Superior Court Filing Fees

Civil Fees

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​Filing Fees
Executions
Citations
Supreme Court Appeals
Rejec​tion of Arbitration Award Filed (within 30 days of date of award)
Copies per page
Certified copies each
Exemplified copies (plus $3.00 each additional page) 
​$160.00* 
$ 50.00** 
$ 25.00** 
$150.00 
$300.00 
$  .10 
$ 3.00 
$ 9.00

No action, appeal, or proceeding will be entered in the court records until the person desiring such entry pays the required fees. 

* In addition to the filing fees above, to follow are the one-time fees that shall be assessed on a civil case when using the Rhode Island Judiciary’s electronic filing system, Odyssey File and Serve by Tyler Technologies, Inc., or a civil case that is scanned and filed into the Judiciary’s case management system at the clerk’s counter. 
** If paying by credit card, a credit card fee of 3.25% would apply. ​


​Civil Case Processing Fee to Tyler Technologies
$17.50
​Technology Surcharge$3.25​
​Credit Card Fee
​3.25%ˆ

ˆ Credit card fees are 3.25% of the amount of the transaction, which includes the filing fee, civil case processing fee to Tyler Technologies, Inc., and the technology surcharge. 

Criminal Fees

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​Warrant Assessment
Violent Crime Offenses
Domestic

Child Molestation ​​​​

​$125.00 
$100.00 
$125.00 
$100.00 ​

​Violent Crimes Indemnity Fund
  • Serious Felony
  • Minor Felony 
  • Misdemeanor

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$150.00 
$ 90.00
$ 30.00

​Probation and Parole Fund
  • Serious Felony 
  • Minor Felony
  • Misdemeanor 

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$300.00
$180.00
$60.00​

Prostitution offenses G.L. 1956 § 42-56-20.3​
  • Felony
  • Misdemeanor
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$500.00
$350.00

​Drug Education Fund
  • Lab Fees - Drug Offenses
​$400.00 flat fee
$118.00

​Fines (determined by the court)
  • Violent Crimes Indemnity Fund
  • Probation and Parole Fund
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15% of fine
10% of fine
​Costs - District Court appeals only
​$  3.50

​Highway Assessment
Motor Vehicle Medical Assessment
Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS)
​$500.00 flat fee
$  1.00
$ 86.00 flat fee


Please make checks payable to: Clerk, Superior Court




Revised November 2021​