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Filing Fees

(28 U.S.C. § 1930)
 
NOTE: The Judicial Conference for the Unites States approved inflationary increases to certain fees effective December 1, 2020, as indicated below.

Current as of December 1, 2020

BANKRUPTCY COURT FEES  
New Petition or Bifurcation:  
               Chapter 7 $338.00
               Chapter 9 $1,738.00
               Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) $1,738.00
               Chapter 11 (Railroad) $1,571.00
               Chapter 12 $278.00
               Chapter 13 $313.00
               Chapter 15 $1,738.00
Adversary Complaint (to include Notice of Removal) $350.00
Adversary Complaint (by Individual Debtor) None
Amendment to Schedules D, E or F & Mailing List $32.00
Appeal / Cross Appeal $298.00
Direct Appeal to Court of Appeals $207.00
               (After Authorization by COA)  
Archive Retrieval of Records (first box) $64.00
               Each additional box is $39.00  
CD of Hearing (per cd) $32.00
Case Conversion:  
               Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) $922.00
                    (By Debtor Due Upon Order of Conversion)  
               Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 (Railroad) $755.00
               Chapter 7 to Chapter 12 None
               Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 None
               Chapter 9 to Chapter 7 $15.00
               Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 $15.00
               Chapter 11 to any except Chapter 7 None
               Chapter 12 to Chapter 7 $60.00
               Chapter 12 to Chapter 11 None
               Chapter 12 to Chapter 13 None
               Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 $25.00
               Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) $932.00
                    (By Debtor Due Upon Order of Conversion)  
               Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 (Railroad) $765.00
               Chapter 13 to Chapter 12 None
Case Reopening:  
               Chapter 7 $260.00
               Chapter 9 $1,167.00
               Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) $1,167.00
               Chapter 11 (Railroad) $1,000.00
               Chapter 12 $200.00
               Chapter 13 $235.00
               Chapter 15 $1,167.00
Certification of Document (plus copy fees) $11.00
Copies (made by court per page) $0.50
Copies (when printed from public terminal per page) $0.10
Copies of Electronic Record Stored Outside CM/ECF $31.00
Exemplification of a Document $23.00
Fax Fees $15.00
Filing or Indexing a Miscellaneous Paper $49.00
Motions:   
               Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property $188.00
               Motion to Lift, Vacate or Modify Stay - Motion for Relief From Stay $188.00
               Motion to Redact a Record $26.00
               Motion to Sell Free & Clear of Liens §363(f) $188.00
               Motion to Withdraw Reference $188.00
NSF - Any payment returned or denied as NSF $53.00
Search of Records - per name, case $32.00
Transfer of Claim Fee $26.00
 
 
Debtor(s) checks will not be accepted. The above fees must be paid with cash, with exact
change or by money order.
 
No fees are charged for services rendered on behalf of the United States, with the exception
of the reproduction of records or papers, recordings of proceedings,
and records searches, when the information requested is available through remote
electronic access.
 
No fees under this schedule will be charged to federal agencies or programs which are
funded from judiciary appropriates, including, but not limited to, agencies, organizations
and individuals proving services authorized by the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. §
3006A. Bankruptcy administrators appointed under Public Law No. 99-554, § 302(d)(3)(I)
are also exempt.