District Court Fees
Court users are required to pay fees for filing and for services as set out in Minnesota law. If you cannot afford to pay a court fee, you can ask to have the fee reduced or waived.
The Minnesota Base Fees amounts do not include county law library fees. Select your county to see the total fee amounts including any applicable law library fee amount. Make checks payable to: District Court Administrator
Crow Wing County District Court Fees
Adoption
Filing a motion or response to a motion
Fee: $100.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $100
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(4), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Petition for Adoption - Child born in foreign country
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Petition for Adoption - Child born in U.S.
Fee: $395.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
Fee: $100.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $100
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(4), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
First Paper Filed
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
Fee: $50.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $50
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(13)
Petitioner and Respondent - First Paper Filed
Fee: $370.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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 or family (excluding child support), cases
Fee: $100.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $100
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(4), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Issuing all Writs/Filing return
Fee: $55.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $55
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(5)
Name Change
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
Fee: $420.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Request for Trial by Jury
Fee: $100.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $100
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1)
Subpoena - For Each Name
Fee: $16.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $16
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(3)
Trust Accounts (Partial, Final, or Annual)
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
Fee: $75.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $65 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.022, 134A.09, 134A.10
Removal (Appeal) to District Court Aggrieved Party - by Jury
Fee: $420.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
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
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
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
Fee: $14.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $14
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)
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
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)
Fee: $25.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $25
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Exemplified and Certified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding
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
Fee: $14.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $14
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)
Fee: $25.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $25
Authorization: Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 14.01(b)(3)
Uncertified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding
Fee: $0.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $0
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2)
Uncertified print outs of imaged or electronically filed documents accessible from the Courthouse view of MNCIS
Fee: $0.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $0
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
Fee: $0.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $0
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Uncertified screen prints generated from case management system
Fee: $0.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $0
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(2), Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Dissolution/Custody
Custody, Paternity, Parenting Time, Registrations
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) with or without Children
Fee: $400.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $340 + 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
Fee: $100.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $100
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(4), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Forms Packets - Dissolution with Children and Dissolution without Children packets
Fee: $10.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $10
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Legal Separation, Annulment
Fee: $370.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
Harassment Restraining Order (HRO) - First Paper Filed
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 (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
Petitioner filing a motion or response to a motion
Fee: $0.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $0
Authorization: 34 U.S.C. § 10450(a)(1), Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Respondent filing a motion or response to a motion
Fee: $100.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $100
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14), Court Operations Policy 506(h)
Respondent’s Order for Protection - First Paper Filed
Fee: $0.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $0
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 518B.01, subd. 3a
Expungement
Criminal Expungement
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Eviction Expungement
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 (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
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
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Judgments
Application for Discharge of Judgment
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 548.181, subd. 1
Assignment of Judgment
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(7)
Certificate of Discharge of Judgment
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 548.181, subd. 3a
Confession of Judgment
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Foreign Judgment Filing greater than $20,000
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
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)
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $55
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(8)
Notice of Objection and Notice of Hearing
Fee: $1.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $1
Authorization: Minn. Stat. §§ 550.143, subd. 5(b), 551.05, 571.914, subd. 1
Order to Show Cause After Disclosure (per debtor)
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14)
Plea of Confession Filing greater than $20,000
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
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)
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14)
Satisfaction of Judgment or Partial Satisfaction
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(7)
Transcript of Judgment docketed in District Court
Fee: $40.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $40
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(6)
Transcript of Judgment issued from District Court
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
Fee: $25.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $25
Authorization: Civil Rule 5.05, Juvenile Protection Rule 16.01, subd. 2, Adoption Rule 25.01, subd. 3
Forms Packets - 1 to 10 pages
Fee: $0.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $0
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Forms Packets - 11 or more pages
Fee: $5.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $5
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
Forms Packets - Harassment
Fee: $0.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $0
Authorization: Court Operations Policy 506(b)
NSF Checks (non-sufficient funds)
Fee: $30.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $30
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 604.113, subd. 2
Request for Driver's License Suspension
Fee: $14.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $14
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(14)
Subpoena - For Each Name
Fee: $16.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $16
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(3)
Probate
Deposit of Wills (Safekeeping)
Fee: $27.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $27
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(11)
Estates, Trusts, Guardianships, Conservatorships - First Paper Filed
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1), 134A.09, 134A.10
Taxes
Tax Court Regular Division
Fee: $320.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $310 + 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
Fee: $160.00
Fee Calculation: Base Fee $150 + Law Library Fee $10
Authorization: Minn. Stat. § 271.06, subd. 4, 134A.09, 134A.10