§ 4-303 Justice Court Fees

A. Purpose. A.R.S. § 22-281(F) 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 justice court fees identified in A.R.S. § 22-281(A).

B. Fees. The Justices of the Peace 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 Civil filing fees $ 86.00 B Subsequent case filing fee Civil filing fees - defendant $ 47.00 C Initial case filing fee Forcible entry and detainer filings (eviction actions) $ 41.00 Small claims filing 30.00 D Subsequent case filing fee Small claims answer $ 18.00 E Minimum clerk fee Document and transcript transfer on appeal $ 33.00 Certification of any documents 33.00 Issuance of writs 33.00 Filing any paper or performing any act for which a fee is not specifically prescribed 33.00 Subpoena (civil) 33.00 Research in locating a document 33.00 Seal a court file 33.00 Reopen a sealed court file 33.00 Record duplication 33.00 F Per page fee Copies of any documents per page $ 0.50 G Special fees Small claims service by mail $ 8.00 Adopted by Administrative Order 2012-110, effective March 18, 2013. Amended by Administrative Order 2017-43, effective August 9, 2017. Technical amendment by Administrative Order 2018-45, effective June 5, 2018. Technical Amendment by Administrative Order 2022-101, effective September 24, 2022. Amended by Administrative Order 2024-211, effective December 28, 2024.