Montgomery County Circuit Court Filing Fees and Waivers

Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Fee

$325

Applies to

Court-designated ADR practitioner appointment

For covered appointments made on or after September 1, 2026, the hourly rate for court-designated ADR practitioners is $325.

ORDERED, that the hourly rate for all Circuit Court appointments of court­ designated practitioners conducting ADR in civil law matters, including domestic property matters, made on or after September 1, 2026, shall be and hereby is three hundred twenty-five dollars and zero cents ($325.00).

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Applies to

Court costs

Court costs in civil and family cases are waived as of August 1, 2019, unless the cases were referred to collections.

ORDERED, that such costs in those civil and family cases shall be waived as of August 1, 2019, unless said cases were referred to collections

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 20, 2026WARNING

Criminal cases

Applies to

Judgment

When the court imposes costs and immediately reduces them to judgment at sentencing, the matter should be referred to the Central Collections Unit (CCU).

when the court imposes costs and then immediately reduces the costs to judgment, the matter should be referred to CCU.

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026WARNING

Civil cases

Applies to

Court costs

If a case is reopened, outstanding court costs will be invoiced.

ORDERED, that if such cases are reopened, said court costs shall be invoiced for those outstanding court costs.

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026INFO

Civil cases

Applies to

Court costs

Outstanding court costs incurred before August 1, 2019 are waived, unless the case was referred to collections, regardless of case status.

ORDERED, that all outstanding costs in those cases incurred prior to August 1, 2019 shall be waived as of August 1, 2019, unless said cases were referred to collections, and it is further ORDERED, that this waiver shall apply to all above­ referenced cases regardless of case status as of August 1,

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Civil cases

such costs in those civil and family cases shall be waived as of August 1, 2019, unless said cases were referred to collections

Summary: Court costs are waived as of August 1, 2019 in certain civil and family cases closed or dismissed before invoicing, unless those cases were referred to collections.