Camden County Special Civil Part Information[1]

Hall of Justice

101 S. 5th St., Suite 110(with fee) Suite 150 (no fee)

Camden, NJ 08103-4001

856-379-2000 x3033

Directions to Camden County Special Civil Part Courthouse

-New Jersey Special Civil Part Fees

Small Claims:

One defendant...................................................................................................$15.00

Each additional defendant...................................................................................$2.00

Tenancy:

One defendant...................................................................................................$25.00

Each additional defendant...................................................................................$2.00

Other Special Civil Part Cases:

Complaint or other initial pleading containing a counterclaim,

cross-claim or third-party complaint in all other civil actions

where the amount exceeds the small claims monetary limit..............................$50.00

Each additional defendant...................................................................................$2.00

Complaint or other initial pleading containing a counterclaim,

cross-claim or third-party complaint in all other civil actions

where the amount does not exceed the small claims monetary limit.................$32.00

Each additional defendant...................................................................................$2.00

Filing of appearance or answer to a complaint or a third party

complaint in all matters except tenancy and small claims.................................$15.00

Service of process:

Summons by mail, each defendant.....................................................................$7.00

Summons by mail, each defendant at place of business or

employment with postal instructions to deliver to addressee only,

additional fee.......................................................................................................$7.00

Reservice of summons by mail, each defendant.................................................$7.00

Reservice of summons or other original process by court officers:

One defendant............................................................................$3.00 plus mileage

Each additional defendant...........................................................$2.00 plus mileage

Substituted service of process by the clerk upon the

Director of the Motor Vehicle Commission........................................................$10.00

Plus Postage........................................................................................................$7.00

Mileage of court officer in serving or executing any process, writ, order, execution, notice, or warrant, the distance to be computed by counting the number of miles in and out, by the most direct route from the place where process is issued, at the same rate per mile set by the state for other state employees and the total mileage fee rounded upward to the nearest dollar.

Jury of six persons...............................................................................................$50.00

Warrant for possession in tenancy.......................................................................$15.00

Warrant to arrest, commitment or writ of capias ad respondendum,

each defendant..................................................................................................$15.00

Writ of execution or an order in the nature of execution,

writs of replevin and attachment issued subsequent to summons......................$5.00

Wage execution by mail to a federal agency, additional fee..................................$7.00

For advertising property under execution or any order........................................$10.00

For selling property under execution or any order................................................$10.00