Chapter 123 of Title 28 of the United States Code addresses court fees and costs. For more information, see Title 28 U.S.C., Sections 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930, & 1932.
The Bankruptcy Court accepts cash, money orders, and cashier's checks from all parties, and also accepts checks from law firms (only with a current pre-printed address). Debtors may not present credit cards to pay fees.
Electronic Payments via Pay.gov - By using the Online Payment Form (click here to access the form), parties can make installment payments for chapter 7, 11, and 13 filing fees with their debit card. In addition to filing fees, the form can be used to pay fees associated with case reopens, amendments, and other matters. Please call the Clerk's Office at 410-962-2688 or 301-344-8018 to verify any particular fee.
The Online Payment Form cannot be used to make trustee payments for Chapter 13 plans.
Attorneys must file documents and pay corresponding filing fees via CM/ECF. See generally L.B.R. 5005-1 and Administrative Orders 03-02 and 11-03.
List of Common Filing Fees
For a complete list of all Bankruptcy Fees please visit the U.S. Courts web page on the Bankruptcy Fee Schedule.
| Filing Fees | |
| Chapter 7 | $ 338 |
| Chapter 11 | $ 1,738 |
| Chapter 12 | $ 278 |
| Chapter 13 | $ 313 |
| Conversion Fees | |
| Ch 7 to Ch 11 | $ 922 |
| Ch 7 to Ch 13 | $ 0 |
| Ch 13 to Ch 7 | $ 25 |
| Ch 13 to Ch 11 | $ 932 |
| Ch 12 to Ch 7 | $ 60 |
| Ch 11 to Ch 7 | $ 15 |
| Motion To Reopen Fees | |
| Chapter 7 | $ 260 |
| Chapter 11 | $ 1,167 |
| Chapter 11 Railroad | $ 1,000 |
| Chapter 12 | $ 275 |
| Chapter 13 | $ 235 |
| Amendment Fees | |
| Sch D, E or F (per schedule) | $ 34 |
| List of Creditors, Mailing List | $ 34 |
| Deconsolidation of Joint Case Fees (Bifurcated) | |
| Chapter 7 | $ 338 |
| Chapter 11 | $ 1,738 |
| Chapter 12 | $ 278 |
| Chapter 13 | $ 313 |
| Adversary Proceeding Fees | |
| Complaint | $ 350 |
| Notice of Removal | $ 350 |
| Complaint filed by Trustee with Application to Defer Filing Fee | $ 0 |
| Motion Fees | |
| Motion for Relief from Stay | $ 199 |
| Motion for Relief from Co-Debtor Stay | $ 0 |
| Consent Motion for Relief from Stay | $ 0 |
| Motion for Abandonment | $ 199 |
| Motion for Withdrawal of Reference | $ 199 |
| Motion to Sell Free and Clear | $ 199 |
| Motion to Redact | $ 28 |
| Claims Transfer | $ 28 |
| Appeals Fees | |
| Notice of Appeals | $ 298 |
| Notice with Motion for Leave to Appeal | $ 5 |
| Upon Granting a Motion for Leave to Appeal | $ 293 |
| Cross Appeals | $ 298 |
| Direct Appeals | $ 307 |
| Direct Cross Appeals | $ 307 |
| Miscellaneous Fees | |
| Retrieval of a box from Archives (one box is $70 and $43 for each additional box) | $ 70/$43 |
| Any payment returned or denied for insufficient funds | $ 53 |
| Search of Records (per name or item) | $ 34 |
| Registration of Judgment/Order of Discharge from another District | $ 46 |
| Admission Pro Hac Vice | $ 100 |
| Issuance of Foreign Subpoena | $ 46 |
| Filing or Indexing any Document not in Case or Proceeding for which a filing fee has already been paid | $ 52 |
| Microfilm/Microfiche of Court Records | $ 5 |
| Electronic Record Retrieval | $11 |
| Pull/Refile Fee for Electronic Record Retrieval | $9.90 |
| Page Fee for Electronic Record Retrieval | $.65 |
| Electronic Record Fee | $33 |
| Reproduction Fees | |
| Certification | $ 12 |
| Exemplification (Triple Seal) | $ 24 |
| Photocopies (per page) | $ .50 |
| 30 day Transcript (per page) | $ 4.40 |
| 14 Day Transcript (per page) | $ 5.10 |
| 7 day Transcript (Expedited) (per page) | $ 5.85 |
| 3 day Transcript (per page) | $ 6.55 |
| Next Day Transcript (Daily) (per page) | $ 7.30 |
| 2 Hour Transcript (Hourly) (per page) | $ 8.70 |
| Realtime Transcript ~ (per page)(one feed -- additional feeds extra charge) | $ 3.70 |
| Reproduction of Recording of Proceedings, regardless of the medium | $ 34 |
| Local rules | $ 0 |