2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §22-281  Fees and deposits

A. Justices of the peace shall receive fees established and classified as follows in civil actions:

       Class      Description                                 Fee
         A  Initial case filing fee
            Civil filing fees                              $ 45.00
         B  Subsequent case filing fee
            Civil filing fees - defendant                  $ 24.00
         C  Initial case filing fee
            Forcible entry and detainer filings            $ 21.00
            Small claims filing                              16.00
         D  Subsequent case filing fee
            Small claims answer                            $  9.00
 

Forcible entry and detainer

            filings - defendant                              11.00
         E  Minimum clerk fee
            Document and transcript transfer on appeal     $ 17.00
            Certification of any documents                   17.00
            Issuance of writs                                17.00
            Filing any paper or performing any act for
            which a fee is not specifically prescribed       17.00
            Subpoena (civil)                                 17.00
            Research in locating a document                  17.00
            Seal a court file                                17.00
            Reopen a sealed court file                       17.00
            Record duplication                               17.00
         F  Per page fee
            Copies of any documents per page               $  0.50
         G  Special fees
            Small claims service by mail                   $  8.00
 

B. This section does not deprive the parties to the action of the privilege of depositing amounts with the justice, in addition to those set forth in this section, for use in connection with the payment of constable's and sheriff's fees for service of process, levying of writs and other services for which fees are otherwise provided by law.

C. Excluding the monies that are kept by the court pursuant to subsection D of this section, justices of the peace shall transmit monthly to the county treasurer all monies collected pursuant to subsection A of this section. The county treasurer shall distribute or deposit all of the monies received pursuant to this subsection as follows:

1. 18.39 per cent to the state treasurer for deposit in the judicial collection enhancement fund established by section 12-113.

2. 2.42 per cent to the state treasurer for deposit in the alternative dispute resolution fund established by section 12-135.

3. 71.15 per cent to the county general fund.

D. 8.04 per cent of the monies transmitted pursuant to subsection C of this section shall be kept and used by the court collecting the fees in the same manner as the seven dollars of the time payment fee prescribed by section 12-116, subsection B.