State |
Filing Fee |
Service |
Alabama
$1 – 1,500
$1,501-10,000 |
$38
$89
|
First defendant; $10 each Additional
First defendant; $10 each Additional |
Alaska
$1 - 5,000 |
$60 |
$35 per defendant |
Arizona
$1 – 5,000
$5,001 and up |
$37.25
$97.50 |
$40
$40 |
Arkansas
$1 and up |
$110 |
$25 per defendant |
California
$1 - $25,000 |
$80 |
$30.50 |
Colorado
$1 - $10,000
$10,001 and up |
$31
$91 |
$15 per address
$15 per address |
Connecticut
$1 - $2,500
$2,501 and up |
$30
$200 |
$40
$50 |
Delaware
$1 - $50,000 |
$50 |
$25 for first defendant; $5 each additional defendant in same location |
District of Columbia
$1 - $500
$501 - $2,499
$2,500 - $5,000
$5,001 and up |
$10
$15
$50
$125 |
$20
$20
$20
$20 |
Florida
$1 - 2,500
$2,501 - $5,000
$5,001 - $15,000 |
$100
$140
$160 |
Service Included
Service Included
Service Included |
Georgia
$1 and up |
$95 |
Includes service for one defendant; $25 per additional defendant |
Hawaii
$1 - $10,000 |
$25 |
$50 per defendant |
Idaho
$301 - $1,000
|
$47 |
$40 per defendant; second defendant no charge if same address |
Illinois
$1 - $1,000
$1,001 - $2,499
$2,500 - $4,999
$5,000 - $14,999 |
$70
$80
$130
$180 |
$24 per defendant
$24 per defendant
$24 per defendant
$24 per defendant |
Indiana
$1 and up |
$100 |
Service Included |
Iowa
$1 - $4,000
$4,001 and up |
$30
$80 |
$25 per defendant
$25 per defendant |
Kansas
$1 - $500
$501 - $1,000
$1,001 - $2,000
$2,001 - $5,000
$5,001 and up |
$19.50
$39.50
$39.50
$39.50
$64.50 |
Service Included
Service Included
Service Included
Service Included
Service Included |
Kentucky
$1 - $4,000
$4,001 and up |
$38
$90 |
$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant |
Louisiana
State varies considerably re: county, city and amount of debt |
Maine
$1 - $30,000 |
$62 |
$30 per defendant |
Maryland
$1 - $2,500
$2,501 - $20,000 |
$100
$140 |
Service Included
Service Included |
Massachusetts
$1 - $2,000
$2001 and up |
$19
$111 |
Service Included
$25 per defendant |
Michigan
$1 - $10,000
$10,001 and up |
$77
$125 |
Service Included
Service Included |
Minnesota
$1 and up |
$132 |
$25 per defendant |
Mississippi
$1 - $1,000
$1,001 and up |
$50
$100 |
$25 per defendant
$25 per defendant |
Montana
$1 and up |
$95 |
$5 - $25 per defendant |
Nebraska
$1 - $15,000 |
$22 |
$20 per defendant |
Nevada
$1 - $1,000
$1001 - $2,500
$2,502 - $4,500
$4,501 - $6,500
$6,501 - $7,500
$7,501 and up |
$34
$56
$106
$131
$156
*$125
(*District Court) |
$50 per address
$50 per address
$50 per address
$50 per address
$50 per address
$50 per address |
New Hampshire
$1 - $25,000 |
$50 |
$20 per defendant |
New Jersey
$1 - $10,000
$10,001 and up |
$45
$175 |
$3 per defendant
$35 per defendant |
New Mexico
$1 - $5,000
$5,001 and up |
$52 - $97
$92
|
$35 per one defendant
$48 for two defendants
$35 per one defendant
$48 for two defendants |
New York
(In rural areas prefer assets)
City (5 Boroughs) $1 - $25,000
Other (Cities) $1 - $15,000
Outside City Limit $1 - $3,000
(Town Court) $3,000 and up |
$75
$75
$75
$170 |
$50
$50
$50
$50 if contested |
North Carolina
$1 and up |
$50 |
$5 per defendant |
North Dakota
$1 and up |
$80 |
$18 |
Ohio
Approximate throughout State
$1 - $2,500
$2,501 - $10,000 |
$21 - $100
$100 - $150 |
$20
$20 |
Oklahoma
$1 - $1,500
$1,501 - $4,500
$4,501 and up |
$37
$74
$89 |
$30 per defendant
$30 per defendant
$30 per defendant |
Oregon
$1 - $25,000 |
$80.20 |
$20 per defendant |
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia:
$1 - $2,000
$2,001 - $10,000
Outside of Philadelphia:
$1 - $2,000
$2,001 - $4,000
$4001 - $8,000 |
$28.50
$48.50
$45
$56
$83 |
Service Included
Service Included
$30
$30
$30 |
Rhode Island
$1 - $10,000
$10,001 and up |
$60
$135 |
$45
$45 |
South Carolina
$1 and up |
$55 |
$15 per defendant |
South Dakota
$1 and up |
$35 |
$16 - $20 |
Tennessee
$1 - $10,000 |
$100 |
Service Included |
Texas
$2,000 and up |
$200 - $225 |
$45 - $50 per defendant |
Utah
$1 - $2,000
$2,001 - $10,000
$10,001 and up |
$37
$80
$120 |
$25 per defendant
$25 per defendant
$25 per defendant |
Vermont
$1 and up |
$150 |
$55 per defendant |
Virginia
$1 - $10,000
$10,001 - $50,000 |
$18
$64 |
$12 per defendant
$12 per defendant |
Washington
$1 - $25,000 |
$40 |
$35 per defendant |
West Virginia
$1 - $500
$501 - $1,000
$1,001 - $2,000
$2,001 - $5,000
$5,001 and up |
$25
$30
$35
$45
$75 |
$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant
$20 per defendant |
Wisconsin
$1 - $5,000
$5,001 and up |
$57
$180 |
$2 per defendant
$25 per defendant |
Wyoming
$1 - $5,000
$5001 and up |
$57
$180 |
Service Included
Service Included |
