7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI
Liberty, Missouri
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
Effective August 28, 2023FILING DEPOSITS AND OTHER FEES
PAYABLE to CLAY COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
(Not applicable to Probate)
| Filing Deposits Court Costs | Costs | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Most Regular Circuit Petitions | $105.50 | Including library fee |
| Domestic Relations Petitions without children | $137.50 | Including library fee |
| Domestic Relations Petitions with children | $197.50 | Including library fee |
| Motion to Modify Divorce or Dissolutions without children | $137.50 | Including library fee |
| Motion to Modify Divorce or Dissolutions with children | $197.50 | Including library fee |
| Stipulated Motion to Modify | $39.00 | |
| Stipulated of Emancipation | No fee | |
| Motions for Contempt | No fee | |
| Family Access Motions | $137.50 | Including library fee |
| Adult Abuse | No fee | |
| Child Abuse | No fee | |
| Minor's Settlements Ready for Immediate Disposition (Friendly Suits) | $105.50 | Including library fee |
| Foreign Judgments | Service fees only | |
| Change of Name and Correction of Birth Certificates | $105.50 | Including library fee |
| $55.00 | ||
| Petitions for Review of Driver's License Suspension or DOR trial de novo, plus service fees | $105.50 | Including library fee |
| Revocation (5 or 10 years) | $105.50 | Service Fees to COLE COUNTY $30.00 |
| Warehouse License Applications (No Service) | $105.50 | Including library fee |
| Other Civil Actions, which do not require service of process | $105.50 | Including library fee |
| Mechanic Liens | $5.00 | |
| Motions for Examination of Judgment Debtor, Motion To Amend Pro Forma Decree, Application for Writ of Scire Facias to Revive Judgment and other civil actions brought back to court which are not Domestic Relations cases. | Service fees only | |
| Change of Venue | Costs | Note |
| Notice of Appeal – Missouri Court of Appeals | $80.00 | |
| Trial de Novo from Municipal Court (Send filing fee, bond, if ordered, to Clay County Circuit Clerk) | $30.00 | |
| Publication Fees | Costs | Note |
| Deposit on publication for Change of Name and Correction of Birth Certificates | $55.00 | |
| Adoptions | Costs | Note |
| Adoptions plus any additional costs for publication, registered mail, etc. | $185.50 | Including library fee |
| Guardian ad Litem | $600.00 | Including library fee |
| Adult Adoptions plus any additional costs for publication, registered mail, etc. | $185.50 | Including library fee |
| Court Rules | Costs | Note |
| Obtained Local Court Rules online Click here | No fee | No fee |
| Legal File for Appeals | Costs | Note |
| Photocopy fee | $0.25 | Per page |
| Certification | $5.00 | Plus postage if mailed |
| Appellant to notify Circuit Clerk as to how many copies of file to prepare. | ||
| Small Claims | Costs | Note |
| Filing fee | $20.50 | Plus postage |
| Service by certified mail for each defendant | $10.00 | |
| Trial de Novo/Small Claims | $45.00 | |
| Associate Divisions | Costs | Note |
| Filing fee | $33.50 | |
| Rent and Possession filing fee | $33.50 | |
| Trial de Novo/Chapter 517 cases | $45.00 | |
| Hardship Driving petition | $33.50 | |
| Refusal to take chemical test | $33.50 | |
| Associate Certification to Circuit | $72.00 | |
| Used Car Title/Declaratory Judgment | $33.50 | |
| Judgment Debtor | Service fees only | |
| Verified Application for Execution (Check make payable to Clay County Sheriff or out-of-county sheriff) | $50.00 | If Clay County |
| Garnishment Clerk Fee (wage &/or bank) | $10.00 | |
| Expungement | Costs | Note |
| Petition RSMo 610.130 Alcohol Related Driving Record without Conviction | $105.50 | |
| Petition RSMo 610.122 Arrest Record without Conviction | $105.50 | |
| Time Payment Fee | Costs | Note |
| Time Payment Fee | $25.00 | |
| See Local Court Rule 5.7. | ||
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Effective August 28th, 2023 The Clerk shall impose a fee of twenty-five dollars on each person who fails to pay a court-ordered judgment, penalty, fine, sanction, court costs, restitution or juvenile monetary assessment within thirty (30) days of the date of the court imposed judgment, penalty, fine, sanction or court cost. |
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| Duplication Fees | Costs | Note |
| Certified Copies: | ||
| $4.00 | ||
| $1.00 | Per page | |
| Authenticated: | ||
| $6.00 | Per page | |
| $1.00 | Per page | |
| Photocopy | $1.00 | Per page |
| Copies printed from microfilm | $1.00 | Per page |
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Photocopies of 10 or more pages from one or more files may be charged actual cost of search and copying. All copies mailed will be charged cost of postage and packaging. |
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SO ORDERED this 15th day of September, 2023.