2026 US Legal Filing Fee Database
Six analysis-ready CSV files covering every major US legal filing cost: small claims, LLC formation, divorce, notary fees, 197 county-level divorce records, and small claims fees for 1,222 counties in 14 states. Every fee is source-cited.
2026 US Legal Fee Database — $197
Six clean CSV files. 1,620 rows. All 50 states, 197 divorce counties and 1,222 small claims counties. Source URLs included for every fee. Open in Excel, Google Sheets, Python, or R — no conversion needed.
What's Included — 6 Datasets
Every dataset includes source URLs from official state court and agency websites so your work is fully citable.
- 14 states where the fee is set below state level
- Fee by claim amount, every court listed
- Court address, phone, hours where published
- Verified date and official source URL
- Counties with no official fee page marked "Not verified", never estimated
- Max claim limit ($2,500–$25,000)
- Filing fee min/max by state
- Court names
- Statutes of limitation
- E-filing availability
- Source URLs
- State filing fees ($0–$500)
- Annual report fees
- Publication requirements (AZ, NE, NY)
- Franchise taxes
- Foreign LLC fees
- Processing times
- Base court filing fees ($80–$435)
- Children's surcharges
- Service of process costs
- E-filing fees
- Certified copy fees
- Parenting class requirements
- Acknowledgment fee caps
- Jurat and oath fee caps
- Remote Online Notarization (RON) caps
- States with/without statutory cap
- Official statute sources
- County and state
- Individual filing fee per county
- Court name and address
- Whether fee is uniform statewide
- Source citation per county
Who Uses This Data
State-by-state cost comparisons, "most expensive states to divorce" data stories, legal access reporting.
Attorneys, paralegals, and legal aid organizations needing a quick reference for multi-state fee comparisons.
Building calculators, apps, or tools that need structured, verified legal cost data without the research time.
Research on access to justice, court fee structures, and the economics of the US legal system.
Sample Data: Small Claims County Fees (6 of 1,222 rows)
This is what the new small-claims-county-fees.csv looks like. All 6 files follow the same clean, header-labeled format. Counties with no official fee page are marked "Not verified" and never get an estimated fee.
| County | State | Fee Status | Small Claims Fee | Court | Fee Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | IL | Verified (county) | $287 to $379 | Circuit Court of Cook County | 2026-09-24 |
| Cuyahoga County | OH | Verified (county) | $45 to $123 | Cleveland Municipal Court || Parma Municipal Court || ... | 2026-09-27 |
| Baldwin County | AL | Verified (county) | $82 to $245 | Baldwin County District Court, Civil Division | 2026-09-26 |
| Davidson County | TN | Verified (county) | $93.75 | General Sessions Court of Davidson County (Civil) | 2026-09-24 |
| Adair County | KY | Statewide fee | $58 | Statewide fee (Supreme Court of Kentucky Order 2026-15) | 2026-10-02 |
| Autauga County | AL | Not verified | no fee listed | Autauga County District Court | verified AL range $37 to $283 shown instead |
The full file has 21 columns, including the fee by claim amount, court address, phone and hours where published, the official source name and URL, and a link to the matching county page.
License & Usage
- Use in published articles, reports, and research
- Build internal tools and calculators
- Academic and educational use
- Commercial research and consulting
- Reselling or redistributing the raw data files
- Publishing as your own original research without attribution
- Using data after it has been superseded (check the date)
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6 CSV files · 1,620 rows · all 50 states · 1,419 county records · source citations included. Instant download.