Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 801b - Probate Court Procedures
Section 45a-109. - Miscellaneous fees: Recordings, notices, service of process, copies.

In addition to the basic fees specified in sections 45a-106a, 45a-107 and 45a-108a, the following expenses shall be payable to the Probate Courts: (1) For recording each page or fraction thereof after the first five pages of any one document, three dollars; (2) for each notice in excess of two with respect to any hearing or continued hearing, two dollars; (3) for any expenses incurred by the Probate Court for newspaper publication of notices, certified or registered mailing of notices, or for service of process or notice, the actual amount of the expenses so incurred; (4) for providing copies of any document from a file in the court of any matter within the jurisdiction of the court, five dollars for a copy of any such document up to five pages in length and one dollar per copy for each additional page or fractional part thereof as the case may be, except that there shall be furnished without charge to the fiduciary or, if none, to the petitioner with respect to any probate matter one uncertified copy of each decree, certificate or other court order setting forth the action of the court on any proceeding in such matter; (5) for certifying copies of any document from a file in the court of any matter before the court, five dollars per each copy certified for the first two pages of a document, and two dollars for each copy certified for each page after the second page of such document, except that no charge shall be made for any copy certified or otherwise that the court is required by statute to make; (6) for retrieval of a file not located on the premises of the court, the actual expense or ten dollars, whichever is greater; (7) for copying probate records through the use of a hand-held scanner, as defined in section 1-212, twenty dollars per day; (8) for providing a digital copy of an audio recording of a hearing, twenty-five dollars; and (9) for filing any document other than a will under any provision of the general statutes if the court is not required to take action, twenty-five dollars, in addition to any applicable recording fee.

(P.A. 90-146, S. 5; P.A. 93-279, S. 11, 20; P.A. 11-128, S. 3; P.A. 12-45, S. 5; P.A. 13-199, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 451.)
History: P.A. 93-279 increased cost for recording each page after five pages from $2.50 to $3, for each notice in excess of two from $1 to $2, for copying document on file in court up to five pages in length to $5, for certifying copies of documents from $1 to $5 for first two pages and for retrieval of file not located on premises of court, the actual cost or $10, whichever is greater, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 11-128 added Subdiv. (7) re $20 daily fee for copying with hand-held scanner; P.A. 12-45 substituted “fees” for “charges and costs”, “expense” for “cost”, and “except that” for “provided”, added Subdiv. (8) re $25 fee for digital copy of audio recording of hearing and made a technical change, effective January 1, 2013; P.A. 13-199 substituted references to Probate Court for references to court of probate, effective January 1, 2014; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 substituted reference to Secs. 45a-106a, 45a-107 and 45a-108a for “sections 45a-106 to 45a-108, inclusive” and added Subdiv. (9) re $25 filing fee for any document other than a will, effective January 1, 2016.

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