US Bankruptcy Fee Schedule-What are the fees for Bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule1

Following are fees to be charged for services provided by the bankruptcy courts. No fees
are to be charged for services rendered on behalf of the United States, with the exception
of those specifically prescribed in items 1, 3, and 5, or to bankruptcy administrators
appointed under Public Law No. 99-554, § 302(d)(3)(I). No fees under this schedule shall
be charged to federal agencies or programs which are funded from judiciary
appropriations, including, but not limited to, agencies, organizations, and individuals
providing services authorized by the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A.

(1) For reproducing any record or paper, $.50 per page. This fee shall apply to
paper copies made from either: (1) original documents; or (2) microfiche or
microfilm reproductions of the original records. This fee shall apply to
services rendered on behalf of the United States if the record or paper
requested is available through electronic access.

(2) For certification of any document or paper, whether the certification is
made directly on the document or by separate instrument, $9. For
exemplification of any document or paper, twice the amount of the charge
for certification.

(3) For reproduction of recordings of proceedings, regardless of the medium,
$26, including the cost of materials. This fee shall apply to services
rendered on behalf of the United States, if the reproduction of the recording
is available electronically.

(4) For amendments to a debtor's schedules of creditors, lists of creditors,
matrix, or mailing lists, $26 for each amendment, provided the bankruptcy
judge may, for good cause, waive the charge in any case. No fee is required
when the nature of the amendment is to change the address of a creditor or
an attorney for a creditor listed on the schedules or to add the name and
address of an attorney for a listed creditor.

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(5) For every search of the records of the bankruptcy court conducted by the
clerk of the bankruptcy court or a deputy clerk, $26 per name or item
searched. This fee shall apply to services rendered on behalf of the United
States if the information requested is available through electronic access.

(6) For filing a complaint, $250. If the United States, other than a United
States trustee acting as a trustee in a case under Title 11, or a debtor is the
plaintiff, no fee is required. If a trustee or debtor in possession is the
plaintiff, the fee should be payable only from the estate and to the extent
there is any estate realized. If a child support creditor or its representative is
the plaintiff, and if such plaintiff files the form required by § 304(g) of the
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, no fee is required.

(7) For filing or indexing any document not in a case or proceeding for which a
filing fee has been paid, $39.

(8) In all cases filed under title 11, the clerk shall collect from the debtor or the
petitioner a miscellaneous administrative fee of $39. This fee may be paid
in installments in the same manner that the filing fee may be paid in
installments, consistent with the procedure set forth in Federal Rule of
Bankruptcy Procedure 1006.

(9) Upon the filing of a petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, the
petitioner shall pay $15 to the clerk of the court for payment to trustees
serving in cases as provided in 11 U.S.C. § 330(b)(2). An application to pay
the fee in installments may be filed in the manner set forth in Federal Rule
of Bankruptcy Procedure 1006(b).

(10) Upon the filing of a motion to convert a case to Chapter 7 of the
Bankruptcy Code, the movant shall pay $15 to the clerk of court for
payment to trustees serving in cases as provided in 11 U.S.C. § 330(b)(2).
Upon the filing of a notice of conversion pursuant to Section 1208(a) or
Section 1307(a) of the Code, $15 shall be paid to the clerk of the court for
payment to trustees serving in cases as provided in 11 U.S.C. § 330(b)(2). If
the trustee serving in the case before the conversion is the movant, the fee
shall be payable only from the estate that exists prior to conversion. For
filing a motion to convert or a notice of conversion, a fee shall be charged
in the amount of the difference between the current filing fee for the chapter
under which the case was originally commenced and the current filing fee
for the chapter to which the case is requested to be converted. If the filing
fee for the chapter to which the case is requested to be converted is less than

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the fee paid at the commencement of the case, no refund shall be provided.
A fee shall not be assessed under this item for converting a Chapter 7 or 13
case to a Chapter 11 case as the fee for these actions is collected pursuant to
statute under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a).

(11) For filing a motion to reopen a Bankruptcy Code case, a fee shall be
collected in the same amount as the filing fee prescribed by 28 U.S.C. §
1930(a) for commencing a new case on the date of reopening. The
reopening fee should be charged when a case is closed without a discharge
being entered. If the motion to reopen is made for a Chapter 7 case, an
additional fee of $15 shall be paid to the clerk of the court for payment to
trustees serving in cases as provided in 11 U.S.C. § 330(b)(2). For filing a
motion to reopen a Chapter 15 case, a fee shall be charged in the same
amount as the filing fee required under Item 16 of this schedule for
commencing a new case on the date of reopening. The reopening fee will
not be charged if the reopening is necessary: (1) to permit a party to file a
complaint to obtain a determination under Rule 4007(b), or, (2) when a
creditor is violating the terms of the discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 524. The
court may waive this fee under appropriate circumstances or may defer
payment of the fee from trustees pending discovery of additional assets. If
payment is deferred, the fee shall be waived if no additional assets are
discovered.

(12) For each microfiche sheet of film or microfilm jacket copy of any court
record, where available, $5.

(13) For retrieval of a record from a Federal Records Center, National Archives,
or other storage location removed from the place of business of the court,
$45.

(14) For a check paid into the court which is returned for lack of funds, $45.

(15) For docketing a proceeding on appeal or review from a final judgment of a
bankruptcy judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) and (b), $250. A separate
fee shall be paid by each party filing a notice of appeal in the bankruptcy
court, but parties filing a joint notice of appeal in the bankruptcy court are
required to pay only one fee. If a trustee or debtor in possession is the
appellant, the fee should be payable only from the estate and to the extent
there is any estate realized. Upon notice from the court of appeals that a
direct appeal from the bankruptcy court has been authorized, the appellant
shall pay an additional $200.4

(16) For filing a Chapter 15 proceeding, the fee shall be the same amount as the
fee for a case commenced under Chapter 11 of Title 11 as required by 28
U.S.C. § 1930(a)(3).

(17) The court may charge and collect fees commensurate with the cost of
providing copies of the local rules of court. The court may also distribute
copies of the local rules without charge.

(18) The clerk shall assess a charge for the handling of registry funds deposited
with the court, to be assessed from interest earnings and in accordance with
the detailed fee schedule issued by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts.

(19) When a joint case filed under § 302 of Title 11 is divided into two separate
cases at the request of the debtor(s), a fee shall be charged equal to the
current filing fee for the chapter under which the joint case was
commenced. If the motion to divide the case is made for a Chapter 7 case,
an additional fee of $15 shall be paid to the clerk of the court for payment to
trustees serving in cases as provided in 11 U.S.C. § 330(b)(2).

(20) For filing a motion to terminate, annul, modify, or condition the automatic
stay provided under § 362(a) of Title 11, a motion to compel abandonment
of property of the estate pursuant to Rule 6007(b) of the Federal Rules of
Bankruptcy Procedure, or a motion to withdraw the reference of a case or
proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(d), $150. No fee is required for a motion
for relief from the co-debtor stay or for a stipulation for court approval of an
agreement for relief from a stay. If a child support creditor or its
representative is the movant, and if such movant files the form required by
§ 304(g) of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, no fee is required.

(21) For docketing a cross appeal from a bankruptcy court determination, $250.
If a trustee or debtor in possession is the appellant, the fee should be
payable only from the estate and to the extent there is any estate realized.
Upon notice from the court of appeals that a direct cross from the
bankruptcy court has been authorized, the cross appellant shall pay an
additional $200.





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