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Filing Fees & Costs
Civil Action
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs | $49 |
| Sheriff's Service per each defendant to be served | $50 |
Garnishment
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs | $49 |
| Sheriff's Service on Garnishee (First Copy) | $50 |
| Sheriff's Service per each additional defendant to be served | $6 |
Dispossessory
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs | $49 |
| Sheriff's Service per each defendant to be served | $25 |
| Sheriff's Service Fee for Eviction / Serving of Writ of Possession (Payable to Liberty County Sheriff's Department) | $25 |
Writ of Fieri Facias (Fi Fa)
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs | $25 |
| Fee for Issuance of Writ of Fi Fa | $4 |
| Cost to Cancel Writ of Fi Fa | $25 |
Post-Judgment Interrogatory
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs (Judgment from Liberty County Magistrate Court) | $10 |
| Filing Costs (Judgment from another court) | $49 |
| Sheriff's Service per each defendant to be served (applies to judgment from another court) | $50 |
Abandoned Motor Vehicles Lien Foreclosure Affidavit
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs | $10 |
Mechanic's / Materialmen's Lien
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs | $49 |
| Sheriff's Service per each defendant to be served | $50 |
Writ of Possession for Foreclosure on Personal Property
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs | $49 |
| Sheriff's Service per each defendant to be served | $50 |
Subpoena
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing Costs | $5 |
| Sheriff's Service Fee | $10 |
Criminal Warrant / Pre-Warrant Application
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application Fee, irrespective of whether warrant issued | $10 |
Bad Check Warrant Application
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application Fee, irrespective of whether warrant issued | $5 |
Good Behavior Bond Application
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application Fee -Initial Filing, irrespective of whether application is approved | $20 |
| Application Fee - Extension of Good Behavior Bond, irrespective of whether application is approved | $25 |
| Application for Rule Nisi for Indirect Criminal Contempt | NO FEE |
| Sheriff's Service Fee (applies to all Good Behavior Bond applications) | $25 |
Magistrate Court Miscellaneous Costs
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Copy, Certified, first page | $2.50 |
| Copy, Certified, each page after first | $0.50 |
| Copy, Uncertified, per page | $1.00 |
| Copy, Faxed or Electronic, first page | $2.50 |
| Copy, Faxed or Electronic, each additional page | $1.00 |
| Copy, Audio Court Recording, per case | $10.00 |
| Copy, Open Records Request, per page | $0.10 |
| Copy, Open Records Request retrieval and copying taking longer than 15 minutes, per request (current prorated hourly salary of lowest paid full-time employee) | $16.44 |
Note
The filing fees and court costs are subject to change, pursuant to enacted laws and/or revisions. If you have questions concerning any fees or court cost, contact the Liberty County Magistrate Court at 912-368-2063.