Indiana Filing Fees and Costs for Criminal Cases

If you are facing criminal charges, it is time to start educating yourself on all the legal processes and requirements surrounding your case. You can expect two of those requirements to be court costs and filing fees. The Indiana Supreme Court, Division of State Court Administration, has a set system for filing fees and court costs for criminal cases. Continue below to review each one.

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Criminal Costs Fee = $120.00 (IC-33-37-4-1)

Law Enforcement Continuing Education Fee = $4.00 (IC 33-37-5-8(c))

Jury Fee = $2.00 (IC-33-37-5-19)

Document Storage Fee = $2.00 (IC-33-37-5-20)

Automated Record Keeping Fee = $7.00 (IC-33-37-5-21)

Public Defense Administration Fee = $5.00 (IC-33-37-5-21.2)

Judicial Insurance Adjustment Fee = $1.00 (IC-33-37-5-25)

Judicial Salaries Fee = $20.00 (IC-33-37-5-26)

DNA Sample Processing Fee = $2.00 (IC-33-37-5-26.2)

Court Administration Fee = $5.00 (IC-33-37-5-27)

Total Criminal Fees = $168.00

The total cost of criminal fees can be $181.00 if the office requires the sheriff’s service of process fee of $13.00.

Costs and Fees That May or May Not Apply:

Alcohol and Drug Services Program Fee – This fee only applies if the particular county in which the offense took place has a drug and alcohol program. The fee varies, but cannot exceed $400.

Drug Abuse, Prosecution, Interdiction, and Correction Fee – This fee is only added if a conviction falls under I.C. 35-48-4. The fee ranges between $200 and $1,000.

Countermeasures Fee – This fee is only added if a conviction falls under I.C. 9-30-5 and results in a driver’s license suspension. The general fee is $200.

Child Abuse Prevention Fee – This fee is only added for specified offenses and convictions that involves a victim under 18 years of age. The general fee is $100.

Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Fee – This fee is only added for specified offenses and convictions that involved relationship parties. The general fee is $50.

Highway Work Zone Fee – This is a 50 cent fee for traffic offenses. The fee can increase to $25.50 if the offense involved speeding in a worksite or failure to merge.

Safe School Fee – This fee is only added for convictions that involve the use or possession of a firearm. The fee ranges between $200 and $1,000.

Sexual Assault Victims Assistance Fee – This fee is only added for specified offenses and convictions. Generally, the fee ranges between $250 and $1,000.

Late Payment Fee – This fee is only added if all conditions of the statute are met. The general late payment fee is $25.

** Find more information about each fee, here.

Contact Information for the Indiana Supreme Court:

Division of State Court Administration
30 South Meridian Street, Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone Number: (317) 232-2542
Fax Number: (317) 233-6586

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