EFFECTIVE April 1, 2022
NEW CIVIL FILING COST SCHEDULE:
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE FOR EVICTION:
| Rule for Eviction | $160.00 |
| Warrant of Eviction | $60.00 |
SMALL CLAIMS and COUNTERCLAIMS: (JURISDICTIONAL LIMIT - $5000.00)
| Single defendant, service inside city limits | $125.00 |
| each additional defendant | $35.00 |
| Single defendant, service outside city limits | $150.00 |
| each additional defendant | $70.00 |
| Transfer to Civil | $300.00 |
| each additional defendant | $50.00 |
CIVIL FILINGS: (JURISDICTIONAL LIMIT - $30,000.00
| Single defendant | $300.00 |
| each additional defendant | $50.00 |
| Damages | $360.00 |
| Reconventional Demand/Counter Claim | $300.00 |
| Garnishments | $300.00 |
| Executory Judgment/Garnishment | $325.00 |
| Revival of Judgment | $185.00 |
| Judgment Debtor Rule (per def.), inside city limits | $150.00 |
| Judgment Debtor Rule (per def.), outside city limits | $175.00 |
| Motion to Fix for Trial | $125.00 |
| Motion and Order to Continue | $125.00 |
| Motion to Appoint Private Process Server | $95.00 |
| Answers filed by attorney | $75.00 |
| Motion for Summary Judgment | $200.00 |
| Satisfaction of Judgement | $25.00 |
| Exhibits (per page) | $2.00 |
| Faxes | |
| First Page | $6.00 |
| Additional pages | $2.00 |
| Fax Confirmation | $5.00 |
| Copies | $1.00 |
| Conformed Copies | $5.00 |
| Certified Copies | $5.00 |
| Act of Congress | $15.00 |
| Subpoena/SDT, service inside city limits (per subpoena) | $70.00 |
| Subpoena/SDT, service outside limits (per subpoena) | $100.00 |
| Reset Fee | $60.00 |
| Name Search (per name) | $10.00 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FILING PARTY MUST PROVIDE PROPER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR AGENT FOR SERVICE.
- SOME PARISHES REQUIRE ADVANCED PAYMENT FOR SERVICE.
- A SECOND CHECK ISSUED TO THE PROPER PARTY IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF FILING.
- PLEASE REFER ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING ADVANCED PAYMENT AND SERVICE FEES TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ISSUING SERVICE PRIOR TO FILING.
ANY SERVICE ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE (WITH THE EXCEPION OF SMALL CLAIMS), REQUIRES SEPARTE CHECKS.
- ONE CHECK, IN THE AMOUNT OF $50.00, MADE PAYABLE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
- ONE CHECK, IN THE AMOUNT OF $39.36, MADE PAYABLE TO EAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF’S OFFICE
- A CHECK FOR GARNISHMENT SERVICE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $69.36, SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO EAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF.
- SERVICE FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. PLEASE VERIFY COST OF SERVICE WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
AN AGENT OF SERVICE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL BUSINESSES NAMED IN SUITS OR GARNISHMENTS FILED.