Updated: December 1, 2023
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Filing a civil action (includes a $55.00 administrative fee) The administrative fee does not apply to applications for a writ of habeas corpus or to persons granted in forma pauperis status under 28 U.S.C § 1915. |
$405.00 |
| Filing a writ of habeas corpus | $5.00 |
| Filing a notice of appeal with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal1 | $605.00 |
| Filing an appeal to a district judge from a judgment of conviction by a magistrate judge in a misdemeanor case | $41.00 |
| Filing any document that is not related to a pending case or proceeding | $52.00 |
| Conducting a search of the district court records | $34.00 |
| Reproducing and transmitting, in any manner, a copy of an electronic record stored outside of the Court's electronic case management system. | $31.00 |
| Central Violations Bureau Processing Fee | $30.00 |
| Certification of any document or page | $12.00 |
| Exemplification of any document or page | $24.00 |
| Issuance of an Apostille | $50.00 |
| Taxable Witness Fee | $40.00 |
| Certification of the results of a search of the records (clearance letter), per name | $30.00 |
| Reproduction of any record and providing in paper form (per page) | $0.50 |
| Printing from public access terminals, per page | $.10 |
| Reproduction of an audio recording of a court proceeding | $34.00 |
| Retrieval of record from the Federal Records Center2 | $70.00 |
| Electronic Record Retrieval from the Federal Records Center3 | $20.90 |
| Payment returned or denied for insufficient funds, or reversed due to a chargeback | $53.00 |
| Admission of attorney to practice | $199.00 |
| Notice of Special Appearance | $25.00 |
| Certificate of Good Standing or Duplicate certificate of admission | $21.00 |
| Filing an action brought under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 | $7,202 |
1When a direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is authorized by law, the fee to be paid to the district court clerk
is $5.00. The docketing of appeal filing fee is determined by the Supreme Court Rules and is to be paid directly to
the Supreme Court clerk.
2$70 for first box, $43 for any additional boxes.
3For electronic retrievals, $20.90 (plus FRC Per Page Fee of $0.65 per page).
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