Magistrate court jurisdiction encompasses civil claims of $15,000 or less; distress warrants and dispossessory writs (used to eject a tenant); county ordinance violations; misdemeanor deposit account fraud (bad checks); preliminary hearings; and summons, arrest warrants and search warrants. A chief magistrate judge, assisted by one or more magistrate judges, presides over the magistrate court.

Please click the button below to file an online claim. Claims that can be filed online are Small Claims Suits, Dispossessories/Evictions, Foreclosures or Garnishments.

RE: CIVIL FILING FEES

BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 THE FILING FEES FOR ALL

CIVIL CASES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

 STATEMENT OF CLAIM          $95.00/1 DEFENDANT

 GARNISHMENT                       $95.00/1 DEFENDANT

 FORECLOSURE                         $95.00/1 DEFENDANT

 EACH ADDITIONAL DEFENDANT SERVICE ADD $50.00

DISPOSSESSORY/EVICTION     $70.00/1 DEFENDANT

EACH ADDITIONAL DEFENDANT SERVICE ADD $25.00

JOHN D GASS

CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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