Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee Filing Fees and Waivers

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 3, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Fee

$5

Applies to

Facsimile filing

The sender must pay the clerk $5.00 plus $1.00 per page, including the cover sheet, for each fax filing.

The sender of the facsimile transmission shall pay to the trial court clerk a service charge for each facsimile filing in the amount of five dollars ($5.00) plus one dollar ($1.00) per page of the facsimile filing (including the cover sheet).

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

Civil cases

Applies to

Facsimile filing

The sender ordinarily pays the fax charge, which is not taxed as court costs; for a party proceeding on a pauper’s oath or that party’s attorney, timely payment is suspended and the charges are taxed as court costs.

The facsimile service charge shall be paid by the sender as provided in this rule and shall not be taxed as court costs, subject to the following exception. If the sender is either a party who has been allowed to proceed on a pauper’s oath or an attorney for such a party, timely payment of the facsimile service charge under this rule is suspended, and the charges shall be taxed as court costs.

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

Civil cases

The clerk contacts the filer by phone the next business day to collect the Facsimile Service Charge per TRCP 5A.04.

On the next business day, we will contact you by phone to assist you with paying the Facsimile Service Charge, pursuant to TRCP 5A.04.

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Applies to

Final judgment

All final judgments must tax court costs. The Clerk may refuse to enter a proposed agreed final judgment or compromise and settlement order until court costs in the case are paid.

Summary: All final judgments must tax court costs; the Clerk may refuse to enter agreed final judgments or settlement orders until court costs are paid.

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When a judgment has been satisfied but court costs have not been paid, the Clerk may apply to the court to re-tax costs. The Clerk must provide notice to the parties of the application and the date and time the court will consider it.

Summary: When a satisfied judgment has unpaid court costs, the Clerk may apply to re-tax costs and must notify the parties of the application and hearing.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Uniform civil affidavit of indigency

the undersigned authorize any of the appointed Circuit Court Special Masters to determine if a litigant qualifies to proceed as a pauper upon the filing of a Uniform Civil Affidavit of Indigency, pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 29.

Summary: Special Masters are authorized to determine if a litigant qualifies to proceed as a pauper upon filing a Uniform Civil Affidavit of Indigency.