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Civil Fee for Service

Civil Fee for Service

Listed below is the fee structure for Civil Section Process Fees under CRS 30-1-104, in accordance with House Bill 10-1057, as approved by the Boulder County Board of Commissioners under resolution number 2010-74, on July 1, 2010. This resolution shall take effect August 11, 2010.

Fees for Service – (Effective January 1, 2024 new mileage fee)
For serving and returning a summons or other writ of process in a criminal action not specified in this section, with or without complaint attached, on each party served, in counties of every class; $15.00
For serving and returning a summons or other writ of process in other than a criminal action not specified in this section, with or without complaint attached, on each party served; $35.00
For making a return on a summons in a criminal action not served, $5.00
For making a return on a summons in other than a criminal action not served, for each party; $20.00
For serving and returning each subpoena in a criminal action on each witness; $7.50
For serving and returning each subpoena in other than a criminal action on each witness; $60.00
For making return on a subpoena in a criminal action not served; $5.00
For making return on a subpoena in other than a criminal action not served; $20.00
For serving each juror; $10.00
For serving and returning writ of attachment or replevin on each party, in counties of every class, mileage as described in Section III.B. herein, and actual expenses; $Actual
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For serving garnishee summons on each party; $20.00
In making demand for payment on executions when payment is not made; $1.00
For levying execution or writ of attachment, besides actual custodial and transportation costs necessarily incurred in counties of every class, mileage as described in Section III.B. of this resolution and actual expenses; $Actual
For levying writ of replevin, besides actual custodial and transportation costs necessarily incurred in counties of every class, mileage, as described in Section III.B herein, and actual expenses; $Actual
No custodian shall be appointed by the sheriff to take custody of goods by him or her attached, nor shall any deputy be placed in charge thereof, unless the plaintiff or his or her attorney shall request the appointment of such custodian in writing; such custodian or deputy shall receive twelve dollars ($12.00) per diem of twelve hours or fraction thereof, which shall be taxed as costs in the case; $12.00
For making and filing for record a certificate of levy on attachment or other cases, in counties of every class, actual expenses; $30.00
For committing and discharging convicted prisoners to and from the county jail, in counties of every class, a reasonable fee, not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00), which fee shall be collected directly from prisoners at the time of commitment, but shall be refunded to any prisoner who is not convicted; $30.00
For serving writ with aid of posse Comitatus with actual expenses necessarily incurred in executing said writ, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than sixty dollars ($60.00); for serving same without aid in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than four dollars ($4.00); $60.00
For attending before any judge, court not being in session, with prisoners with writ of habeas corpus for each day of twelve hours or fraction thereof; $12.00
For attending courts of record when in session, per diem of twelve hours, or fraction thereof, in counties of every class, twelve dollars ($12.00); but the attendance upon the county court shall be certified by the judge of said court at the close of each month; $12.00
For advertising property for sale, besides the actual cost of the advertising, in counties of every class, actual expenses; $30.00
For making certificates of sale previous to execution of deed, or on sales of personal property, in counties of every class, actual expenses, $30.00
For executing and acknowledging deed of sale of real estate, in counties of every class, actual expenses; $40.00
For taking, approving, and returning bond in any case, in counties of every; $10.00
For executing capias or warrant in criminal cases, on each prisoner named therein; $2.00
For transporting insane or other prisoners, besides the actual expenses necessarily incurred, in counties of every class, not less than twelve cents per mile nor more than the maximum mileage allowance provided for state officers and employees under § 24-9-104, C.R.S., as determined by resolution of the board of county commissioners of each county or as provided by the charter of a home rule county, and for the service of mittimus or other process order, whether written or otherwise, in transporting prisoners, in counties of every class, not less than twelve cents per mile nor more than the maximum mileage allowance provided for state officers and employees under § 24-9-104, C.R.S., as determined by resolution of the board of county commissioners of each county or as provided by the charter of a home rule county; except that such mileage shall be only by one officer and no mileage shall be charged upon the guards attending the officer in charge of custody of the prisoner and further except that the guards attending the officer in charge of the prisoner shall receive, besides the expenses necessarily incurred, the sum of twelve dollars ($12.00) per diem of twelve hours, or fraction thereof, to be paid out of the county treasury; $12.00 plus mileage
For his or her services in sales of real estate on an execution or decree, order of court, or other court process, besides actual expenses, in counties of every class on all bids under three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) twenty dollars ($20.00); and on all sums bid over three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), one percent; but such commission shall in no case exceed the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00); $100.00
For money collected by sale of personal property, in counties of every class, on all sums bid under five hundred dollars ($500.00) five percent; on all sums bid over five hundred dollars ($500.00) five percent; on all sums bid over five hundred dollars ($500.00) and under one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), six percent; and on all sums bid over one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), seven percent; but no fee shall be charged for an auctioneer or other person for making sales of personal property; and in no case shall such commission exceed the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00); Percentage
For money collected or settlements made without sale, after writ of execution, attachment, or replevin has been placed in his/her hands, and levy or demand for payment has been made on the proper party, on all amounts under five hundred dollars ($500.00), three percent; on all amounts over five hundred dollars ($500.00) and under one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), two percent; on all amounts over one thousand ($1,000.00), one and one-half percent; but the fee in no case shall exceed the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00); and the plaintiff or any person making any settlement shall be liable to the sheriff for such fees; Percentage
For pursuing and capturing or pursuit without capture, each prisoner charged with the commission of any crime denominated a felony, beyond the limits of the county, all necessary expenses of such pursuit, upon a verified, itemized account being presented for the same together with twelve dollars ($12.00) per diem of twelve hours for the time occupied in such pursuit; $12.00
For serving and returning writ of ne exeat or body attachment, in counties of every class, actual expenses; $20.00
For serving copy of execution when making levy on shares of stock under execution, on each party served, in counties of every class, actual expenses; $60.00
For making certificates of levy on shares, or otherwise, in counties of every class, actual expenses; $30.00
For making return on execution, in counties of every class, actual expenses; $60.00
For executing certificate of redemption, in counties of every class, actual expenses; $30.00
For service and execution of any writ of restitution or order of possession of premises, besides actual transportation costs necessarily incurred in counties of every class, actual expenses not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00), except that a Sheriff may charge for actual expenses in excess of two hundred dollars if the work performed exceeds two hours in duration. A Sheriff may charge a fee under this paragraph (36) after the sheriff has provided a detailed accounting of his or her actual expenses to the person requesting such service. Actual transportation costs assessed pursuant to this paragraph shall only be charged once per location for each service or execution; $200.00 Actual expenses
Pursuant to § 30-1-104(2) C.R.S., as amended, “actual expenses” means those personnel and processing costs incurred in typing, processing, filing, and serving said process papers but does not include mileage Actual
Mileage January 1, 2024 .67

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