Adoption
Filing a motion or response to a motion
Total Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $75
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Petition for Adoption - Child born in foreign country
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Petition for Adoption - Child born in U.S.
Total Fee: $370.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Other Fee $75 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 357.021, subd. 2(15), 134A.09, 134A.10, 259.52, subd. 14
Child Protection
Filing a motion or response to a motion
Total Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $75
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(4), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
First Paper Filed
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(4), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Child Support
Filing a motion or response to a motion for modification of child support
Total Fee: $50.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $50
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(13)
Petitioner and Respondent - First Paper Filed
Total Fee: $345.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Other Fee $50 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10, 518.005, subd. 6
Civil Action or Proceeding
Filing a motion or response to a motion in civil, family (excluding child support), and guardianship cases
Total Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $75
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(4), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Issuing all Writs/Filing return
Total Fee: $55.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $55
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(5)
Name Change
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Party Requesting Trial by Jury at Same Time First Paper Filed
Total Fee: $395.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Jury Trial Fee $100 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Plaintiff / Petitioner and Defendant / Respondent - First Paper Filed
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Request for Trial by Jury
Total Fee: $100.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $100
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1)
Subpoena - For Each Name
Total Fee: $16.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $16
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(3)
Trust Accounts (Partial, Final, or Annual)
Total Fee: $55.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $55
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(10)
Conciliation
Plaintiff / Petitioner and Defendant / Respondent - First Paper Filed
Total Fee: $70.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $65 + Law Library Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.022, 134A.09, 134A.10
Removal (Appeal) to District Court Aggrieved Party - by Jury
Total Fee: $395.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Jury Trial Fee $100 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10, General Rule 521(b)
Removal (Appeal) to District Court by Aggrieved Party
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10, General Rule 521(b)
Copies
Certified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding
Total Fee: $14.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $14
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2)
Certified print outs of imaged or electronically filed documents accessible from the Courthouse view of MNCIS
Total Fee: $14.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $14
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Certified scan or picture of documents in a court file where court staff has to dismantle the file
Total Fee: $14.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $14
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Certified screen prints generated from case management system
Total Fee: $14.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Copies of reports generated from case management system (provided to requester via email or paper form) - 1 to 50 pages (per report)
Total Fee: $5.00
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Copies of reports generated from case management system (provided to requester via email or paper form) - 50+ pages (per 50 pages or part thereof)
Total Fee: $25.00
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Exemplified and Certified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding
Total Fee: $28.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $28
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2), 357.021, subd. 2(14), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Exemplified and Uncertified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding
Total Fee: $14.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2), 357.021, subd. 2(14), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Scanning Fee - $25 fee for each 50 pages, or part thereof of the filing (Effective July 1, 2016)
Total Fee: $25.00
Authorization: Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 14.01(b)(3)
Uncertified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding
Total Fee: $0.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2)
Uncertified print outs of imaged or electronically filed documents accessible from the Courthouse view of MNCIS
Total Fee: $0.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021 , subd. 2(2) (2023), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Uncertified scan or picture of documents in a court file where court staff has to dismantle the file
Total Fee: $0.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Uncertified screen prints generated from case management system
Total Fee: $0.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Dissolution/Custody
Custody, Paternity, Parenting Time, Registrations
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) with or without Children
Total Fee: $375.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $315 + Other Fee $50 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10, 518.005, subd. 6
Filing a motion or response to a motion
Total Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $75
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(4), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Forms Packets - Dissolution with Children and Dissolution without Children packets
Total Fee: $10.00
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Legal Separation, Annulment
Total Fee: $345.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Other Fee $50 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10, 518.005, subd. 6
Domestic Abuse / Harassment
Filing a motion or response to a motion by Petitioner
Total Fee: $0.00
Authorization: 34 U.S.C. § 10450(a)(1), Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Filing a motion or response to a motion by Respondent
Total Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $75
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Harassment Restraining Order (HRO) - First Paper Filed
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 (fee may be waived for certain alleged acts) + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021 , subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10, Minn. Stat. § 609.748, subd. 3a
Respondent’s Order for Protection - First Paper Filed
Total Fee: $0.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 518B.01, subd. 3a
Expungement
Criminal Expungement
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Eviction Expungement
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 (fee may be waived for certain grounds) + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10, Minn. Stat. § 484.014, subd. 3
Housing
File a Rent Escrow, Lockout, or Emergency Tenant Remedies Action in a Residential Housing Case
Total Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $65 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 504B.375, subd. 1(f), 504B.381, subd. 8, 504B.385, subd. 4, 357.022, 134A.09, 134A.10
File an Eviction Action
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Judgments
Application for Discharge of Judgment
Total Fee: $5.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 548.181, subd. 1
Assignment of Judgment
Total Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(7)
Certificate of Discharge of Judgment
Total Fee: $5.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 548.181, subd. 3a
Confession of Judgment
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Foreign Judgment Filing greater than $20,000
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 548.30, 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Foreign Judgment Filing less than or equal to $20,000
Total Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $65 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 548.30, 357.022, 134A.09, 134A.10
Judgment Search (fee for each name certified)
Total Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $55
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(8)
Notice of Objection and Notice of Hearing
Total Fee: $1.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. §§ 550.143, subd. 5(b), 551.05, 571.914, subd. 1
Order to Show Cause After Disclosure (per debtor)
Total Fee: $5.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14)
Plea of Confession Filing greater than $20,000
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 548.23, 134A.09, 134A.10
Plea of Confession Filing less than or equal to $20,000
Total Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $65 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 548.23, 357.022, 134A.09, 134A.10
Request for Disclosure (per debtor)
Total Fee: $5.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14)
Satisfaction of Judgment or Partial Satisfaction
Total Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(7)
Transcript of Judgment docketed in District Court
Total Fee: $40.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $40
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(6)
Transcript of Judgment issued from District Court
Total Fee: $40.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $40
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(6)
Miscellaneous Fees
Faxes - $25 transmission fee for each 50 pages, or part thereof
Total Fee: $25.00
Authorization: Civil Rule 5.05, Juvenile Protection Rule 16.01, subd. 2, Adoption Rule 25.01, subd. 3
Forms Packets - 1 to 10 pages
Total Fee: $0.00
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Forms Packets - 11 or more pages
Total Fee: $5.00
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Forms Packets - Harassment
Total Fee: $0.00
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
NSF Checks (non-sufficient funds)
Total Fee: $30.00
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 604.113, subd. 2
Request for Driver's License Suspension
Total Fee: $14.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $14
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14)
Subpoena - For Each Name
Total Fee: $16.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $16
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(3)
Probate
Deposit of Wills (Safekeeping)
Total Fee: $27.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $27
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(11)
Estates, Trusts, Guardianships, Conservatorships - First Paper Filed
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Taxes
Tax Court Regular Division
Total Fee: $295.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $285 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 271.06, subd. 4, 134A.09, 134A.10
Tax Court Small Claims Division
Total Fee: $160.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $150 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 271.06, subd. 4, 134A.09, 134A.10