United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia Fee Schedule Effective September 1, 2018 Filing Fees must be paid by signed check, money order, *cash or credit card; if pro se debtor, must be cash or money order, payable to 223Clerk, U. S. Bankruptcy Court224. *Cash is not accepted at the Newport News Clerk222s Office. *Effective February 4, 2008, exact change only will be accepted for cash payment of fees and services at the Richmond Clerk222s Office. *Effective December 16, 2013, exact change only will be accepted for cash payment of fees and services at the Alexandria and Norfolk Clerk222s Offices. New Case Filings Fee Chapter 7 $3 35 .00 Chapter 7 (Involuntary) $3 35 .00 Chapter 9 $1, 717 .00 Chapter 11 (Non - Railroad) $1, 717 .00 Chapter 11 (Railroa d) $1, 550 .00 Chapter 11 (Involuntary) $1, 717 .00 Chapter 12 $2 75 .00 Chapter 13 $ 310 .00 Chapter 15 (Foreign Ancillary) $1, 717 .00 Complaints and Removals [If the United States or a debtor is the plaintiff, no fee is required] $ 350 .00 Appeals and Cross A ppeals ($5 notice of appeal fee + $293 filing an appeal fee) $298.00 Direct Appeals and Cross Appeals authorized by the Court of Appeals (in addition to Appeal/Cross Appeals fee) $ 207 .00 Motion for Relief from Stay under 11 U.S.C. 362(a) (No fee is required upon the filing of a motion for approval of an agreement or stipulation to the termination, annulment, modification, or conditioning of the automatic stay, which includes the filing of a motion for relief from stay accompanied by a consent order.) $1 81 .00 Motion for the Sale of Property Free and Clear of Liens $1 81 .00 Motion to Compel Abandonment under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 6007(b) $1 81 .00 Motion to Withdraw Reference under 28 U.S.C. 157(d) $1 81 .00 Filing Fees in Installments Schedu le Individual debtor(s) who seek to pay a filing fee in installments must use Official Form 103A, Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in Installments, as linked on the Court222s internet web site at w ww.vaeb.uscourts.gov Forms > Bankruptcy Forms. Chapters 40 Days from F iling Date 80 Days from Filing Date 120 Days from Filing Date Chapter 7 $12 0.00 $110 .00 $1 0 5 .00 Ch ap ter 11 $ 5 8 0 .00 $ 570 .00 $ 5 67 .00 Chapter 12 $ 100 .00 $ 9 0 .00 $ 8 5 .00 Chapter 13 $ 115 . 00 $100 .00 $ 9 5 .00 Payments are due by counting the day after the petition filing date as Day 1 . Cash is not accepted at the Newport News Division . American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Conversion Fees Fee Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 $25.00 Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 $15.00 Chapter 12 to Chapter 7 $60.00 Chapter 12 to Chapter 13 No Fee Chapter 12 to Chapter 11 No Fee Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 $ 922 .00 Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 Railroad $755.00 Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 $ 932 .00 Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 Railroad $765.00 Bifurcated Cas e Fees Fee Bifurcating from Chapter 7 $3 35 .00 Bifurcating from Chapter 11 $1, 717 .00 Bifurcating from Chapter 13 $ 3 1 0 .00 Bifurcating from Chapter 12 $2 75 .00 Reopening Fees Fee Act Cases: Chapter III, XI or XII $50.00 Act Cases: Chapter XIII $15.00 Chapter 7 $260.00 Chapter 9 $1,167.00 Chapter 11 $1, 167 .00 Chapter 11 Railroad $1,000.00 Chapter 12 $200.00 Chapter 13 $235.00 Chapter 15 $1, 167 .00 Miscellaneous Fees Fee Photocopies - per page (Court222s fee) $.50 Search Fee - per name or item searched $3 1 .00 Amendment Fee (adding/deleting creditors, changing amount of debt or classification) $3 1 .00 Certification Fee 226 for certification of any document $11.00 Exemplification $2 2 .00 Electronic Record 226 reproducing and transmitting a copy of a record in electronic form (applies to any record stored outside of the court222s electronic case management system) $31.00 per record Record Retrieval from Federal Records Center or National Archives : One Box Per Each Additional Box $64.00 $39.00 Electr onic Record Retrieval Fee (consists of three components): Judiciary Administrative Fee Federal Records Center Electronic Record Retrieval Fee (to pull and re-file record) Federal Records Center Electronic Record Retrieval Fee $10.00 $9.90 $.65 per page A ny Payment Returned/Denied for Insufficient Funds $53.00 Filing any document not in a case $4 7 .00 Transfer of Claim $25.00 Motion to Redact a Record - per affected case $25.00 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Electronic Public Access Miscellaneous Fees Fe e Public users obtai ning information through a federal judiciary internet site (maximum charge $ 3.00 per document) $. 10 per page Printing copies of any record/document accessed electronically at a public terminal in the courthouse $.10 per page PACER Service Center to repro duce on paper any record pertaining to a PACER account, if information remotely available through electronic access $.50 per page Every search of court records conducted by the PACER Service Center $ 30 .00 Returned check paid to the PACER Service Center f or lack of funds $ 53 .00 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com