Cost Schedule

Superior Court Clerk Cost Schedule

Evans County

Effective January 2023

See Fees Below or Download A Copy

CIVIL CASES
Civil, Modification, Garnishment $214.00
Includes Law Library fee up to $5.00 and ADR fees up to $10.00, if any
Plus applicable service fees. ALL cases except: 1) Family violence; 2) Contempt actions involving child support and/or alimony only; 3) abandoned motor vehicle actions; and 4) Incoming transfers. See below for additional sums in condemnation and bond validation cases.
**Municipalities, counties, political subdivisions or agencies are exempt from $15 POPIDF-B and $125 Judicial Operations Fund fee. State is exempt from only the $125 Judicial operations fund fees. Motions or petitions requesting an order filed 30 or more days after judgement or dismissal require a new action filing cost
Post-Judgment proceedings filed 30 or more days after judgment or dismissal require a new action case number but exempt for additional fees except for as provided for in OCGA 15-6-77 filing cost. $58.00
Family Violence No Fee
Incoming Transfer from: Superior and State Court $50
Probate Court ($50 plus $125 JOF fee) $175.00
Magistrate Court ($59 plus $125 JOF fee) $184.00
Appeals from Lower Courts (same as General Civil Fee) $214.00
Appeal for Tax Assessment (effective January 1, 2016) $25.00
Abandoned Motor Vehicle
Filing Petition $10.00
Plus per Certified copy of Order Authorizing Sale of Vehicle to be provided to purchaser/DMV pursuant to OCGA 40-11-7 $2.50 plus $0.50 per page after first page
Condemnation of Bond Action Per Bond
To be collected at conclusion of action in addition to General Civil Costs above
up to 500 bonds $1.00
over 500 bonds $0.50
Per page for recording $1.50
Subpoena $5.00
Issuing Execution $0.00

PUBLICATION COSTS – STANDARD NOTICE
Adoption $60.00
Divorce and Name Change $80.00
Trade Name $40.00

APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEAL
Preparation of Record, per page $1.00
Copying Transcript Where Required, per page $1.00
Preparation of transcript when clerk is not required to recopy $35.00
Entering Remittitur $0.00
Per Seal and Certification (in addition to all other costs) $2.00
Costs for preparation and furnishing copy of the record of appeal in capital felony case to the Attorney General in accordance with OCGA 5-6-43 No Fee

SHERIFF’S SERVICE FEES
Per Copy Served, General $50.00
Action from Another County $50.00
Per Garnishee Served (1st copy) $50.00
Second and Subsequent Copy(s) $6.00
Per Tenant in Dispossessory Action $25.00
Levying on attachment $50.00
Summoning each witness $10.00
Taking bonds in criminal cases $250.00
Search/Return of nulla bona $20.00

RECORDING COSTS – DEEDS AND REAL ESTATE
Deeds or any instrument pertaining to real estate $25.00 each
Cancellation, Satisfaction, Release or Assignment per instrument listed on filing $25.00 each
Plats, Maps and Condominium Floor plans $10.00 each page
Cross-indexing to previous instrument (mandatory or by request) No fee

PARTNERSHIPS
General, Limited and Amendments, each $214.00
Includes Law Library & ADR fees, if any

LIENS AND GENERAL EXECUTION DOCKET
General Execution or Lien Recording, Materialman’s Liens, Notices, Bonds, Lis Pendens, Hospital Lien, Federal Tax Lien, etc $25.00
Cancellation, Satisfaction, Release or Assignment per instrument listed on filing $25.00 each
Cross-indexing to previous instrument (mandatory or by request) No Fee
Tax Liens by a State or Local Government agency

  • Additional per page after the first page
  • Additional sum for each tax cancellation, satisfaction, release, notice, withdrawl, or other document reference
 $5.00Plus $2.00 each

Plus $2.00 each

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Financing Statement (UCC-1 non real estate) $25.00
Financing Statement with Assigment (UCC-1 non real estate) $50.00
Real Estate Notice Filing (all UCC’s 1 & 3 aka old UCC-2) $25.00
Amendment or Assignment (UCC-3 non real estate) $25.00
Continuation (UCC-3 non real estate) $25.00
Termination or Release (UCC-3 non real estate) $25.00 each release

OTHER RECORDINGS
1st Page 2nd and Over
Veteran Discharge $0.00 $0.00
Bar Admission Documents $0.00 $0.00
All Other Recording $5.00 $2.00

NOTARY PUBLIC
Issuance of New Certificate – Includes Law Library fee up to $5.00 & ADR fees $51.00
Renewal $51.00
Certificate of Authority $2.00

TRADE NAME REGISTRATION
Registration – Includes Law Library fee up to $5.00 & ADR fee $171.00
Plus Publication Cost to Publisher $40.00

MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
Copy, Uncertified, if no assistance required, per page $0.50
Copy, Uncertified, if assistance is required, per page $1.00
Copy, Certified or Exemplified, first page $2.50
Each page after first $1.00
Copy, Oversize, Larger than 8.5″ x 14″, per page $2.00
Computer Printouts, per page or equivalent $2.50
Copy, Faxed or Electronic, first page $2.50
     Each page after first $1.00
Certificate of pending action or unsatisfied judgement as provided in OCGA 40-9-40 $3.00