Jefferson Circuit Court Filing Fees and Waivers

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Civil cases

Garnishment enforcement actions may be instituted by paying the fee specified in JRP 508.

They may be instituted by payment of the fee set forth in JRP 508 and will be docketed for the same day and time as Bills of Discovery.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Original filing

The Jefferson Circuit Clerk must collect the Judicial Sale Administrative Fee with the original filing fee in mortgage foreclosure and real estate lien enforcement cases filed in Jefferson County.

In all mortgage foreclosure or real estate lien enforcement cases filed in Jefferson County, the JSAF (Judicial Sale Administrative Fee) required by Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice shall be collected by the Jefferson Circuit Clerk along with the original filing fee.

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Civil cases

Fee

$125

A fee of $125.00 plus postage per defendant applies in a Warning Order or Military Attorney matter involving only one letter and report.

A. In any Warning Order or Military Attorney matter involving only one (1) letter and report, the Court shall assess a fee of $125.00 plus postage per Defendant.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Judicial sale

A sale fee is assessed on the final bid (or aggregate bids for qualifying lots) according to the stated percentage tiers, capped at $5,000.

A. A sale fee shall be assessed for each judicial sale, which shall be a percentage, set forth below, ofthe final bid, or in the case of several lots sold at the same time under the same judgment, the aggregate of the final bids. The sale fee shall be as follows : 5% of the first $5,000 2% of the next $20,000 1 /1 2 % of the next $175,000 %2% of the excess over $200,000 However, the fee shall never exceed $5,000 .

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Civil cases

Fee

$100

Applies to

Cancelled judicial sale

A cancelled judicial sale incurs a fee of 50% of the proposed sale fee based on appraised value, or $100 if the property was not appraised, capped at $2,500.

The fee for each cancelled judicial sale shall be 50% of the proposed judicial sale fee, based upon the appraised value ofthe property, or a flat fee of $100 ifthe property has not been appraised. In no case shall the fee for a cancelled sale exceed $2,500 .

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Civil cases

Applies to

Unconfirmed judicial sale

If the property is sold but the sale is not confirmed, the entire sale fee is assessed.

Ifthe property is sold, but the sale is not confirmed, the entire sale fee shall be assessed.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Judicial sale

Direct case expenses are assessed, and a deposit sufficient to cover direct sale costs must accompany the Master Commissioner's copy of the JRP 502D Statement of Amount to be Raised.

B. Direct expenses attributable to the case shall be assessed, including copies, advertising, printed bills and appraisals. A deposit shall be paid to the Master Commissioner sufficient to pay the direct cost of the sale. The deposit must be submitted with the Master Commissioner's copy ofthe JRP 502D Statement of Amount to be Raised.

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Civil cases

Fee

$50

Applies to

Report on tendered judgment

A $50 report fee is assessed for each recommendation on a tendered judgment, whether favorable or unfavorable.

C. A $50 report fee shall be assessed for each recommendation on a tendered judgment, whether the report should recommend in favor or against the tendered judgment .

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Civil cases

Applies to

Deed

The deed fee is $50 when the Master Commissioner drafts and executes the deed, and $25 for review and execution when there is no Master Commissioner sale and the Commissioner does not draft it.

D. A $50 deed fee shall be, assessed for the Master Commissioner to draft and execute a deed. In cases which do not involve a Master Commissioner sale and the Master Commissioner does not draft the deed, a $25 deed fee shall be assessed for review and execution.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Payment of money or estate settlement

Fees for paying out money or settling estates follow the stated percentage tiers, are not assessed if a sale fee is assessed, exclude amounts exempt from creditors for insolvent-estate accounts, and are capped at $5,000.

E. The Master Commissioner or Receiver shall assess the following fees when paying out money or settling estates : 3% ofthe first $2,000 2 1/2 % for the next $3,000 ; and ===== PAGE 30 ===== 1 1/2% for the excess over $5,000 . The fee shall not be assessed if a sale fee is assessed. For settlement of accounts ofinsolvent estates this computation shall exclude any amounts exempt from creditors . The fee shall never exceed $5,000 .

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Civil cases

Fee

$25

Applies to

Possessory or attachment hearing and report

A $25 fee for a hearing and report on a possessory or attachment matter under KRS Chapter 425 must be paid to the Master Commissioner before the hearing.

F. When the Master Commissioner hears a possessory or attachment matter pursuant to KRS Chapter 425, a $25 fee shall be assessed for the hearing and report. This fee shall be paid to the Master Commissioner prior to the hearing.

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Civil cases

Fee

$60

Applies to

Other hearing without sale settlement or receivership

Other hearings without a sale, settlement, or receivership are charged at $60 per hour in quarter-hour increments, due by the fifth working day after the hearing, with stated caps and an extraordinary-circumstances exception.

G. For any other hearing in which there is no sale, settlement, or receivership, a fee shall be assessed at $60 per hour in quarter-hour increments . These fees shall be paid to the Master Commissioner and shall be due on the fifth working day following the conclusion ofthe hearing . No more than $600 in hearing fees shall be assessed in any case regardless of the number and length ofhearings unless recommended by the Circuit Judge and approved by the Chief Judge for extraordinary circumstances shown. If a case is reopened, additional fees totaling no more than $200 may be assessed.

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Civil cases

Fee

$7.5

Applies to

Initial bill of discovery and letter of arrest

A $7.50 fee is assessed for an initial Bill of Discovery before the Master Commissioner and a separate $7.50 fee is assessed for a Letter of Arrest.

H. A fee of $7.50 shall be assessed for the initial Bill of Discovery conducted before the Master Commissioner. A fee of $7.50 shall be assessed for a Letter of Arrest .

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Civil cases

Fee

$100

Applies to

Real estate appraisal

When an appraisal is required for a real-estate sale under a court judgment or decree, each appraiser's $100 fee is taxed as costs.

A. In all sales ofreal estate under judgment or decree of Court where an appraisal is required, the fee for each appraiser shall be $100 .00 and taxed as costs.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Bill of discovery

Bills of Discovery are automatically referred when the notice copy and required fee are filed with the Commissioner's office.

Bills of Discovery shall automatically be referred to the Master Commissioner when a copy of the notice together with the required fee is filed in the Commissioner's office.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Original filing

The Jefferson Circuit Clerk must collect the Judicial Sale Administrative Fee with the original filing fee in covered mortgage foreclosure and real estate lien enforcement cases.

Beginning January 1, 2007, in all mortgage foreclosure or real estate lien enforcement cases filed in Jefferson County, the JSAF (Judicial Sale Administrative Fee) required by Part IV, Sec. 1(9) of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice shall be collected by the Jefferson Circuit Clerk along with the original filing fee.

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Civil cases

Fee

$100

The Court assesses a $100 fee for a Warning Order or Military Attorney matter involving one letter and report, plus $50 for each additional defendant.

In any Warning Order or Military Attorney matter involving only one (1) letter and report, the Court shall assess a $100 fee. For each additional Defendant, the Court shall assess a $50 fee.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Withdrawn sale

Incurred expenses are not refunded if a sale is withdrawn.

If a sale is withdrawn, incurred expenses will not be refunded .

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Civil cases

Judicial sale fees are assessed under Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

The Master Commissioner shall assess all judicial sale fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

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Civil cases

Report fees are assessed under Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

The Master Commissioner shall assess all report fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

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Civil cases

The court may authorize sanction fees for repeated corrective action or recurring attorney or firm mistakes that cause repeated case review.

Sanction fees may be authorized by the court in cases where repeated corrective action is required, or where individual attorneys or firms repeat the same mistakes causing cases to be reviewed repeatedly by the Master Commissioner's office.

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Civil cases

Any assessed sanction fee must be paid to the Jefferson Circuit Court Clerk.

Any sanction fee assessed shall be paid to the Jefferson· Circuit Court Clerk.

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Civil cases

Deed fees are assessed under Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

The Master Commissioner shall assess all deed fees in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

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Civil cases

Fee

$25

A $25 deed fee is assessed for review and execution when there is no Master Commissioner sale and the Master Commissioner does not draft the deed.

In cases which do not involve a Master Commissioner sale and the Master Commissioner does not draft the deed, a $25.00 deed fee shall be assessed for review and execution.

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Civil cases

Fees under Part IV are assessed for receiving and paying out money under court order, subject to the judicial-sale exception, or settling estate accounts.

The Master Commissioner or Receiver shall assess fees when receiving and paying out money under court order (except as otherwise provided for judicial sales) or for settling the accounts of estates in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

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Civil cases

Fee

$25

A $25 fee is assessed for the hearing and report in a possessory or attachment matter under KRS Chapter 425.

When the Master Commissioner hears a possessory or attachment matter pursuant to KRS Chapter 425, a $25.00 fee shall be assessed for the hearing and report.

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Civil cases

A fee under Part IV is assessed for other hearings that do not involve a sale, settlement, or receivership.

For any other hearing in which there is no sale, settlement, or receivership, a fee shall be assessed in accordance with Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

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Civil cases

The fees must be paid to the Master Commissioner.

These fees shall be paid to the Master Commissioner.

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Civil cases

Fee

$600

Hearing fees are capped at $600 per case unless the Circuit Judge recommends and the Chief Judge approves more for shown extraordinary circumstances.

No more than $600 in hearing fees shall be assessed in any case regardless of the number and length of hearings unless recommended by the Circuit Judge and approved by the Chief Judge for extraordinary circumstances shown.

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Civil cases

Fee

$200

If a case is reopened, additional fees of up to $200 may be assessed.

If a case is reopened, additional fees totaling no more than $200 may be assessed.

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Civil cases

Fee

$25

Applies to

Letter of arrest

A $25 fee is assessed for a Letter of Arrest.

A fee of $25.00 shall be assessed for a Letter of Arrest.

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Civil cases

Fee

$100

For required appraisals in real-estate sales under a court judgment or decree, each appraiser receives a $100 fee taxed as costs.

In all sales of real estate under judgment or decree of Court where an appraisal is required, the fee for each appraiser shall be $100.00 and taxed as costs.

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Civil cases

Fee

$100

For specified complex real-estate appraisals, the Court may order more than $100 per appraiser based on the time, labor, and skill involved.

However, in sales of real estate under judgment or decree of Court involving an appraisal of commercial, industrial real estate or real estate consisting of multiple apartments or multiple parcels, the Court may order a fee of more than $100 for each appraiser taking into consideration the time, labor and skill involved.

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Civil cases

The Court determines each appraiser's personal-property fee based on evidence concerning the property and the work involved.

Where an appraisal of personal property is directed by a judgment or decree of sale, the fee of each appraiser shall be determined by the Court on evidence as the Court may require showing the kind of property appraised, the number of items of property involved, its value, and the time, labor and skill involved in making the appraisal.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Sanction fee

The court may authorize sanction fees for repeated corrective action or recurring mistakes that cause repeated review; assessed fees are paid to the Jefferson Circuit Court Clerk.

Sanction fees may be authorized by the court in cases where repeated corrective action is required, or where individual attorneys or firms repeat the same mistakes causing cases to be reviewed repeatedly by the Master Commissioner's office. Any sanction fee assessed shall be paid to the Jefferson Circuit Court Clerk.

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Civil cases

Master Commissioner fees are subject to the schedule promulgated in Part IV of the Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

I. The fees charged by the Master Commissioner are subject to a schedule promulgated in Part IV ofthe Administrative Procedures of the Court of Justice.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Appraisal of qualifying real estate

For appraisals of commercial, industrial, multiple-apartment, or multiple-parcel real estate, the Court may order more than $100 per appraiser after considering the time, labor, and skill involved.

B. However, in sales of real estate under judgment or decree of Court involving an appraisal of commercial, industrial real estate or real estate consisting ofmultiple apartments or multiple parcels, the Court may order a fee ofmore than $100 for each appraiser taking into consideration the time, labor and skill involved .

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Civil cases

Applies to

Personal property appraisal

For court-directed appraisals of personal property, the Court determines each appraiser's fee based on evidence it may require about the property, its value, and the appraisal work involved.

Where an appraisal of personal property is directed by a judgment or decree of sale, the fee of each appraiser shall be determined by the Court on evidence as the Court may require showing the kind of property appraised, the number of items of property involved, its value, and the time, labor and skill involved in making the appraisal .

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Civil cases

In exceptional circumstances only, a Warning Order or Military Attorney may petition the Court to set a higher fee.

In exceptional circumstances only, the Warning Order or Military Attorney may petition the Court to set a fee in excess ofthe amount(s) specified above.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Reports on tendered distribution and confirmation orders

No fee is assessed for reports on tendered distribution and confirmation orders.

A fee shall not be assessed for any reports upon tendered distribution and confirmation orders.

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Civil cases

This fee shall be paid to the Master Commissioner prior to the hearing.

Summary: The possessory or attachment hearing fee must be paid to the Master Commissioner before the hearing.

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Civil cases

A fee of $25.00 shall be assessed for the initial Bill of Discovery conducted before the Master Commissioner.

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Civil cases

The fee shall be transmitted by the Circuit Court Clerk to the Administrative Office of the Courts on a quarterly basis as requested.

Summary: The Circuit Court Clerk must transmit the Judicial Sale Administrative Fee to the Administrative Office of the Courts quarterly as requested.