Whenever a county clerk renders a service in his capacity as clerk of the supreme or a county court, in an action pending in such court, he is entitled to the fees specified in this section, payable in advance.
§ 8020.County clerks as clerks of court.
Article 80. Fees · Last amended 2003 · Last verified July 21, 2026
In one sentenceCPLR 8020 sets the fees a county clerk charges when acting as clerk of the supreme or county court in a pending action, covering calendar fees, jury demand fees, settlement filing fees, certifications, searches, and producing subpoenaed records.
Full Text of CPLR 8020
(a) Placing cause on calendar. For placing a cause on a calendar for trial or inquest, one hundred twenty-five dollars in the supreme court and county court; except that where rules of the chief administrator of the courts require that a request for judicial intervention be made in an action pending in supreme court or county court, the county clerk shall be entitled to a fee of ninety-five dollars, payable before a judge may be assigned pursuant to such request, and thereafter, for placing such a cause on a calendar for trial or inquest, the county clerk shall be entitled to an additional fee of thirty dollars, and no other fee may be charged thereafter pursuant to this subdivision; except that the county clerk shall be entitled to a fee of forty-five dollars upon the filing of each motion or cross motion in such action. However, no fee shall be imposed for a motion which seeks leave to proceed as a poor person pursuant to subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred one of this chapter.
(b) Calendar fee for transferred cause, joint trial, retrial, or separate trial. Where a cause which has been placed upon a calendar is transferred before trial to a court for which a larger calendar fee is prescribed, the difference in calendar fee shall be paid at the time the cause is placed upon the calendar of the latter court, except that no additional fee shall be required when the action is transferred for the purpose of consolidation or trial jointly with another action. No separate calendar fee shall be imposed for a retrial of a cause or for the trial of a separate issue in a cause.
(c) Filing demand for jury trial. For filing a demand for a jury trial in the following counties, where the right to a jury trial is duly demanded:
1. in the counties within the city of New York, sixty-five dollars in the supreme court;
2. in all other counties, sixty-five dollars in the supreme court and county court.
(d) Filing a stipulation of settlement or a voluntary discontinuance. For filing a stipulation of settlement pursuant to rule twenty-one hundred four of this chapter or a notice, stipulation, or certificate pursuant to subdivision (d) of rule thirty-two hundred seventeen of this chapter, the defendant shall file and pay:
1. in the counties within the city of New York, thirty-five dollars in the supreme court.
2. in all other counties, thirty-five dollars in the supreme court and county court.
Provided, however, that only one such fee shall be charged for each notice, stipulation or certificate filed pursuant to this subdivision.
(e) Jury fee for transferred cause, joint trial, retrial or separate trial. Where a cause in which a jury has been demanded is transferred before trial to a court for which a larger jury fee is prescribed, the difference in the jury fee shall be paid at the time the cause is placed upon the calendar of the latter court, except that no additional fee shall be required when the action is transferred for the purpose of consolidation or trial jointly with another action in which a jury fee has previously been paid. No separate jury fee shall be imposed for a retrial of a cause or for the trial of a separate issue in a cause.
(f) Certification, exemplification, and copies of papers.
1. For issuing any certificate, in counties within the city of New York, eight dollars, and in all other counties, four dollars, except as otherwise expressly provided in this article.
2. For a certificate of exemplification, exclusive of certification, in counties within the city of New York, twenty-five dollars, and in all other counties, ten dollars.
(g) Searches. For certifying to a search of any court records for a consecutive two-year period or fraction thereof, for each name so searched, five dollars.
(h) Production of court records. For each day or part thereof in attendance in any action pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum, twenty dollars, and in addition thereto, mileage fees of twelve cents per mile each way and the necessary expenses of the messenger, except that if the subpoena duces tecum be served within the city of New York, and the place of attendance is within the city of New York, then actual transportation costs shall be charged instead of the mileage fees.
Plain-English Summary
CPLR 8020 applies whenever a county clerk acts as clerk of the supreme or county court in a pending action, and sets fees payable in advance for that role. Subdivision (a) charges $125 to place a cause on the trial or inquest calendar, though where court rules require a request for judicial intervention, the clerk instead collects $95 before a judge is assigned and an added $30 when the cause reaches the calendar, plus $45 for each motion or cross motion, except that no fee applies to a motion seeking poor-person status. Subdivision (b) addresses a cause transferred to a court with a higher calendar fee: the party pays the difference, though no added fee applies on a transfer for consolidation or joint trial, and no separate calendar fee applies to a retrial or a severed issue.
Subdivision (c) sets a $65 fee for filing a jury demand, in the supreme court in the counties within New York City and in the supreme and county courts elsewhere. Subdivision (d) sets a $35 fee for filing a stipulation of settlement or a voluntary discontinuance notice, with only one fee charged no matter how many parties join in the filing. Subdivision (e) applies the same transfer, consolidation, retrial, and severance rules to the jury fee that subdivision (b) applies to the calendar fee.
Subdivision (f) sets certification fees, eight dollars for a certificate in the counties within New York City and four dollars elsewhere, twenty-five and ten dollars respectively for a certificate of exemplification. Subdivision (g) charges five dollars to certify a search of court records for each name searched over a two-year span. Subdivision (h) charges twenty dollars per day of attendance under a subpoena duces tecum, plus twelve cents per mile of travel and the messenger's necessary expenses, or actual transportation cost when both service and attendance occur within New York City.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a county clerk charge to place a case on the trial calendar?
$125 in the supreme and county courts, or, where a request for judicial intervention is required, $95 before a judge is assigned and an added $30 when the cause is placed on the calendar, plus $45 per motion or cross motion.
Is there a fee for demanding a jury trial?
Yes. Subdivision (c) sets a $65 fee for filing a jury demand, charged in the supreme court within the counties comprising New York City and in the supreme and county courts elsewhere.
How much does it cost to file a stipulation of settlement?
$35 under subdivision (d), whether filed in the counties within New York City or elsewhere, and only one such fee applies to each notice, stipulation, or certificate filed.
Do I pay twice if my case is transferred to another court after a calendar fee is already paid?
No, not the full fee again. Subdivision (b) requires only the difference between the two courts' calendar fees, and no added fee applies when the transfer is for consolidation or a joint trial.
What is charged for producing court records under a subpoena duces tecum?
Twenty dollars for each day or part of a day in attendance, plus mileage of twelve cents per mile each way and necessary messenger expenses, or actual transportation cost if service and attendance both occur within New York City.
Is there a fee for a motion seeking poor-person status?
No. Subdivision (a) expressly excuses a motion seeking leave to proceed as a poor person from the per-motion fee.
Amendment History
Add, L 1963, ch 532, § 56, eff Sept 1, 1963; amd, L 1968, ch 14, § 1; L 1969, ch 801, § 1; L 1970, ch 104, § 1; L 1970, ch 440, § 1, eff May 1, 1970; L 1971, ch 404, § 2; L 1971, ch 828, § 1; L 1971, ch 828, eff Sept 1, 1971; L 1971, ch 829, § 1; L 1971, ch 829, § 1, eff Sept 1, 1971; L 1971, ch 829, eff Sept 1, 1977; L 1972, ch 185, § 4, eff May 28, 1972; L 1972, ch 709, § 1; L 1972, ch 734, § 6, eff July 1, 1972; L 1977, ch 33, §§ 2, 3, eff April 1, 1977; L 1980, ch 39, §§ 2, 3; L 1983, ch 15, § 141, eff April 1, 1983; L 1983, ch 784, § 1, eff Aug 29, 1983; L 1987, ch 825, § 15, eff Nov 5, 1987; L 1988, ch 192, § 4, eff July 31, 1988; L 1990, ch 190, § 261; L 1992, ch 55, § 405, eff April 15, 1992; L 1996, ch 309, § 54, eff July 23, 1996; L 2003, ch 62, § 25 (Part J), eff July 14, 2003.
Source & verification. Provision text, History, and Advisory
Committee Notes are reproduced verbatim from the Consolidated Laws of New York.
Last verified July 21, 2026.
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Also known as: county clerk calendar feejury demand fee New Yorkstipulation of settlement filing feeCPLR 8020 court clerk fees