LA PAZ COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT FILING FEES

Effective April 16, 2010

 

 

 

A.R.S.

12-284

CLASS

SERVICE

 BASE FEE  

 DOC

STOR

FUND

(1)  

 SPOUSAL

MAINT

ENFORCE

ENHCMNT

FUND

(2)  

 CONCIL

COURT

(3)  

 DOM REL

ED/MED

FUND

(4)  

 LOCAL

CRT IMPRV

FEE

(5) 

 PRNT

ED

FEE

(6) 

 AZ

LENGTHY

TRIAL

FUND

(7) 

 TOTAL  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIVILS 

 

Complaint or petition

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     256.00

 

B

Answer or initial appearance

 $           88.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     178.00

 

B

Separate answer (jury eligible)

 $           88.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     178.00

 

B

Separate answer (non-jury eligible)

 $           88.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     178.00

 

 

Answer to Petition for Emancipation

 $           88.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     178.00

 

A

Petition to take deposition

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     256.00

 

A

Petition for stay or special action

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     256.00

 

A

Petition for change of name

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     256.00

 

A

Filing a process server application

 $        166.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $     166.00

 

 

Filing registrar's orders (A.R.S. § 32-1166.06)

 N/C 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N/C 

 

A

Filing Intervenor

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     256.00

 

A

Additional plaintiffs

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     256.00

 

B

Additional defendants

 $           88.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     178.00

 

A

Foreign judgment

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     256.00

 

B

Garnishee's contesting garnishment

 $           88.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     163.00

 

 

Answer of garnishee-defendant

 N/C 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N/C 

 

E

Change of venue transmittal fee

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Change of venue for jurisdiction (A.R.S. §  12-404) plaintiff petitioner pays fee

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

A

Change of venue to this county

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     241.00

 

B

O.S.C. - to appear and do one or more of the following:

1)  Request affirmative action or counter relief                                                                                                                                                                               2)  Attacks the process of proceedings                                                                                                                                                                                                       3)  Take other affirmative action

 $           88.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     178.00

 

 

 

B

Notice of appeal filing fee (except under A.R.S. § 12-2107)

 $           88.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        88.00

 

B

Cross-appeal filing fee by appellee (except under A.R.S. §§§§ 12-2107, 12-1809 & 13-3602)

 $           88.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        88.00

 

A

Tax court case

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 $       15.00

 $     256.00

 

E

Civil traffic appeal

 $           26.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     101.00

 

DOMESTIC RELATIONS 

 

C

Petition for dissolution of marriage w/o children

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     276.00

 

C

Petition for dissolution of marriage w/ children

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     306.00

 

D

Response or initial appearance in dissolution w/o children

 $           66.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     211.00

 

D

Response or initial appearance in dissolution w/ children

 $           66.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     241.00

 

C

Petition for legal separation w/o children

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     276.00

 

C

Petition for legal separation w/ children

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     306.00

 

D

Response or initial appearance in legal separation w/o children

 $           66.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     211.00

 

D

Response or initial appearance in legal separation w/ children

 $           66.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     241.00

 

C

Petition for annulment w/o children

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     276.00

 

C

Petition for annulment w/ children

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     306.00

 

D

Response to petition for annulment w/o children

 $           66.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     211.00

 

D

Response to petition for annulment w/ children

 $           66.00

 $    15.00

 $             5.00

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     241.00

 

G

Order of protection

 N/C 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N/C 

 

E

Change of venue transmittal fee

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Change of venue to another county on section (A.R.S § 12-404) transmittal fee

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

A

Change of venue to this county (except under A.R.S. § 25-502(G) w/o children

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     306.00

 

A

Change of venue to this county (except under A.R.S. § 25-502(G) w/ children

 $        166.00

 $    15.00

 

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     336.00

 

G

Injunction against harassment

 N/C 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N/C 

 

C

Petition for domestic relations case for which a fee is not specifically prescribed: foreign judgment for custody; establish support / custody

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     236.00

 

D

Response to domestic relations case for which a fee is not specifically prescribed: foreign judgment; establish support / custody

 $           66.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 $    30.00

 

 $     171.00

 

C

Petition for maternity or paternity cases

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     271.00

 

D

Response for maternity or paternity cases

 $           66.00

 $    15.00

 

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     206.00

 

C

Voluntary paternity; Clerk creates order of paternity

 $        131.00

 $    15.00

 

 $    65.00

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $     271.00

 

D

Postadjudication petitions in domestic relations cases (5) (SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT REMITTED TO COUNTY TREASURER FOR DEPOSIT IN EXPEDITED CHILD SUPPORT & PARENTING TIME FUND EST. IN A.R.S. § 25-412)  

 $           66.00

 

 

 

 $    15.00

 

 $    30.00

 

 $     111.00

 

D

Postadjudication transfer in cases to establish or modify child support (6) (SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT REMITTED TO COUNTY TREASURER FOR DEPOSIT IN EXPEDITED CHILD SUPPORT & PARENTING TIME FUND EST. IN A.R.S. § 25-412)  

 $           66.00

 

 

 

 $    15.00

 

 $    30.00

 

 $     111.00

 

MISCELLANEOUS 

 

G

Petition or application for adoption

 N/C 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N/C 

 

G

Petition or application for adoption on a child who is a current ward of the court in the care, custody and control of DES

 N/C 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N/C 

 

G

Contested adoption

 N/C 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N/C 

 

E

Issuance of any writ

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

G

Marriage license (Includes covenant marriages)

 $           72.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        72.00

 

E

Certified copy of marriage license or application

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

G

Notary services

 $             7.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $          7.00

 

G

Small claims tax case

 $           22.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 $    60.00

 

 

 $        97.00

 

G

Postage & handling

 $             7.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $          7.00

 

F

Copies (other than photographic of papers & records on appeal); civil & criminal case with privately retained counsel; or documents from record, per pg.

 $             0.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $          0.50

 

F

Photographic copies per page (includes appeals)

 $             0.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $          0.50

 

E

Certificate of correctness of copy of record

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

F

Comparison fee, per page (documents furnished by party)

 $             0.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $          0.50

 

E

Exemplification per certification (2 seals @ $26/ea)

 $           52.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        52.00

 

E

Authentication per certification (3 seals @ $26/ea)

 $           78.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        78.00

 

E

Certification of official capacity of Justice of the Peace

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Certificate of clerk to any matter in clerk's record not specifically provided

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Payment history report

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Filing transcript and docketing judgment from any court

 $           26.00

 $    15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        41.00

 

E

Demand for notice, filing paper, or performing any act for which a specific fee is not provided by statute

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

For services performed by the clerk that becomes part of a case or matter of record in the office of the clerk

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Issuance of each subpoena in civil cases

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Seal a court file

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Reopen a court file

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

G

Stop payment on a check

 $           14.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        14.00

 

E

Reel of film/Alpha index per year (plus per page fee below)

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

F

Alpha index per page

 $             0.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $          0.50

 

E

Research in locating document (per year/source researched)

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Power of attorney

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Retrieve bank records

 $           26.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $        26.00

 

E

Certification under one document certification

 $           26.00