Service | Fee |
Summons & Complaints* Amended Summons Scire Facias |
$30.00 for 1st defendant $5.00 for each defendant at the same address $30.00 for each defendant at a different address $30.00 for all businesses (even if at defendant's home address) |
Alias summons 1st plurries 2nd plurries |
$40.00 for 1st defendant $5.00 for each additional defendant at the same address $40.00 for each defendant at a different address $40.00 for all businesses (even if at defendant's home address) |
*Out of State Services (including notary and affidavit) | $80.00 (Please include self-addressed, stamped envelope and additional copy of document to serve) |
Replevin/Writ of possession (10 day posting/lockout) | $30.00 for posting and 1st hour of service $35.00 per hour per deputy for each additional hour |
Posting the property with the summons and complaint | $30.00 |
Subpoena for Civil and Criminal | $15.00 for each subpoena (even if the subject is at the same address) |
Attachment Fi Fa (wages) | $30.00 |
Fi Fa Attachment (levy) on goods, chattels, land and tenements whether a levy is completed or not | $75.00 |
Returning sale on veditioni exponas, scire facias, levari facias, fieri facias, or upon any order from the court or judge | $25.00 (this means go to sale). There is also an additional $1,000.00 deposit and, if it is a good and chattels sale, there is a $250.00 deposit. The $1,000.00 and $250.00 deposits are to be made out to the Sussex County Sheriff. |
Certified Mail | $7.50 each certificate sent |
Posting property with the NOTICE OF LIENHOLDERS | $25.00 |
These Costs are for Superior Court, CCP, & Chancery. Personal, business checks or credit cards are NOT accepted. Cash, certified funds or money orders ONLY.