New Jersey Statutes 22A:2-29. County clerk, deputy clerk of Superior Court, fees
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 22A:2-29
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
the fees heretofore provided for the filing, recording or entering of such documents or papers:
In general–
Issuing county clerk’s certificate, any instrument $5.00
Comparing and making copies, per sheet. $2.00
Copies of all papers, typing and comparing of photostat, per page $2.00
Marking as a true copy, any instrument $2.00
Exemplification, any instrument $10.00
Plus $1.00 per page of instrument.
Recording or filing all instruments not herein stated. $7.50
Bonds, bail, recognizances–
Recording all official bonds with acknowledgment and
proof of the execution thereof $9.00
Filing all papers related to recognizance or civil bail $ 30.00
Filing discharge, attachment bond $9.00
Filing and recording filiation bond $9.00
Filing satisfaction of or order discharging filiation bond $9.00
Recording or discharging sheriff’s bond $9.00
Nonbusiness corporation, recording:
Certificates of incorporation of churches, religious societies and congregations. $25.00
Amendments to certificates of incorporation of churches, religious societies and congregations, recording $25.00
Bank merger agreements, recording:
First sheet $25.00
Each additional sheet, Certificates, each $5.00
Tradenames, firms, partnerships:
Certificate of name, filing (see R.S.56:1-1 et seq.) $50.00
Certificate of dissolution of tradename (see R.S.56:1-6 et seq.) $25.00
Partnership agreement (see R.S.42:1-1 et seq.) $50.00
Building and loan or savings and loan associations:
Change of name $25.00
Dissolution $25.00
Certificates for limited-dividend housing associations, recording:
First page $20.00
Each additional page $5.00
Certificates for urban renewal associations, recording:
First page $20.00
Each additional page $5.00
Judgments, et cetera–
Recording judgments $15.00
Filing, entering and recording judgment on bond
and warrant by attorney $37.50
Certificate for docketing Superior Court transcript $9.00
Recording assignment of judgment $15.00
Issuing transcript of judgment $7.50
Filing or entering on the record of discharge,
cancellation, release or satisfaction of a judgment
by satisfaction piece, execution returned satisfied
or otherwise $15.00
For recording and indexing postponement of the lien
of judgment. $20.00
Filing, indexing and recording mechanic’s lien claim $9.00
Recording, filing and noting on the record the
discharge, release or satisfaction of a
mechanic’s lien claim $9.00
Extension of lien claim $3.00
Filing statement in mechanic’s lien proceeding $9.00
Filing, recording and indexing mechanic’s notice of intention $4.50
Filing a certificate discharging a mechanic’s notice of intention and noting the discharge on the record thereof $4.50
Filing certificate from court of commencement of suit $4.50
Filing a court order amending a mechanic’s notice of intention $9.00
Construction lien $15.00
Notice of unpaid balance, discharge $15.00
Notation $5.00
Bond $25.00
Filing a court order to discharge notice of intention and noting
the discharge on the record thereof $15.00
Filing, recording and indexing stop notice $4.50
Filing a certificate discharging a stop notice and noting the
discharge on the record thereof. $4.50
Filing a court order discharging a stop notice and noting the
discharge on the record thereof $9.00
Filing building contract $25.00
Filing discharge of building contract $15.00
Notation $5.00
Filing building specifications. $25.00
Filing building plans $25.00
Filing each notice of physician’s lien $15.00
Entering upon the record the discharge of a
physician’s lien $15.00
Filing each hospital lien claim $15.00
Discharge of hospital lien $15.00
Filing satisfaction or order for discharge of attachment $15.00
Recording collateral inheritance waiver or receipt $15.00
Recording inheritance tax waiver. $15.00
Subordination, release, partial release or postponement of a lien to lien of mortgage $20.00
Notation $5.00
Commissions and oaths–
Administering oaths to notaries public and commissioners of deeds $15.00
For issuing certificate of authority of notary to take proof,
acknowledgment of affidavit $5.00
For issuing each certificate of the commission and qualification of notary public for filing with other county clerks $15.00
For filing each certificate of the commission and qualification of notary public, in office of county clerk of county other than where such notary has qualified $15.00
Miscellaneous–Filing and recording proceedings for laying out,
vacating or dedicating roads $25.00
Recording firemen’s certificates. No charge.
Registering physician $25.00
Issuing of nonalcoholic beverage identification card to persons under twenty-one years of age $10.00
L.1953, c.22, s.11; amended 1957, c.224; 1965, c.123, ss.7,11; 1967, c.113; 1980, c.58, s.2; 1985, c.422, s.4; 2001, c.370, s.2; 2002, c.34, s.31; 2004, c.108, s.3.