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Service	Fee	Statutory Authority
SMALL CLAIMS - File an action Damages $1 - $1000	$15	UDCA §1803
SMALL CLAIMS - File an action Damages $1001 - $5000	$20
SMALL CLAIMS - File a Counterclaim	$ 5 +postage**
COMMERCIAL CLAIM - File an action	$25 +postage*	UDCA §1803-A
COMMERCIAL CLAIM - CONSUMER TRANSACTION - File an action	$25 +postage*
COMMERCIAL CLAIM - File a Counterclaim	$ 5 +postage**
Postage: Commercial Claims - file an action:$4.54* first class envelope & one certified envelope with an electronic return receipt Postage: Small or Commercial Claims - file a counterclaim: $.42** first class envelope
Issue a summons, etc.	$45	UDCA §1911
File first paper, etc.	$45
Enter judgment on confession	$45
File NOTICE OF APPEAL	$30
Transcript fee	$ 6
Issue satisfaction of judgment, etc.	$ 6
Demand for jury trial	$70
Exemplification	$15
Certify a paper	$ 6
File notice of trial	$40
Demand for Trial de novo	$75	22 NYCRR Part 28
Copy (per page)	65¢	CPLR §8019

Criminal surcharges & fees
Penal Law Violation Conviction	$95 MS +$25 CVAF
Misdemeanor Conviction (outside VTL and PRHPL)	$175 MS + $25 CVAF
Felony Conviction (outside VTL and PRHPL)	$300 MS + $25 CVAF
Sex Offense Conviction	+ $50 SORF
Sex Assault Conviction	+ $1000 SSOVF
crime requiring DNA sample Conviction	+ $50 DNAF
DWI infraction (VTL§1192) Conviction	$55 MS + $5 CVAF + $25 AS + $170 AS
DWI Misdemeanor (VTL§1192) Conviction	$175 MS + $25 CVAF + $25 DWI + $170 AS
DWI Felony (VTL§1192) Conviction	$300 MS + $25 CVAF + $25 DWI + $170 AS
Equipment Violation Conviction (VTL§375)	$25 MS + $5 CVAF + $20 AS
Other VTL offense Conviction	$55 MS + $5 CVAF + $20 AS
Speeding in a construction or work zone Conviction (VTL§1180(d)(2) or §1180(f))	+ $50 MS
Certified mailing fee (VTL§§ 385 or 401)	+ $30
Handicapped parking offense Conviction (VTL§§ 1203-a, 1203-b, 1203-c)	$30 MS
Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation Law Conviction	$15 MS

AS = Additional Surcharge (VTL §§ 1809-c, 1809-e)
CVAF = Crime Victim Assistance Fee
DNAF = DNA Databank Fee
DWI = Driving While Intoxicated
MS = Mandatory Surcharge
SORF = Sex Offender Registration Fee
SSOVF = Supplemental Sex Offender Victims Assistance Fee

PL = Penal Law
PRHPL = Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation Law
VTL = Vehicle & Traffic Law

for more information, please see PL §60.35 , VTL §1809 , VTL§385.20-a , VTL§401.19-a , PRHPL§27.12 , Corrections Law 168 , Executive Law 995