When a foreign judgment is filed pursuant to this article, an index number shall be assigned in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 8018 and the fee shall be as prescribed therein.
§ 5405.Fees.
Article 54. Enforcement of Judgments Entitled to Full Faith and Credit Summary of Article · Last amended 1970 · Last verified July 21, 2026
In one sentenceCPLR 5405 directs that filing a foreign judgment under Article 54 gets an index number and fee under CPLR 8018(a), the same as any other matter filed with a county clerk.
Full Text of CPLR 5405
Plain-English Summary
Filing a foreign judgment isn't free, and CPLR 5405 folds that filing into the same fee structure used for other filings with a county clerk. When a foreign judgment is filed under Article 54, it gets assigned an index number under CPLR 8018(a), and the fee for that filing follows whatever that section prescribes, rather than a separate fee schedule created just for Article 54 filings.
The section is short by design; it doesn't set its own dollar amount, so the cost of domesticating a sister-state judgment in New York tracks whatever the general index-number fee happens to be under CPLR 8018 at the time of filing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it cost to file a foreign judgment in New York?
The fee follows CPLR 8018(a), the same provision that sets the fee for assigning an index number to other matters filed with a county clerk; CPLR 5405 doesn't create a separate fee schedule of its own.
Does filing a foreign judgment require a new index number?
Yes. CPLR 5405 requires an index number to be assigned in accordance with CPLR 8018(a) when a foreign judgment is filed under Article 54.
Why does filing a foreign judgment need its own index number?
An index number is how the county clerk's office tracks and files matters, and CPLR 5405 ties the foreign judgment filing to that same system by cross-referencing CPLR 8018(a) instead of creating a freestanding filing procedure.
Is the fee for filing a foreign judgment the same in every county in New York?
The fee follows whatever CPLR 8018(a) prescribes for an index number, so it doesn't vary by the specific enforcement device used; CPLR 5405 doesn't set a special, higher fee for foreign judgments.
Does CPLR 5405 set its own filing fee separate from other CPLR filings?
No. The section incorporates CPLR 8018(a)'s existing index-number fee rather than creating a distinct fee schedule for Article 54 filings.
Amendment History
Add, L 1970, ch 982, § 1, eff Sept 1, 1970.
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Committee Notes are reproduced verbatim from the Consolidated Laws of New York.
Last verified July 21, 2026.
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Also known as: cost to domesticate a judgment in New Yorkindex number fee for filing a foreign judgmentCPLR 8018 index number feefiling fee for domesticated judgment New York