§ 1911 — Fees

New York § 1911

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law UJC: Uniform Justice Court Act
• Art. 19: Costs and Fees

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§ 1911. Fees.\n (a) Fees payable to the clerk. 1. There shall be paid to the clerk the\nfollowing sums as court fees in civil matters:\n a. Upon the filing of the first paper in any action or proceeding,\ntwenty dollars.\n b. For issuing a requisition of seizure, twenty dollars.\n c. Upon filing an infant's compromise, where no paper was previously\nfiled, twenty dollars.\n d. For entry of judgment upon confession, twenty dollars.\n e. On filing notice of appeal, five dollars.\n f. For issuing a satisfaction of judgment, or a certificate regarding\nthe judgment, two dollars.\n g. Upon demand for a trial by jury, ten dollars; to be paid by the\nparty demanding the jury at the time of the demand.\n h. For exemplification of a copy of a paper on file in the clerk's\noffice not exceeding three pages, four dollars, and for each page in\nexcess of three, one dollar.\n i. For certifying a copy of a paper on file in the clerk's office,\nexcept a return on appeal, where such paper does not exceed three pages,\ntwo dollars, and for each page in excess of three, one dollar.\n j. For issuing a notice of petition, or an order to show cause in lieu\nthereof, in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property,\ntwenty dollars.\n 2. All fees shall be prepaid before the service shall be performed.\n 3. a. No clerk of any town court shall collect or charge any fee\nimposed pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision from the town in\nwhich such court has jurisdiction, nor from any village located therein\nor from any officer or agency of such town or village.\n b. No clerk of any village court shall collect or charge any fee\nimposed pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision from the village\nin which such court has jurisdiction, or from any officer or agency of\nsuch village.\n (b) Fees of enforcement officer. There shall be paid to the\nenforcement officer by the party requiring his services, the same fees\nto which a sheriff would be entitled for like services in supreme court.\n (c) Stenographer's fees. A stenographer provided by the municipality\nshall be entitled to such fees as the municipality prescribes, not to\nexceed those prescribed by the CPLR.\n