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Appeals Fees & Costs
Initial Appellate Filing Fees
Filing Type |
Cost |
---|---|
Administrative Appeal |
$281 |
Circuit to higher court (paid to Appellate Court) |
$300 |
Circuit to higher court (paid to Clerk) |
$100 |
County appeal to Circuit (paid to Clerk) |
$281 |
Other Appellate Fees
Fee Type |
Cost |
---|---|
Certification of certified index (applies to circuit civil, county civil, small claims and probate appeal cases only) | $7 |
Certification of record (applies to all appeal cases) |
$7 |
Examining, comparing, correcting, and certifying transcripts of record in appellate proceedings, prepared by attorney or someone other than Clerk (per page) |
$5 |
Photocopies of instruments more than 8.5 inches by 14 inches (per page) |
$5 |
Photocopies of instruments not more than 8.5 inches by 14 inches (per page) |
$1 |
Preparing, numbering, and indexing an original record of appellate proceedings (per pleading) |
$3.50 |
Verifying an instrument presented for certification prepared by someone other than Clerk (per page) | $3.50 |
Payments Options:
Acceptable forms of payment for fees and costs are:
- Bank check
- Cash
- Credit/Debit Card - All debit/credit transactions will incur a 3.5% transaction fee charged by MyFloridaCounty.
- American Express
- Discover
- MasterCard
- Visa
- In-state business check
- Money order
- Personal in-state check with proper identification
All payments for fees and costs must be remitted in U.S. currency. Do not send cash through the mail.
Payments by check or money order:
Payments submitted by check or money order must be made payable to:
Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Clerk & Comptroller
Checks submitted for the District Court of Appeals fees must be made payable to:
2nd District Court of Appeals
Deferral of Payment
Unable to pay the filing fee? Come to the Clerk & Comptroller's Office to complete an Affidavit for Indigent Status and Deferral of Payment for Due Process Services and a payment contract.