Fees & Costs - County Civil
Effective July 1, 2008

County Civil - (561) 355-2500

See also Interest Rates on Final Judgments

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Claims of less than $100	$55.00
Claims of $100 or more, but less than $500	$80.00
Claims of $500 or more, but less than $2,500	$175.00
Claims of $2,500 or more, but less than $15,000	$300.00
Attachment, Distress, Garnishment*, Replevin *For Proceedings of Garnishment, an additional payment of $103.00 is required pursuant to Sec. 77.28. This payment is in addition to the $85 and must be in the form of cash, certified check, money order, or an attorney's trust account check.	$85.00
Foreclosure - filing fee	$300.00
Indexing, more than five defendants, per name	$2.50
Lis Pendens, recording (1st page) - subsequent pages (per page)	$5.60 $4.00
Preparing a record on Appeal (per document)	$3.50
Pro Hac Vice fee	$100.00
Removal of tenant action (eviction)	$270.00
Re-open fee - claim not more than $500	$25.00
Re-open fee - claim more than $500	$50.00
Summons Issued	$10.00
Preparing, signing, and sealing witness subpoena	$7.00
Signing and sealing of subpoena only	$2.00
Certification	$2.00
Writ of possession (payable to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)	$70.00
Service of Process (Summons) by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, per defendent (payable to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office; for service outside of Palm Beach County, please contact the Sheriff's civil office)	$20.00 Plus self-addressed, stamped envelope
Appeal from County to Circuit Court	$282.00
Bond approval fee	$8.50
Cross-claim, counterclaim, third-party complaint if relief > $2,500	$295.00
Court Mediation Program per person/per session charge	$60.00

 

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