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Stephenson County Circuit
Court Fees
Revised April 15, 2013
(Fees subject to change without notice, due to ongoing legislative bills.)
Filing Fees
With Money, Damages or Valued
Personal Property Claim
Categories = SC, LM, L |
Fee Amount |
| Does not exceed $250.00 |
$83.00 |
| Exceeds $250.00 but not $500.00 |
$93.00 |
| Exceeds $500.00 but not $2,500.00 |
$113.00 |
| Exceeds $2,500.00, but not $15,000.00 |
$148.00 |
| Exceeds $15,000.00 |
$153.00 |
Special Filings
Forcible Entry & Detainer (poss. only or poss. and claim) |
| Does not exceed $15,000.00 |
$113.00 |
| Exceeds $15,000.00 |
$153.00 |
| Confession of Judgment |
| Does not exceed $1,500.00 |
$113.00 |
| Exceeds $1,500.00 |
$153.00 |
Probate (includes one letter of office)
| Decedent |
Fee
Amount |
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Guardianship |
Fee
Amount |
| Estate less than $15,000.00 |
$113.00 |
Estate less than $15,000.00 |
$113.00 |
| Estate greater than $15,000.00 |
$153.00 |
Estate greater than $15,000.00 |
$148.00 |
| Estate without Administration |
$113.00 |
Estate without Administration |
$93.00 |
Guardianship and Advocacy Operations Fee (when
applicable) $100.00 see ILCS 105/27.3(f)
| Other Probate Fees |
| Annual Accounting |
$25.00 |
| Reopen an Estate |
$20.00 |
| Contesting a Will |
$60.00 |
| Claim Against an Estate |
$25.00 |
| Sale of Real Estate |
$50.00 |
| Without Money, Damages or Valued Personal
Property |
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Fee
Amount |
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Fee
Amount |
| Adoption |
$65.00 |
Tax Deed |
$223.00 |
| Dissolution of Marriage |
$153.00 |
Each Additional Parcel |
$40.00 |
| Family |
$153.00 |
Tax Objection |
$123.00 |
| Miscellaneous Remedy |
$153.00 |
Eminent Domain |
$153.00 |
| Chancery |
$153.00 |
Municipal Corporation |
$153.00 |
Jury Demand
| Civil Jury Demand |
$212.50 |
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Probate Jury Demand |
$137.50 |
| Small Claim (6-Panel) |
$12.50 |
All Other Jury Demands |
$137.50 |
| Small Claim (12-Panel) |
$25.00 |
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Miscellaneous Fees
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Fee Amount |
| Relief of Habeas Corpus |
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$80.00 |
| Petition to Modify or Vacate Any Order/Judgment |
(including custody orders, but not child support
or visitation orders) |
$40.00 |
| Alias Summons & Alias Citations |
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$5.00 |
| Citations, Wage Deductions & Garnishments |
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$15.00 |
| Certified Copies (per Document) |
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$10.00 |
| Mailing by Circuit Clerk's Office |
By First Class Mailing |
$10.39 |
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By Certified Mail |
$16.50 |
| Copies |
First Page |
$2.00 |
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Next 19 Pages |
50¢ each |
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Each Page Thereafter |
25¢ each |
| Record Search |
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$6.00 per year |
| Letters of Office (for each additional) |
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$3.00 each |
| Appeals (plus delivery) |
First 100 Pages |
$60.00 |
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Up to 200 Pages |
$150.00 |
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Each Page Thereafter |
25¢ each |
| Change of Venue |
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$40.00 |
| Commitment Petition |
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$50.00 |
| Expungment |
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$60.00 |
Appearance & Answer Fees
| All Civil Cases Except the Following |
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$118.00 |
| Forcible Entry Detainer (Poss. only) |
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$103.00 |
| Less than $1,500.00 |
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$103.00 |
| $1,500.00 to $15,000.00 |
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$103.00 |
| Small Claims < $250.00 |
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$83.00 |
| Small Claims > $250.00 - $500.00 |
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$93.00 |
| Probate |
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$103.00 |
A fee for each counterclaim or third party action in an amount equal
to the fee he/she would have had to pay had he/she brought a separate
action for the relief sought in the counterclaim or against the third
party defendant, less the amount of the appearance fee, if that has been
paid. |
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