General Sessions Fees

General Sessions Court Fees Effective January 1, 2017

General Sessions Court Fees Effective January 1, 2017

  Clerk’s     Fees Litigation Taxes Sheriff’s
Service Fee		     Total
Civil Warrant $44.00 $136.50 $42.00 $222.50
Detainer Warrant $44.00 $136.50 $42.00 $222.50
Summons to Recover Personal Property $44.00 $136.50 $42.00 $222.50
Attachment and Summons $44.00 $136.50 $62.00 $242.50
Application for Immediate Possession $44.00 $136.50 $42.00 $222.50
Order of Protection  (Due on Disposition) $100.00 $136.50 $42.00 $280.50

Fees In Addition To Standard Flat Fees

  Clerk’s     Fees Litigation Taxes Sheriff’s
Service Fee		      Total
Post Judgment Fee $25.00 $25.00
Attachment $25.00 $62.00 $87.00
Conditional Judgment $25.00 $42.00 $67.00
Execution or Bank Levy $25.00 $42.00 $67.00
Garnishment $25.00 $22.00 $47.00
Interrogatories $25.00 $42.00 $67.00
Petition For Contempt $75.00 $42.00 $117.00
Petition For Contempt   (Arrested) $75.00 $130.00 $205.00
Sci Facias $25.00 $42.00 $67.00
Subpoena $6.00 $42.00 $48.00
Writ of Possession $25.00 $42.00 $67.00
Show Cause $25.00 $42.00 $67.00
Alias Process $42.00 $42.00
Certified Copies $5.00 $5.00
Continuance $7.00 $7.00
Fax (Local) $0.50 $0.50 per page
Fax (Long Distance) $1.00 $1.00 per page
Judgment $25.00 $25.00
Motions, Pleas, etc $25.00 $25.00
Slow Pay Motions $25.00 $25.00
Three Way Certification $15.00 $15.00
Fax Filing $5.00 + $1.00 per page

Additional Service of Process Fees

  Clerk’s       Fees Litigation Taxes Sheriff’s
Service Fee		     Total
Service by Commissioner of Commerce & Insurance(Make Check Payable to Commissioner of Commerce & Insurance) $15.00
Service by Secretary of State(Make Check Payable to Secretary of State) $20.00
Service by Publication(Make Check Payable to the Herald Chronicle) $200.00
Service by Out of County Sheriff(Make Check Payable to Sheriff in Particular County) $28.00
Service by Certified Mail Actual Cost