N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 600.15

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 17, April 24, 2024

Section 600.15 - Fees of the clerk of the court

(a) On behalf of the State of New York, the clerk of the court is entitled to receive the following fees:

(1) for an embossed and engraved certificate of admission as an attorney and counselor-at- law, $25;

(2) for a certificate of good standing, $5;

(3) for furnishing a copy, certified or uncertified, of an opinion, decision, order, record, or other paper in his custody, $1 for the first page and 50 cents for each additional page;

(4) for comparing and certifying a prepared copy of an opinion, decision, order, record, or other paper in his custody, 50 cents for the first page and 25 cents for each additional page, with a minimum fee of $1;

(5) for and upon the filing of the record, or the statement in lieu of the record, on a civil appeal, or upon the filing of a notice of petition commencing a special proceeding, $315 by check or money order payable to "Appellate Division, First Department," except in the case of a party who by statute or order of the court has been authorized to prosecute a cause as a poor person pursuant to CPLR 1101 or is exempted from the fee requirement by CPLR 8017; and

(6) for and upon the filing of each motion or cross-motion with respect to such appeal, $45 by check or money order payable to "Appellate Division, First Department," except in the case of a motion that seeks leave to appeal as a poor person pursuant to CPLR 1101(a).

(b) None of these fees prescribed in paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this section shall be charged any department or agency of the Federal, city or State governments or any duly organized bar association. No charge shall be made for furnishing a copy of the order, opinion or decision of the court to any party to an appeal or proceeding pending in the court.

(c) The clerk shall keep proper books of account and records showing the income from fees, which books and records shall be subject to examination and audit by the State Comptroller. On or before the 15th day of April and October in each year the clerk shall render an account under oath to the State Comptroller of all the income from fees since the rendition of the last account, and shall pay such income to the State Comptroller. The clerk shall furnish a copy of the account to each justice of the court.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 600.15