Superior Court Filing Fees

Civil Fees


​Filing Fees
Executions
Citations
Supreme Court Appeals
Rejec​tion of Arbitration Award Filed (within 30 days of date of award)
Copies per page
Certified copies each
Exemplified copies (plus $3.00 each additional page) 
$160.00* 
$ 50.00** 
$ 25.00** 
$150.00 
$300.00 
$  .10 
$ 3.00 
$ 9.00

No action, appeal, or proceeding will be entered in the court records until the person desiring such entry pays the required fees. 

* In addition to the filing fees above, to follow are the one-time fees that shall be assessed on a civil case when using the Rhode Island Judiciary’s electronic filing system, Odyssey File and Serve by Tyler Technologies, Inc., or a civil case that is scanned and filed into the Judiciary’s case management system at the clerk’s counter. 
** If paying by credit card, a credit card fee of 3.25% would apply. ​


Civil Case Processing Fee to Tyler Technologies
$17.50
Technology Surcharge$3.25
Credit Card Fee
3.25%ˆ

ˆ Credit card fees are 3.25% of the amount of the transaction, which includes the filing fee, civil case processing fee to Tyler Technologies, Inc., and the technology surcharge. 

Criminal Fees

Warrant Assessment
Violent Crime Offenses
Domestic

Child Molestation ​​​​

​$125.00 
$100.00 
$125.00 
$100.00 ​

​Violent Crimes Indemnity Fund
  • Serious Felony
  • Minor Felony 
  • Misdemeanor


$150.00 
$ 90.00
$ 30.00

Probation and Parole Fund
  • Serious Felony 
  • Minor Felony
  • Misdemeanor 


$300.00
$180.00
$60.00​

Prostitution offenses G.L. 1956 § 42-56-20.3
  • Felony
  • Misdemeanor

$500.00
$350.00

​Drug Education Fund
  • Lab Fees - Drug Offenses
​$400.00 flat fee
$118.00

​Fines (determined by the court)
  • Violent Crimes Indemnity Fund
  • Probation and Parole Fund

15% of fine
10% of fine
​Costs - District Court appeals only
​$  3.50

​Highway Assessment
Motor Vehicle Medical Assessment
Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS)
​$500.00 flat fee
$  1.00
$ 86.00 flat fee


Please make checks payable to: Clerk, Superior Court




Revised November 2021​