Rule 10 Payment of court fees and efiling fees
Rule Text
(a) Paying Court Fee; Correcting Failure to Pay.
(1) Electronic Filing. If an electronic filing requires payment of a court fee, an efiling fee, or both, the efiler must either pay the fee(s) on filing or file an application to waive filing fees and service costs. Court staff will reject an efiling that does not comply with this rule as set out in Rule 5(d) and (e). The procedures in Rule 5(d) for correcting a noncompliant efiling and determining the filing date apply. No advance deposit on account of future fees will be accepted.
(2) Nonelectronic Filing. If a nonelectronic filing requires payment of a court fee, the filer must either pay the fee on filing or file an application to waive filing fees and service costs. The consequences for noncompliance are as specified in the applicable rule of procedure.
(b) Payment Manner. Court fees for electronically and nonelectronically filed documents must be paid in a manner approved by the Court Administrator.
(c) Applying to Waive Court Fees. A party who wishes to waive court filing fees and service costs must comply with the provisions of the applicable rules of procedure.
(d) Exemption from Efiling Fee. Efiling fees will not be applied in the following circumstances:
(1) Court staff and other persons who participate in court proceedings in an official judicial position are exempt from fees when they file pursuant to their judicial responsibilities.
(2) Whenever a statute exempts a particular filer from paying a court filing fee, that filer will also not be required to pay an efiling fee.
Amendment history: Added Dec. 10, 2019, eff. Mar. 2, 2020; amended July 13, 2021, eff. July 15, 2021.