from lower Court
$125.00 per case
Bad Check
$ 30.00 per defendant**
Sheriff’s Costs
Per Sheriff’s return on individual cases
Court Security Assessment
$ 3.00 per charge
Credit Card Chargebacks
$ 30.00 per transaction
*The
Superior Court charges an additional fee of $80.00 per defendant.
**This fee applies to bad checks presented to the Court and is consistent
with the intent of 11 Del. C. § 4206(i), which provides
for a $30.00 fee upon conviction of a charge of presenting a worthless
check.
***This fee includes the $3.00 Court Security Assessment.