A. Except as otherwise provided by law, fees for the supreme court shall be established and classified as follows:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-119.01

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.

Class Description  Fee

A Initial case filing fee

Petitions for review

and cross petitions for

Review $ 140.00

Direct appeals and cross

appeal appellant 140.00

Special actions petitioner 140.00

B Subsequent case filing fee

Intervenors direct appeals

and special action $ 70.00

Direct appeals appellee 70.00

Special actions respondent 70.00

Response to petition

for review 70.00

E Minimum clerk fee

Certifications alone $ 17.00

Certificate of good standing

Certificates 17.00

F Per page fee

Copies – each page $ .50

G Special fees

New and duplicate certificates $ 35.00

B. The clerk of the supreme court shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all of the monies collected pursuant to subsection A of this section as follows:

1. 27.78 per cent in the judicial collection enhancement fund established by section 12-113.

2. 26.00 per cent with the state treasurer for transmission to the elected officials’ retirement plan fund established by section 38-802. The monies shall be transmitted by the state treasurer to the fund pursuant to section 38-810.

3. 46.22 per cent in the state general fund.

C. The supreme court may increase the class A and B fees prescribed in subsection A of this section.