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There is a $3.00 or 3% Surcharge on all Credit Card Transactions.
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The following contains the standard filing fees effective May 2, 2016, that are to be collected
by the Superior Court Clerk's Office at the time of filing.
(Fees associated with mandatory civil e-filing can be found at
the state-approved e-file portal for courts: www.peachcourt.com.)
Please make checks for Filing Fees plus any applicable Sheriff Service Fees payable to
Niki Sewell, CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT.
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 943, Newnan, Georgia 30264
Pursuant to 15-6-77...Any post-judgment proceeding filed more than 30 days after judgment or dismissal in an action shall be considered a new case for the purposes of this code section.
GENERAL CIVIL ACTIONS: $215.00
[per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77(e)(2), O.C.G.A. 36-15-9, O.C.G.A. 47-14-50, O.C.G.A. 47-16-60, O.C.G.A. 15-23-7(G)]; HB1EX
Civil Actions Included: Adoptions, Modifications, Contempt & Miscellaneous, Other Civil Cases
DOMESTIC CIVIL ACTIONS (DIVORCE): $215.00
[per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77(e)(2), O.C.G.A. 36-15-9, O.C.G.A. 47-14-50, O.C.G.A. 47-16-60, O.C.G.A. 15-23-7(G)]
FAMILY VIOLENCE ACTIONS: N/A
CIVIL ACTION SHERIFF'S SERVICE FEE*, per defendant: $ 50.00
*Available for Coweta County residents only
[per O.C.G.A. 15-16-21(b)(1)]
TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER SUPERIOR COURT $ 50.00
TRANSFER FROM PROBATE COURT $175.00
TRANSFER FROM MAGISTRATE COURT $50.00
APPEALS FROM LOWER COURT $215.00
(same as general civil fee)
APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT & COURT OF APPEALS
PREPARATION OF RECORD, per page ...................................... $ 1.00
COPYING TRANSCRIPT, per page ..............................................$ 1.00
PREPARATION OF TRANSCRIPT..................................................$ 35.00
(if clerk is not required to recopy)
PER SEAL ......................................................................................$ 1.00
PER CLERK'S CERTIFICATION .....................................................$ 1.00
PREPARATION & FURNISHING COPY OF RECORD OF APPEAL
IN CAPITAL FELONY CASE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL (OCGA 5-6-43)
PREPARATION OF RECORD, per page........................................$ 1.00
TRANSCRIPT................................................................................No Fee
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE................................................................$ 1.00
APPEAL FOR TAX ASSESSMENT.............................................................$25.00
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS:
FI FA ................................................................................................. $ 25.00
[per O.C.G.A. 9-13-8]
CERTIFIED COPIES .........................................................................$ 2.50
[per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77(g)(4)]
per additional page ........................................................$ 0.50
COURT DOCKET, per page ..............................................................$ 2.50
[per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77(g)(7)]
EXEMPLIFIED COPIES ..................................................................... $ 5.00
[per O.C.G.A 15-6-77(g)(4)]
per additional page .............................................$ 0.50
REGULAR COPIES
[per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77(g)(2)]
Unassisted, per page ....................................................... $ 0.50
With Assistance, per page ...............................................$ 1.00
FACSIMILE SERVICES .......................................................................$ 2.50
per additional page .......................................................$ 1.00
SUBPOENAS, all Civil & Domestic, per subpoena ...........................$ 5.00
[per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77(g)(11)]
MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL RECORDINGS (for minute book) .........$10.00
each additional page...........................................................................$ 2.00
