GUIDE TO APPEAL FEES
Note: The trial date is not included when counting days. There is one fee for consolidated cases.
APPEAL TYPE
Criminal, Serious Traffic Citations, Routine (Minor) Traffic Citations, DNR Citations, MTA Citations, CV Citations, Parking Citations Red Light Camera Citations, Electronic Toll Citations, Zoning Citations Denial of Application for Expungement Denial of Petition to Strike Forfeiture Denial of Motion by a Judge ie. Postponement Request, Motion to Dismiss, etc. (Appealing the denial, not the case) SMALL CLAIM (De novo Appeal): Filing date prior to October 1, 2003: · Civil Cases $2500 and under (Amount of claim not the judgment amount) Filing date on or after October 1, 2003: · Civil cases $5000 and under (Amount of claim not the judgment amount)
APPEAL FEE
$80.00 payable to Circuit Court (Appeal bond may be set by judge) $55.00 payable to Circuit Court $105.00 payable to Circuit Court $105.00 payable to Circuit Court
# OF DAYS TO FILE APPEAL 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days
$105.00 payable to Circuit Court $10.00 payable to District Court
30 Days
LARGE CLAIM (On the Record Appeal): Filing date prior to October 1, 2003: $105.00 payable to Circuit Court · Civil Cases $2500.01 and over (Amount of claim not the judgment amount) $10.00 payable to District Court $75.00 payable to District Court deposit for preparation of transcript Filing date on or after October 1, 2003: · Civil cases $5000.01 and over (Amount of claim not the judgment amount) Protective Orders - Ex-parte domestic violence (ring on no pay on PC cash register with $0.00 validation for statistical purposes) Peace Orders (no costs to Petitioner if the response on the DC/PO 1S Peace Order Supplement was "Yes" to dating violence) Breach of Lease, THO, FED (small claim)* $5000.00 and under $5000.01 and over $10.00 payable to District Court $105.00 payable to Circuit Court $10.00 payable to District Court $105.00 payable to Circuit Court $75.00 payable to District Court deposit for preparation of transcript No fee
30 Days
30 Days
$10.00 payable to District Court $105.00 payable to Circuit Court
30 Days
10 Days
Rent Escrow Rent Escrow as the result of a FTP (failure to pay) Rent Failure to Pay Rent* $5000.00 and under - value of rent or tenancy $5000.01 and over
$10.00 payable to District Court from date of $105.00 payable to Circuit Court disbursement order
signed by judge
30 Days
$10.00 payable to District Court $105.00 payable to Circuit Court $10.00 payable to District Court $105.00 payable to Circuit Court
4 Days
4 Days
(2 days if mobile
$10.00 payable to District Court home action, $105.00 payable to Circuit Court DC/CV 82 MH) $75.00 payable to District Court deposit for preparation of transcript
NOTE: In all civil cases, the judge can order that a supersedeas bond be posted to stop the enforcement of the judgment. *Filing an appeal does not stay an eviction. A Request for Stay of Eviction must be filed and forwarded to a judge to set an appeal bond. DCA 109A (9/2008)