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SCHEDULE OF FILING AND COURT FEES

(Amounts for civil actions shown below include the HP 1EX indigent defense surcharge effective 07/16/2004)
Adoption Divorce Plats
Appeals Execution Publication Costs
Bar Admission Family Violence Sheriff's Service
Bond Action Financing Statement Trade Name
Civil Cases Liens Transfers
Copies Miscellaneous Uniform Commercial Code
Corporations Notary Public Veteran Discharge
Deeds Personal Property  

Civil Cases

  • General Civil - $83.50, plus applicable service fees. ALL cases except:
    • Family Violence
    • Incoming Transfers (see below for additional sums)
  • Family Violence Petitions. No filing or sheriff's service fees.
  • Incoming Transfer - $50.00
  • Motions or petitions requesting an order filed 30 or more days after judgment or dismissal require a new filing cost (see above).
  • Name Change Petition - $123.50, to include the cost of publication.
  • Adoption - $83.50
  • FIFA - $5.00
  • Subpoena - $1.00

 

Publication Costs - Standard Notice

  • Adoption - $60.00
  • Divorce and Name Change - $40.00
  • Trade Name - $20.00

 

Appeals to Supreme Court and Court of Appeal

  • Preparation of Record, per page $ 1.50
  • Transcript Filing and Submission, per transcript - $5.00
  • Copying Transcript Where Required, per page - $1.50
  • Entering Remittitur - No Charge.
  • Per Gold Seal and Certification (in additional to all other costs) - $2.00

 

Sheriff's Service Fees

  • Per Copy Served, General - $25.00
  • Action for Another County - $25.00
  • Per Garnishee Served (1" copy) - $25.00
  • Second and Subsequent Copy - $6.00

 

Recording Costs - Deeds and Real Estate

  • Deeds - $10.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page. Go to online with the Georgia Superior Court Clerk's Authority to see the statewide index to real estate records.
  • Materialman Liens - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Cancellation of Security Deeds - $10.00 for first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Cancellation of Liens - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Assignments of Security Deeds - Per Deed Assigned - $5.00, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Other Recording on Deed Record - $10.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Plats, Maps and Condominium Floor plans - $8.00 per page.

 

Liens and General Execution Docket

  • General Execution or Lien Recording - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Cancellation or Release or GED - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Lis Pendens - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Lis Pendens Cancellation or Release - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Hospital Lien, Hospital Lien Cancellation of Release - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Federal Tax Lien or Federal Tax Lien Discharge - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Federal Tax Lien Release or Subordination - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

 

Uniform Commercial Code and Personal Property

  • Financing Statement (UCC-1) - $10.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Financing Statement with Assignment (UCC-1) - $20.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Real Estate Notice Filing (UCC-2) - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Amendment or Assignment (UCC-3) - $10.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Continuation (UCC-3) - $10.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Termination or Release (UCC-3) - $10.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Personal Property Lien (Non-UCC) - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Personal Property Cancellation (Non-UCC) $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.
  • Personal Property Recording Other - $10.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

 

Partnerships

  • General, Limited and Amendments, each $75.00

 

Other Recording

  • Veteran Discharge - No Fee for Filing.
  • Bar Admission Documents - No fee for Filing.
  • All other Recording - $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

 

Notary Public

  • Issuance of new Certificate - $30.00
  • Renewal - $30.00
  • Certificate of Authority - $20.00

Trade Name Registration

  • Registration - $25.00 plus Publication Cost to Publisher - $20.00

Corporations

  • Articles - $22.00
  • Amendment - $22.00
  • Restated Articles - $22.00
  • Merger - $22.00
  • Dissolution - $22.00
  • Election to Dissolve - $22.00

Miscellaneous Costs

  • Copy, Uncertified, per page - $0.25
  • Copy, Uncertified, if assistance is required, per page - $1.00
  • Copy, Certified or Exemplified, first page - $2.50
  • Each page after first - $0.50
  • Copy, Oversized, Larger than 8.5"x14", per page - $2.00
  • Computer Printouts, per page or equivalent - $2.50

 

 
 
 
   
   
   
   
 

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Muscogee County

Clerk of Superior Court
P.O. Box 2145
Columbus, Georgia 31902