Dane County Circuit Court Filing Fees and Waivers
7 rules from official source documents
2 of 7 checked against the court's document. Each rule says how far it was checked. A value with a question mark is not in the court's wording on its card.
Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules. This page is scoped to Dane County Circuit Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
- Applies to
- New case filing
Each new case filing requires its own separate filing fee.
Every new case filing requires a separate filing fee.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026WARNING
Civil casesCourt notice
- Applies to
- Earnings garnishment form
The clerk may issue earnings garnishment forms only after the fee is paid and before the notice of earnings garnishment is filed.
Pursuant to section 812.35 Wis. Stats. (Commencement of Action), the clerk of court is authorized to issue earnings garnishment forms after payment of the fee but before the filing of the notice of earnings garnishment.
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Civil cases
- Applies to
- Judgment docketing ?
If the judgment is to be docketed, a separate docketing fee will be charged per creditor.
Summary: Docketing a judgment in a consolidated collection action requires a separate docketing fee for each creditor.
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- Applies to
- Case filing ?
Indigency waivers of costs and fees in any non-criminal case type prior to the case being filed, if after initial administrative review by the Clerk of Courts' Office the waiver petition is not granted. After a case has been filed, indigency waivers and appointment of counsel will be heard by the assigned trial judge.
Summary: In non-criminal cases, a fee-waiver petition is reviewed administratively before filing and, if denied, may be heard by the duty judge; after filing, waiver and counsel requests are heard by the assigned trial judge.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?
- Applies to
- Facsimile document ?
No filing fee is required.
Summary: No filing fee is required for facsimile documents transmitted directly to the courts.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?
- Applies to
- Facsimile document
No additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.
Summary: The circuit court may not charge an additional fee for accepting or receiving a facsimile document transmitted directly to the court.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?
- Applies to
- Facsimile document
No additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile documents.
Summary: The circuit court may not charge an additional fee for accepting or receiving facsimile documents transmitted through a non-court agency, party, or company.
Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Dane County Circuit Court?
A fee is required for covered filings. Each new case filing requires its own separate filing fee.
6 more rules answer this question in the list above.
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