Rule 58 – Fees and Costs

May 15, 2021 | Common Pleas, Criminal Procedure, Delaware

A.The fees and costs in all criminal actions in the Court of Common Pleas shall be as follows:

(1) Non-Jury Case — $55.00 per charge
(2) Jury Case — $135.00 per charge
(3) Capias — $20.00 per defendant
(4) Appeals to Superior Court — $50.00 per defendant
(5) Appeals from lower Court — $125.00 per cas
(6) Bad Check — $30.00 per returned check
(7) Sheriff’s Costs — per Sheriff’s return on individual cases
(8) Court Security Assessment–$10.00 per charge
(9) Credit Card Chargebacks–$30.00 per transaction
B. NON-FEECHARGES

(1) Copy charge (maximum per page) — $5.00
(2) Certified copy of any document — $10.00
(3) Closed file retrieval — $25.00
(4) Closed file retrieval (expedited) — $35.00

Del. Crim. R. C.P. 58

Amended, effective July 25, 2007; amended May 15, 2008, effective September 1, 2008; amended June 21, 2012, effective July 11, 2012; effective September 9, 2013; Aug. 1, 2015, effective Sept. 1, 2015; amended July 30, 2018, effective August 15, 2018.