Court Filing Fees

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

​* 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.
​​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.

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

*** 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 (PER COUNT)
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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
​
$150.00
$  90.00
$  30.00
​Probation and Parole Fund Serious Felony
     Minor Felony
     Misdemeanor
​$300.00
$180.00
$  60.00
​Prostitution offenses G.L. 1956 § 42-56-20.3
     Felony
     Misdemeanor
​
$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 is 15% of fine Probation and Parole Fund is 10% of fine

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​Costs - District Court appeals only
​$  3.50
​Highway Assessment
​$500.00 flat fee
​Motor Vehicle Medical Assessment 
​$ 1.00
Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS)
​$ 86.00 flat fee


Please make checks payable to: Clerk, Superior Court