Georgia Small Claims Court Filing Fees (2026)
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Each Georgia court sets its own fee, so the county matters. Pick yours to see the court and what's included.
Appling County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedAtkinson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBacon County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBaker County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBaldwin County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBanks County Magistrate Court
$110.00 for a Civil Suit, including one sheriff's service (Fees Schedule page, undated). The Chief Magistrate's notice on the Magistrate Court page says civil filing fees rise to $60 plus $50 for each defendant to be served from April 1, 2025, which matches $110.
Court, contact and what's includedBarrow County Magistrate Court
Civil suit includes 1 defendant; $50 each additional defendant. Fee sheet effective 07/01/2024.
Court, contact and what's includedBartow County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim $102; second defendant at a different address $50.
Court, contact and what's includedBen Hill County Magistrate Court
$115.00 for a civil action with service, one defendant; +$10 for each additional defendant at the same address, +$60 at a different address; re-service $50. Price list effective July 1, 2026.
Court, contact and what's includedBerrien County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBibb County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBleckley County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBrantley County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBrooks County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBryan County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedBulloch County Magistrate Court
Filing fee for 1 defendant to be served; additional defendants at a different address $50 service each, $15 each at the same address.
Court, contact and what's includedBurke County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedButts County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedCalhoun County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedCamden County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedCandler County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedCarroll County Magistrate Court
Filing fee without service. With service of one defendant the court lists $110 ($50 each additional defendant).
Court, contact and what's includedCatoosa County Magistrate Court
$95.00 for a Statement of Claim against one defendant; $50.00 for each additional defendant (service). Chief Magistrate's notice: 'Beginning July 1, 2024 the filing fees for all civil cases will be as follows' (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedCharlton County Magistrate Court
Civil action statement of claim, one defendant $110; each additional defendant $50; extra sheriff's entry of service $50. Page is undated.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Chatham County (Savannah)
Sheriff service $50 per defendant extra ($103 with one defendant). No out-of-state checks; card payments carry a processing fee.
Court, contact and what's includedChattahoochee County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedChattooga County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Cherokee County (Canton)
$111 includes sheriff service on one defendant (the clerk publishes only this combined figure); $50 per additional defendant. Filed through e-file (kiosk at the Justice Center).
Court, contact and what's includedAthens-Clarke County Magistrate Court
$104 for one defendant, $50 for each additional defendant (court's own wording; service not itemized).
Court, contact and what's includedClay County Magistrate Court
Filing fee $100.00 for one defendant, $50.00 for each additional defendant; FIFA $29.00; writ of possession $50.00. Page is undated.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Clayton County (Jonesboro)
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedClinch County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedCobb County Magistrate Court
Sheriff's entry of service $50 per defendant extra (total $110.50 for one defendant). $4 per case added for credit-card payment.
Court, contact and what's includedCoffee County Magistrate Court
Civil actions (statement of claim) $46 without sheriff's service; $96 with service on one defendant, $50 for each additional defendant address. Read from the Magistrate Court Filing Fees PDF linked from the court page; the PDF shows no date.
Court, contact and what's includedColquitt County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Columbia County
Filing only, no Marshal service. One defendant served by Marshal totals $101 ($50 service); each additional defendant served $50. No revision date shown on the live county page; not a stale PDF.
Court, contact and what's includedCook County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedCoweta County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedCrawford County Magistrate Court
$115 to file a Statement of Claim (civil suit), plus $50 for each defendant thereafter. Filing fees beginning August 2025.
Court, contact and what's includedCrisp County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedDade County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedDawson County Magistrate Court
Statement of claim filing fee $60; civil service is a separate $50 per defendant (total $110).
Court, contact and what's includedDecatur County Magistrate Court
Filing fee $96 for one defendant, $50 for each additional defendant. Page published July 10, 2024.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of DeKalb County
$54 base filing fee (Aug 2021 cost schedule) + $50 technology fee on every civil filing from July 1, 2026 (standing order under HB 1504). Service $35 per defendant extra (total $139 for one defendant). Cash/certified funds only; no personal checks or cards.
Court, contact and what's includedDodge County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedDooly County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedDougherty County Magistrate Court
Filing fee printed on the court's claim form guide; $50 each additional defendant. Guide is undated.
Court, contact and what's includedDouglas County Magistrate Court
$107.00 to file a Statement of Claim, plus $50.00 for each additional address or named defendant. Notice of Filing & Recording Fees effective July 1, 2024 (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedEarly County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedEchols County Magistrate Court
Filing a civil suit (also dispossessory warrant and garnishment) $108.00; FIFA $5.00 magistrate plus $25.00 superior court. Page is undated.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Effingham County
Civil Suit (Small Claims) $105 with one service included; additional service or re-service $50. Effective 07/01/2024.
Court, contact and what's includedElbert County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedEmanuel County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim $102 for one defendant ($152 for two defendants); re-service $50. No effective date shown on the page; the county's current published fee page.
Court, contact and what's includedEvans County Magistrate Court
$105.00 for a Statement of Claim; re-service or second defendant $50.00. Filing fees effective July 1, 2024 (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedFannin County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedFayette County Magistrate Court
General Civil and Dispossessory $56 in Magistrate Court (county schedule revised 7/1/2024). Service by constable is a separate $50.
Court, contact and what's includedFloyd County Magistrate Court
$100.00 for a Civil Claim, including service for one defendant; $50.00 for each additional defendant; $50.00 filing fee if served by process server or the defendant acknowledged before filing. Fee schedule effective July 1, 2024 (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Forsyth County (Cumming)
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedFranklin County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Fulton County
Marshal service 0 per defendant, each additional defendant, paid on top.
Court, contact and what's includedGilmer County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedGlascock County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedGlynn County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedGordon County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedGrady County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedGreene County Magistrate Court
$100 for one defendant, $50 for each additional defendant (court's own wording). No effective date shown on the page.
Court, contact and what's includedGwinnett County Magistrate Court
Sheriff service $50 per defendant extra (total $110 for one defendant).
Court, contact and what's includedHabersham County Magistrate Court
General civil filing fee $70; sheriff's service listed separately at $50 (not included in the $70).
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Hall County (Gainesville)
$110 covers Statement of Claim for one defendant (the clerk publishes only this combined figure, like Cherokee); $50 per additional defendant ($160 for two).
Court, contact and what's includedHancock County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedHaralson County Magistrate Court
Civil Suit $107; sheriff's service only is $50. No effective date shown; the page calls it the list of current fees.
Court, contact and what's includedHarris County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedHart County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim $108 for one defendant; $50 for each additional defendant. Page header: filing fees effective July 1, 2024.
Court, contact and what's includedHeard County Magistrate Court
Statement of claim with sheriff service on one defendant $105; sheriff re-service or each additional defendant $50. Check or money order only. Fee sheet effective June 11, 2025.
Court, contact and what's includedHenry County Magistrate Court (Small Claims)
Civil Claim (statement of claim) $113 for one defendant ($115 for two defendants at the same address). Magistrate Court's own e-filing FAQ (copyright 2025), read from a cached copy; it does not say whether service is included.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Houston County (Warner Robins)
$109 = Civil Suit with service on one defendant ($59 without service + $50 service); $50 per each added defendant. Page's own notice: 'Effective July 1, 2024, the filing fee for Civil Cases will increase by $4.00' -- this is the post-SB322 figure.
Court, contact and what's includedIrwin County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedJackson County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim/Trover, 1 defendant; $50 each additional defendant (2 defendants $150).
Court, contact and what's includedJasper County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedJeff Davis County Magistrate Court
Statement of claim (civil action for a money judgment) $98.50, which includes service on one defendant; $50 service fee for each additional defendant. Page undated.
Court, contact and what's includedJefferson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedJenkins County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedJohnson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedJones County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim $101, includes service on one defendant; each additional service $50. No effective date shown on the page.
Court, contact and what's includedLamar County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedLanier County Magistrate Court
$110.00 total for one defendant: filing $22 + ADR surcharge $10 + service $50 (each defendant) + indigent defense $15 + retirement fund $3 + sheriff retirement $5 + law library $5. Effective July 1, 2024 (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedLaurens County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedLee County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedLiberty County Magistrate Court
Civil Action filing costs $56; sheriff's service is a separate $50 per defendant to be served. No effective date shown on the page; the county's current published fee page.
Court, contact and what's includedLincoln County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedLong County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim (money claim) $105. Price list on the county courts' own site; no effective date shown.
Court, contact and what's includedLowndes County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedLumpkin County Magistrate Court
Statement of claim filing fee $69; service is a separate $50 (total $119); $50 per additional service.
Court, contact and what's includedMacon County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMadison County Magistrate Court
$118 for a Statement of Claim with one defendant, sheriff's service included (two defendants $168). Filing fees revised effective July 1, 2026 per the court page.
Court, contact and what's includedMarion County Magistrate Court
Filing fee (1 defendant to be served) $101.00; service fee for each additional defendant $50.00. Page is undated.
Court, contact and what's includedMcDuffie County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMcIntosh County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMeriwether County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim $107 for one defendant ($157 for two, $50 each additional). No effective date shown on the page.
Court, contact and what's includedMiller County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Mitchell County
Statement of claim $99.00; add $50.00 for a second party at a different address. Court's 'Cost for Services' sheet is undated (names the current chief magistrate); it says all actions need sheriff's service-of-entry forms completed with correct addresses.
Court, contact and what's includedMonroe County Magistrate Court
Statement of claim $113 total = $63 filing + $50 sheriff service for one defendant; $50 per additional defendant.
Court, contact and what's includedMontgomery County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMorgan County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim filing fee $105 for one defendant; $50 for each additional defendant. No effective date shown on the page.
Court, contact and what's includedMurray County Magistrate Court
Civil action (statement of claim) filing cost $52; service on the defendant is a further $50 (total $102), $50 per additional defendant.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Muscogee County (Columbus)
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedNewton County Magistrate Court
Listed as Civil Case $103; personal service is listed separately at $50 per defendant.
Court, contact and what's includedOconee County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedOglethorpe County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Paulding County
$102 includes service on one defendant; $50 each additional defendant service fee. No effective date shown on the page; the county's current published fee page.
Court, contact and what's includedPeach County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim $109 for one defendant ($159 for two); sheriff's service for additional defendants is $50, so the first defendant's service appears to be included. No effective date shown on the page; the county's current published fee page.
Court, contact and what's includedPickens County Magistrate Court
Statement of claim $110 total = $60 basic filing fee + $50 sheriff service for one defendant; $50 per additional defendant served.
Court, contact and what's includedPierce County Magistrate Court
$120.00 for civil claims (dispossessory $95.00), effective July 1, 2026; $50 service fee for each additional defendant at a different address.
Court, contact and what's includedPike County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedPolk County Magistrate Court
$104.00 for a Statement of Claim; $50.00 for each additional address or named defendant (dispossessory $94.00). Magistrate Court costs effective January 1, 2025 (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedPulaski County Magistrate Court
Civil case suits $100.00 for one defendant; $150.00 for two defendants at different addresses. Effective start date July 1, 2024 (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedPutnam County Magistrate Court
Court's published Statement of Claim total is $111.00 (effective July 1, 2024), which includes $50.00 service of process for 1 defendant; filing fee shown is $111 minus $50 service. Additional service $50 per location.
Court, contact and what's includedQuitman County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedRabun County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedRandolph County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Richmond County (Augusta)
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedRockdale County Magistrate Court
Civil suit up to $15,000; $50 service for each additional defendant. Fee sheet effective July 1, 2024.
Court, contact and what's includedSchley County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedScreven County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedSeminole County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedSpalding County Magistrate Court
Civil suit, one defendant; additional defendant at same address $10, different address $50.
Court, contact and what's includedStephens County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedStewart County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedSumter County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTalbot County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTaliaferro County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTattnall County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTaylor County Magistrate Court
Filing fee $112 for one defendant and $50 for each additional defendant living at a separate address. Cash, check, money order, or card (small convenience fee). Page is undated.
Court, contact and what's includedTelfair County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTerrell County Magistrate Court
Small claims fee $95.00 for one defendant, plus $50.00 for each additional defendant. Page is undated; the court does not accept e-filing.
Court, contact and what's includedThomas County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTift County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim, one defendant $115 (two defendants at the same address $125, at different addresses $165); re-service $50. Page states prices are effective July 1, 2026; it does not say whether service is included.
Court, contact and what's includedToombs County Magistrate Court
$97.00 to file a Statement of Claim. The Civil Suits page shows no effective date (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedTowns County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTreutlen County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTroup County Magistrate Court
Includes marshal's service on one defendant; court page lists additional defendants separately.
Court, contact and what's includedTurner County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedTwiggs County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedUnion County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedUpson County Magistrate Court
Statement of Claim, one defendant $115 (each additional defendant $10; different service address or re-service $50). Schedule effective July 1, 2025 (includes a $5 technology-fund increase).
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Walker County
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWalton County Magistrate Court
$105.00 for a Civil Suit (Small Claims), including the sheriff's service fee for one defendant; $50.00 sheriff's service fee for each additional defendant. Filing fees effective July 1, 2024 (Georgia fees may have changed since; confirm with the clerk).
Court, contact and what's includedWare County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWarren County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedMagistrate Court of Washington County
Civil suit (small claims) $95, which includes sheriff service on one defendant; each additional defendant $50 sheriff service. The court's limit rises from $15,000 to $25,000 on 1/1/2027. Page fee schedule is undated (one line on it is marked effective 7/1/2026).
Court, contact and what's includedWayne County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWebster County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWheeler County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWhite County Magistrate Court
Statement of claim filing fee $61; sheriff's entry of service is a separate $50 each.
Court, contact and what's includedWhitfield County Magistrate Court
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWilcox County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWilkes County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWilkinson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Georgia courts charge between $46 and $120.
Court, contact and what's includedWorth County Magistrate Court
$120.00 Statement of Claim for 1 defendant, $170.00 for 2 defendants; garnishment and trover $120.00. 'Notice: civil filing fee increase as of October 1st 2025'. E-filing carries an extra vendor fee.
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| County | Filing fee |
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| FultonMagistrate Court of Fulton County | $60 |
| GwinnettGwinnett County Magistrate Court | $60 |
| CobbCobb County Magistrate Court | $60.50 |
| DeKalbMagistrate Court of DeKalb County | $104 |
| ChathamMagistrate Court of Chatham County | $53 |
| CherokeeMagistrate Court of Cherokee County | $111 |
| ClaytonMagistrate Court of Clayton County | Not verified |
| ForsythMagistrate Court of Forsyth County | Not verified |
| HenryHenry County Magistrate Court | $113 |
Before you file
Georgia's Magistrate Court is one of the most accessible small claims systems in the US.
Many courts charge extra for each added defendant or for certified-mail service. Your county's result above lists what applies.
If you can't afford the fee, ask the clerk how to file without paying up front. The court decides. Georgia fee waiver guide
Estimate your fee by claim amount
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Enter your state and claim amount to see the official court filing fee.
Fees in this state depend on the county where you file.
Each court in this county sets its own small claims fee.
Georgia small claims fees by county
In Georgia the fee depends on where you file. 71 of 159 counties show a fee verified on an official page; the rest show the verified range and the clerk to contact.
- Appling County Not yet verified
- Atkinson County Not yet verified
- Bacon County Not yet verified
- Baker County Not yet verified
- Baldwin County Not yet verified
- Banks County $110
- Barrow County $100
- Bartow County $102
- Ben Hill County $115
- Berrien County Not yet verified
- Bibb County Not yet verified
- Bleckley County Not yet verified
- Brantley County Not yet verified
- Brooks County Not yet verified
- Bryan County Not yet verified
- Bulloch County $100
- Burke County Not yet verified
- Butts County Not yet verified
- Calhoun County Not yet verified
- Camden County Not yet verified
- Candler County Not yet verified
- Carroll County $60
- Catoosa County $95
- Charlton County $110
- Chatham County $53
- Chattahoochee County Not yet verified
- Chattooga County Not yet verified
- Cherokee County $111
- Clarke County $104
- Clay County $100
- Clayton County Not yet verified
- Clinch County Not yet verified
- Cobb County $60.50
- Coffee County $46
- Colquitt County Not yet verified
- Columbia County $51
- Cook County Not yet verified
- Coweta County Not yet verified
- Crawford County $115
- Crisp County Not yet verified
- Dade County Not yet verified
- Dawson County $60
- Decatur County $96
- DeKalb County $104
- Dodge County Not yet verified
- Dooly County Not yet verified
- Dougherty County $98
- Douglas County $107
- Early County Not yet verified
- Echols County $108
- Effingham County $105
- Elbert County Not yet verified
- Emanuel County $102
- Evans County $105
- Fannin County Not yet verified
- Fayette County $56
- Floyd County $100
- Forsyth County Not yet verified
- Franklin County Not yet verified
- Fulton County $60
- Gilmer County Not yet verified
- Glascock County Not yet verified
- Glynn County Not yet verified
- Gordon County Not yet verified
- Grady County Not yet verified
- Greene County $100
- Gwinnett County $60
- Habersham County $70
- Hall County $110
- Hancock County Not yet verified
- Haralson County $107
- Harris County Not yet verified
- Hart County $108
- Heard County $105
- Henry County $113
- Houston County $109
- Irwin County Not yet verified
- Jackson County $100
- Jasper County Not yet verified
- Jeff Davis County $98.50
- Jefferson County Not yet verified
- Jenkins County Not yet verified
- Johnson County Not yet verified
- Jones County $101
- Lamar County Not yet verified
- Lanier County $110
- Laurens County Not yet verified
- Lee County Not yet verified
- Liberty County $56
- Lincoln County Not yet verified
- Long County $105
- Lowndes County Not yet verified
- Lumpkin County $69
- Macon County Not yet verified
- Madison County $118
- Marion County $101
- McDuffie County Not yet verified
- McIntosh County Not yet verified
- Meriwether County $107
- Miller County Not yet verified
- Mitchell County $99
- Monroe County $63
- Montgomery County Not yet verified
- Morgan County $105
- Murray County $52
- Muscogee County Not yet verified
- Newton County $103
- Oconee County Not yet verified
- Oglethorpe County Not yet verified
- Paulding County $102
- Peach County $109
- Pickens County $60
- Pierce County $120
- Pike County Not yet verified
- Polk County $104
- Pulaski County $100
- Putnam County $61
- Quitman County Not yet verified
- Rabun County Not yet verified
- Randolph County Not yet verified
- Richmond County Not yet verified
- Rockdale County $100
- Schley County Not yet verified
- Screven County Not yet verified
- Seminole County Not yet verified
- Spalding County $120
- Stephens County Not yet verified
- Stewart County Not yet verified
- Sumter County Not yet verified
- Talbot County Not yet verified
- Taliaferro County Not yet verified
- Tattnall County Not yet verified
- Taylor County $112
- Telfair County Not yet verified
- Terrell County $95
- Thomas County Not yet verified
- Tift County $115
- Toombs County $97
- Towns County Not yet verified
- Treutlen County Not yet verified
- Troup County $100
- Turner County Not yet verified
- Twiggs County Not yet verified
- Union County Not yet verified
- Upson County $115
- Walker County Not yet verified
- Walton County $105
- Ware County Not yet verified
- Warren County Not yet verified
- Washington County $95
- Wayne County Not yet verified
- Webster County Not yet verified
- Wheeler County Not yet verified
- White County $61
- Whitfield County Not yet verified
- Wilcox County Not yet verified
- Wilkes County Not yet verified
- Wilkinson County Not yet verified
- Worth County $120
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Georgia Small Claims Filing Fees Explained
To file a small claims case in the Magistrate Court, you must pay a filing fee at the time you submit your paperwork. In Georgia, filing fees are $46–$120 depending on the amount of your claim.
Georgia offers electronic filing for small claims cases. An e-filing convenience fee of $5 applies.
Tip
Georgia's Magistrate Court is one of the most accessible small claims systems in the US.You can recover the filing fee
If you win your case, ask the judge to add the filing fee to your judgment. The defendant would then owe you the original claim plus court costs.Fee waiver available
Can't afford the fee? Ask the court clerk for an In Forma Pauperis (IFP) application. Georgia courts generally waive fees for low-income filers — bring proof of income.Source: Georgia official court website ↗
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