§ 3-404 Superior Court Fees

A. Purpose. A.R.S. § 12-284(L) provides, The supreme court may increase the fees prescribed in subsection A of this section in an amount not to exceed the per cent of change in the average consumer price index as published by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics between that figure for the latest calendar year and the calendar year in which the last fee increase occurred. This section establishes the current amount for the superior court fees identified in A.R.S. § 12-284(A).

B. Fees. The Clerk of the Superior Court shall collect the following fees unless they are waived as provided in Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 5-206: Class Description Fee A Initial case filing fee Tax case $ 222.00 Filing complaint, notice of appeal under section 12-904 or petition 222.00 Filing intervenor 222.00 Additional plaintiffs 222.00 Filing foreign judgment 222.00 Ownership of real property becomes an issue plaintiff 222.00 Appellant (except under §§ 12-1809 and 13-3602) 222.00 Change of venue to this county 222.00 Petition for change of name 222.00 Filing a process server application 222.00 B Subsequent case filing fee Filing answer, notice of appearance under section 12-907 or initial appearance $ 118.00 Additional defendants 118.00 Notice of appeal to appellate courts (except under section 12-2107) 118.00 Cross-appeal by appellee (except under § 12-2107) 118.00 Ownership of real property becomes an issue defendant 118.00 Jurisdiction exceeded appellee (within 20 days of filing) 118.00 Response to show cause that does one or more of the following:

1. Requests affirmative relief or counterrelief

2. Attacks the sufficiency of process or the proceedings

3. Takes other affirmative action 118.00 C Initial case filing fee Filing petition for annulment $ 176.00 Filing for dissolution/legal separation petition 176.00 Petition in formal testacy or appointment proceeding 176.00 Application for informal probate or informal appointment 176.00 Petition for supervised administration petition to appoint guardian 176.00 Petition to appoint conservator or make other protective order 176.00 Opposing petition in testacy or appointment proceedings or appointment of guardian or conservator 176.00 Single estate application or petition under title 14, chapter 3, § 14- 3938 176.00 Domestic relations case for which a fee is not specifically prescribed 176.00 D Subsequent case filing fee Filing answer to annulment $ 87.00 Filing for dissolution/legal separation answer 87.00 Any person opposing contested petition if no prior payment made 87.00 Postadjudication petitions in domestic relations cases 87.00 Postjudgment activities in probate cases 87.00 E Minimum clerk fee Filing power of attorney $ 35.00 Change of venue to another county transmittal fee 35.00 Change of venue to another county pursuant to § 12-404 transmittal fee 35.00 Filing transcript and docketing judgment from any courts 35.00 Issuance of writs of: attachment, execution, possession, restitution, prohibition and enforcement of order of judgment-garnishment 35.00 Certified copy or abstract of marriage application or license 35.00 Certificate of correctness of copy of record 35.00 Justice of peace certificate 35.00 Each certificate of clerk to any matter in clerk's record not specifically provided 35.00 Filing any paper or performing any act for which a fee is not specifically prescribed 35.00 Subpoena--(civil) 35.00 Research in locating a document (per year or source researched) 35.00 Exemplification (per certification) 35.00 Authentication (per certification) 35.00 Seal a court file 35.00 Reopen a sealed court file 35.00 Retrieve bank records 35.00 Reel of film alpha index per year (plus per page fee below) 35.00 Payment history report 35.00 Certification under one document certification 35.00 Civil traffic appeal 35.00 F Per page fee Making copies (on appeal and on request) per page $ .50 Making extra copies per page .50 Making photographic or photostatic copies per page .50 Comparison fee of papers furnished by applicant per page .50 Alpha index per page .50 G Special fees Small claim tax case $ 28.00 Marriage license and return of a marriage license 98.00 Postage and handling 8.00 Notary services 8.00 Stop payment on check 19.00 Adopted by Administrative Order 2012-111, effective March 18, 2013. Amended by Administrative Order 2013-63, effective July 1, 2013. Amended by Administrative Order 2017- 44, effective August 9, 2017. Technical amendment by Administrative Order 2018-44, effective June 5, 2018. Amended by Administrative Order 2024-210, effective December 28, 2024.