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Data Sources

Every number on this site comes from an official US government source. Here is a full list, state by state.

Our Data Standards

We only use primary sources — official government websites, court fee schedules, and statutory references. We do not rely on third-party aggregators or legal databases. Each data point is verified directly from the source listed below.

  • Data was last reviewed in November 2026
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LLC Formation Fees

State filing fees, annual report costs, publication requirements, and franchise taxes for forming an LLC. Sourced from each state's Secretary of State office. View calculator

State Official Source
Alabama https://www.sos.alabama.gov/business-entities/llcs
Alaska https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/businesslicensing/businesslicenseformscertificates.aspx
Arizona https://azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/instructions/l010i-instructions-articles-of-organization.pdf
Arkansas https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/forms-fees/llc
California https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/forms
Colorado https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.do
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Commercial-Recording/Forming-a-Business
Delaware https://corp.delaware.gov/howtoform/
Florida https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/manage-business/efile/annual-report/
Georgia https://sos.ga.gov/corporations-division-georgia-secretary-states-office
Hawaii https://cca.hawaii.gov/brd/business-registration/
Idaho https://sosbiz.idaho.gov/
Illinois https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/business-services/organization/llc-instructions.html
Indiana https://inbiz.in.gov/
Iowa https://sos.iowa.gov/business/formsbusiness.html
Kansas https://sos.ks.gov/businesses/bus-llc.html
Kentucky https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Pages/Fees.aspx
Louisiana https://static.sos.la.gov/shared/fee_changes_2026.pdf
Maine https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/corporations/forming-an-entity/limited-liability-companies
Maryland https://egov.maryland.gov/BusinessExpress
Massachusetts https://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSearch.aspx
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/sos/business
Minnesota https://www.sos.state.mn.us/business-liens/business-help/how-to-create-a-minnesota-business/
Mississippi https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services/fees-forms-directory
Missouri https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/llcforms.asp
Montana https://sosmt.gov/business/fees/
Nebraska https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-information
Nevada https://bizhub.nv.gov/cms-webhook-bff/uploads/bizhub/LLC_Formation_V4_1_9e5c396592.pdf
New Hampshire https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations/limited-liability-companies/
New Jersey https://www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessFormation
New Mexico https://www.sos.nm.gov/business-services/
New York https://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/llcguide.html
North Carolina https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration
North Dakota https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/business-structures/limited-liability-company-llc
Ohio https://www.ohiosos.gov/businesses/business-services/
Oklahoma https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/forms.aspx
Oregon https://sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/register.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Business/RegistrationForms/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services
South Carolina https://sc.gov/residents/business
South Dakota https://sdsos.gov/business-services/starting-your-business.aspx
Tennessee https://sos.tn.gov/businesses
Texas https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/formationfaqs.shtml
Utah https://corporations.utah.gov/
Vermont https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services
Virginia https://www.scc.virginia.gov/pages/LLC-Information
Washington https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/fee-scheduleexpedited-service
West Virginia https://sos.wv.gov/business
Wisconsin https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/GeneralInformation.aspx
Wyoming https://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/Business/General/ARWorksheet.pdf

Small Claims Court

Maximum claim limits and filing fees for small claims court. Sourced from each state's court administration or unified court system website. View calculator

State Official Source
Alabama https://montgomery.alacourt.gov/small-claims/small-claims-fees/
Alaska https://courts.alaska.gov/selfhelp/courtfees.htm
Arizona https://justicecourts.maricopa.gov/about-us/justice-court-fees
Arkansas https://pulaskicountydc.com/civil-small-claims/
California https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/small-claims/start-case/file
Colorado https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help/list-fees
Connecticut https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/super/courtfee.htm
Delaware https://courts.delaware.gov/help/fees/jpfees.aspx
Florida https://www.pascoclerk.com/177/Fees-Costs
Georgia https://www.magistratefulton.org/156/Filing-Fees
Hawaii https://www.courts.state.hi.us/self-help/small_claims_info
Idaho https://api.isc.idaho.gov/uploads/Rules_PDFs/1775633983169-Appendix-A-Civil-Case-Filing-Fees-071224.pdf
Illinois https://services.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Forms/Forms/pdf_files/CCG0603.pdf
Indiana https://www.in.gov/courts/iocs/files/courtmgmt-pubs-trial-court-fee-manual.pdf
Iowa https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/representing-yourself/civil-court-fees
Kansas https://www.shawneecourt.org/227/Docket-Fees
Kentucky https://www.kycourts.gov/Courts/Supreme-Court/Supreme%20Court%20Orders/202615.pdf
Louisiana https://www.brla.gov/243/Civil-Small-Claims-FAQs
Maine https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-26.pdf
Maryland https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/court-forms/dca109.pdf
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/info-details/small-claims-court
Michigan https://www.oakgov.com/government/courts/district-courts/52nd-district-court-division-3/civil/small-claims
Minnesota https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/134A.09
Mississippi https://pearlrivercounty.net/181/Filing-Civil-Charges
Missouri http://www.greenecountycourts.org/small-claims
Montana https://www.parkcountymt.gov/Government-Departments/Justice-Court/Small-Claims/
Nebraska https://nebraskajudicial.gov/rules/administrative-policies-schedules/filing-fees-and-court-costs
Nevada https://www.washoecounty.gov/rjc/information/fees.php
New Hampshire https://www.courts.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt471/files/documents/2021-06/filing_fees.pdf
New Jersey https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/forms/11112_courtfees.pdf
New Mexico https://metro.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2026/01/Metropolitan-Court-Fees-and-Costs-Schedule.pdf
New York https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/smallclaims/startingcase.shtml
North Carolina https://www.nccourts.gov/help-topics/lawsuits-and-small-claims/small-claims
North Dakota https://www.ndcourts.gov/Media/Default/district-courts/Court-Fees.pdf
Ohio https://www.fcmcclerk.com/documents/civil/civilcost.pdf
Oklahoma https://courtclerk.tulsacounty.org/files/Civil%20and%20Criminal%20filing%20fees.pdf
Oregon https://www.courts.oregon.gov/Documents/2026_CircuitFeeSchedule_public_eff-2026-01-01.pdf
Pennsylvania https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F204%2Fchapter29%2Fs29.402.html&d=reduce
Rhode Island https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/districtcourt/Pages/Civil-Fees-and-Costs.aspx
South Carolina https://www.beaufortcountysc.gov/magistrate-court/documents/civil-forms/Beaufort%20-%20Civil%20Summons%20and%20Complaint.pdf
South Dakota https://ujs.sd.gov/media/zqnnr2vz/small-claims-filing-fee-07_12_2026.pdf
Tennessee https://circuitclerk.nashville.gov/general-sessions-civil-division-filing-fees-effective-january-1-2026/
Texas https://taylorcounty.texas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/80/Civil-Filing-Fees?bidId=
Utah https://www.utcourts.gov/en/self-help/legal-help/procedures/fees.html
Vermont https://www.vtcourts.gov/civil/suing-and-being-sued-small-claims
Virginia https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/page/14/filing-fees-waivers
Washington https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=12.40.020
West Virginia https://code.wvlegislature.gov/50-3-1/
Wisconsin https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/docs/fees.pdf
Wyoming https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/12/SC-01a-Instructions-for-Small-Claims-Affidavit-11-24.pdf

Divorce Filing Fees

Divorce court filing fees, service fees, and children's surcharges. Sourced from each state's court or judicial branch website. View calculator

State Official Source
Alabama https://www.alacourt.gov/FeeSchedule.aspx
Alaska https://courts.alaska.gov/shc/courtfees.htm
Arizona https://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/services/filings/filing-fees
Arkansas https://arcourts.gov/
California https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-divorce.htm
Colorado https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help/list-fees
Connecticut https://www.jud.ct.gov/forms/civil.htm
Delaware https://courts.delaware.gov/family/
Florida https://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Family-Courts
Georgia https://georgiacourts.gov/
Hawaii https://www.courts.state.hi.us/docs/courts_docs/Family_Court_Fees.pdf
Idaho https://isc.idaho.gov/
Illinois https://illinoiscourts.gov/
Indiana https://www.in.gov/courts/
Iowa https://www.iowacourts.gov/
Kansas https://www.kscourts.gov/
Kentucky https://www.kycourts.gov/
Louisiana https://www.lasc.org/
Maine https://www.courts.maine.gov/
Maryland https://www.mdcourts.gov/
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/pfc/
Michigan https://courts.michigan.gov/
Minnesota https://www.mncourts.gov/
Mississippi https://courts.ms.gov/
Missouri https://www.courts.mo.gov/
Montana https://courts.mt.gov/
Nebraska https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/
Nevada https://nvcourts.gov/
New Hampshire https://www.courts.state.nh.us/
New Jersey https://www.njcourts.gov/self-help/family/divorce
New Mexico https://www.nmcourts.gov/
New York https://www.nycourts.gov/divorce
North Carolina https://www.nccourts.gov/help-topics/family/divorce
North Dakota https://www.ndcourts.gov/
Ohio https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma https://www.oscn.net/
Oregon https://www.courts.oregon.gov/
Pennsylvania https://www.pacourts.us/
Rhode Island https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/FamilyCourt/
South Carolina https://www.sccourts.org/
South Dakota https://ujs.sd.gov/
Tennessee https://www.tncourts.gov/
Texas https://www.txcourts.gov/
Utah https://www.utcourts.gov/
Vermont https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/
Virginia https://www.vacourts.gov/
Washington https://www.courts.wa.gov/
West Virginia https://www.courtswv.gov/
Wisconsin https://www.wicourts.gov/
Wyoming https://www.courts.state.wy.us/

Notary Fees

Maximum notary fees per notarial act. Sourced from each state's notary regulatory agency or Secretary of State. View calculator

State Official Source
Alabama https://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/notaries-public
Alaska https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/notarypublic.aspx
Arizona https://www.azleg.gov/ars/41/00269.htm
Arkansas https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/notary-e-notary
California https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary
Colorado https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/home.html
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/Notary-Public-Licensing
Delaware https://notary.delaware.gov/
District of Columbia https://os.dc.gov/service/notary-commissions
Florida https://www.flgov.com/eog/info/notary
Georgia https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/notaries/general-notary-information
Hawaii https://ag.hawaii.gov/notaries-public/
Idaho https://sos.idaho.gov/notary-information/
Illinois https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/notary/home.html
Indiana https://www.in.gov/sos/business/2407.htm
Iowa https://sos.iowa.gov/about-notaries
Kansas https://sos.ks.gov/general-services/notary.html
Kentucky https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49507
Louisiana https://www.sos.la.gov/notary/ways-to-file
Maine https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/notary/index.html
Maryland https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commissions/notary-information.htm
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/sos/business/notary-public
Minnesota https://www.sos.mn.gov/notary-apostille/notary-information/
Mississippi https://www.sos.ms.gov/regulation-enforcement/notaries-apostilles
Missouri https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/notary/
Montana https://sosmt.gov/notary/
Nebraska https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/notary-public
Nevada https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/licensing/notary
New Hampshire https://www.sos.nh.gov/notaries-justices-of-peace
New Jersey https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/notary-public-law.shtml
New Mexico https://www.sos.nm.gov/notary-and-apostille/notary-commissions/notary-public-law/
New York https://www.dos.ny.gov/licensing/notary/notary.html
North Carolina https://sosnc.gov/divisions/notary/resources
North Dakota https://www.sos.nd.gov/notary-apostille/become-notary-public
Ohio https://www.ohiosos.gov/government-services/notary/
Oklahoma https://www.sos.ok.gov/notary/default.aspx
Oregon https://sos.oregon.gov/business/notary/pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries
Rhode Island https://www.sos.ri.gov/Divisions/NotaryPublic
South Carolina https://www.sos.sc.gov/notary-public
South Dakota https://sdsos.gov/general-services/notary-public/default.aspx
Tennessee https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/guides/how-to-become-a-notary
Texas https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/notaryforms.shtml
Utah https://notary.utah.gov/notarial-bond
Vermont https://sos.vermont.gov/notaries-public
Virginia https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/notary-commissions/
Washington https://dol.wa.gov/professional-licenses/notaries-public
West Virginia https://sos.wv.gov/licensing/notary-public/notary-public-forms-and-fees
Wisconsin https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/ConsumerServices/NotaryPublic/NotaryFees.aspx
Wyoming https://sos.wyo.gov/services/notaries.aspx

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