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Fee Schedule

The fees included in the District Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule are to be charged for services provided by the district courts.

The United States should not be charged fees under this schedule, with the exception of records searches, photocopies and reproduction of audio recordings if the recordings is available electronically.

Federal agencies or programs that are funded from judiciary appropriations (agencies, organizations, and individuals providing services authorized by the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. 3006 and bankruptcy administrators) should not be charged any fees under this schedule.

 

 Filings  Processing  Appeals  Records  Certification
 Fees for Attorneys  Copies  Rules  Transcripts

Fees effective as of December 1, 2023.

Make checks payable to "Clerk, U.S. District Court"

FEE FILING FEES
$405 Civil Case Filing Fee
  • Fee includes a $55 Administrative fee for filing a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court.
  • This fee does not apply to applications for a writ of habeas corpus.
  • This fee may be waived for parties granted in forma pauperis status under 28 U.S.C.  §1915.
  • Fee is charged for filing a Notice of Removal, Motion for Writ of Mandamus, Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award, Motion to Compel Arbitration Award.
$5 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpos Under 28 U.S.C. § § 2254 and 2241
$52 Miscellaneous case.
  • Fee applies for filing any document that is not related to a pending case or proceeding, including a Motion to Quash, Motion to Compel, Motion for Letters Rogatory, Petition for Writ of Attachment, and Motion or Petition for Return of Property.
  • Fee also applies to filing of petition or papers to perpetuate testimony, Fed. R. Civ. P. 27(a), filed by trustees under 28 U.S.C. § 754 (Notice of Receivership), letters rogatory or letters of request, and registering of a judgment from another district under 28 U.S.C. § 1963.
$41 Processing fee for a petty offense charged on a federal violation notice.
$7.202 For filing an action brought under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, P.L. 104-114, 110 Stat. 785 (1996).
This fee is in addition to the filing fee prescribed in 28 U.S.C.
§ 1914(a) for instituting any civil action other than a writ of habeas corpus.
FEE PROCESSING FEES
$41 Processing fee for an offense charged on a federal violation notice.
FEE NOTICES OF APPEAL
$605 To the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
$39 For an appeal to a district judge from a judgment of a conviction by a magistrate judge in a misdemeanor case.
FEE RECORDS SEARCH
$34 For conducting a search of the district court records, $34 per name or item searched. 
This fee applies to services rendered on behalf of the United States if the information requested is available electronically.
FEE CERTIFICATION AND EXEMPLIFICATION
$12 For certification of any document. (Except documents reproduced by the Federal Records Center.)
$12 Transcript of Judgment.
$12 Certificate of Judgment for Registration in Another District.
$24 For exemplification of any document. (Except documents reproduced by the Federal Records Center.)
$50 For issurance of an apostille.
FEE PHOTOCOPIES
$.50 Per page for reproducing any record and providing a copy in paper form. 
This fee shall apply to paper or electronic copies made from either original documents or microfiche or microfilm reproductions of the original records. 
This fee applies to services rendered on behalf of the United States if the record is available through electronic access.
$.10 Per page printed from public access terminals. (As of 07/01/2001)
FEE ELECTRONIC RECORDS
$33 Per record provided.  For reproducing and transmitting in any manner a copy of an electronic record stored outside of the court's electronic case management system, including but no limited to, document files, audio recordings, and video recordings.
FEE MICROFICHE/MICROFILM
$7 For each microfiche sheet of film or microfilm jacket copy of any court record, where available.
FEE AUDIO RECORDINGS
$34 For reproduction of an audio recording of a court proceeding.
This fee applies to services rendered on behalf of the United States if the information requested is available electronically.
FEE ARCHIVED CASE FILE RETRIEVAL
$70 For retrieval of one box of records from a Federal Records Center, National Archives, or other storage location removed from the place of business of the court.
$43 For retrievals involving multiple boxes, $43 for each additional box.
$20.90 For electronic retrieval of records from a Federal Records Center.
$.65 Per page for electronic copies of records retrieved from a Federal Records Center.
Limit 100 pages amd other restrictions may apply.
FEE RETURNED CHECKS
$53 For any payment returned or denied for insufficient funds.
FEE ATTORNEY ADMISSION
$199 For original Admission of attorneys to practice in the District of Utah, including a certificate of admission.
$50 Pro Hac Vice Admission.
$30 Annual attorney registration.
$30 Reactivation fee for inactive attorney.
$75 Reistatement fee for failure to register (registration lapsed).
$21 For a duplicate Certificate of Admission or Certificate of Good Standing.
FEE DISTRICT COURT RULES OF PRACTICE
$15 Tabbed paperbound edition.
$5 CD
FEE REGISTRY FUND ACCOUNTS
TBD The clerk shall assess a charge for the handling of registry funds deposited with the court, to be assessed from interest earnings and in accordance with the detailed fee schedule issued by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

For management of registry funds invested through the Court Registry Investment System, a fee at a rate of 2.5 basis points shall be assessed from interest earnings. (Not used in the District of Utah)

FEE ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO CASE INFORMATION DATABASES

$.10

Access to case information costs $0.10 per page. The cost to access a single document is capped at $3.00, the equivalent of 30 pages. The cap does not apply to name searches, reports that are not case-specific, and transcripts of federal court proceedings. 
By Judicial Conference policy, if your usage does not exceed $15 in a quarter, fees are waived.
PACER requires users to register with the PACER Service Center. Call 1-800-676-6856. Fees are invoiced quarterly. Fee applies to all users - private/public/state/federal, except as noted in the introductory paragraph to this fee shcedule. The court, for good cause, may exempt persons or classes of persons from these fees, in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to such information.

 

 MAXIMUM TRANSCRIPT FEE RATES - ALL PARTIES PER PAGE

 

Rates Effective Until September 30, 2023

Rates Effective October 1, 2023
(Court Fiscal Year 2024
)

Rates Effective October 1, 2024
(Court Fiscal Year 2025)

Transcript Types

Original

First Copy to Each Party

Addt'l Copy to the Same Party

Original

First Copy to Each Party

 Addt'l Copy to the Same Party

Original

First Copy to Each Party

 Addt'l Copy to the Same Party

30-Day Transcript
(Ordinary
)
To be delivered in 30 calendar days after request.

$3.65

$.90

$.60

$4.00

$1.00

$.70

$4.40

$1.10

$.75

14-Day Transcript
To be delivered in 14 calendar days after request.

$4.25

$.90

$.60

$4.70

$1.00

$.70

$5.10

$1.10

$.75

7-Day Transcript
(Expedited)

To be delivered in 7 calendar days after request.

$4.85

$.90

$.60

$5.35

$1.00

$.70

$5.85

$1.10

$.75

3-Day Transcript
To be delivered in 3 calendar days after request.

$5.45

$1.05

$.75

$6.00

$1.20

$.85

$6.55

$1.30

$.90

Next-Day Transcript (Daily)
To be delivered on the calendar day following the request before the clerk's office opens.

$6.05

$1.20

$.90

$6.70

$1.35

$1.00

$7.30

$1.45

$1.10

2-Hour Transcript
(Hourly)

To be delivered in 2 hours.

$7.25

$1.20

$.90

$8.00

$1.35

$1.00

$8.70

$1.45

$1.10

Realtime Transcript
A draft unedited transcript to be delivered electronically during proceedings or immediately following adjournment.

One feed,
$3.05;
two-four feeds,
$2.10 per page;
five or more feeds,
$1.50 per page

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One feed, $3.40; two-four feeds, $2.35 per page; five or more feeds, $1.65 per page

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One feed, $3.70; two-four feeds, $2.55 per page; five or more feeds, $1.80 per page

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Updated: 12/01/2023