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                                                                                   (Eff. 3/11/2008)

                    ELECTRONIC PUBLIC ACCESS FEE SCHEDULE
             (Issued in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930, 1932)

        As directed by Congress, the Judicial Conference has determined that the following fees
are necessary to reimburse expenses incurred by the judiciary in providing electronic public
access to court records. These fees shall apply to the United States unless otherwise stated. No
fees under this schedule shall be charged to federal agencies or programs which are funded from
judiciary appropriations, including, but not limited to, agencies, organizations, and individuals
providing services authorized by the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, and bankruptcy
administrator programs.

I.     For electronic access to court data via a federal judiciary Internet site: eight cents per
       page, with the total for any document, docket sheet, or case-specific report not to exceed
       the fee for thirty pages­ provided however that transcripts of federal court proceedings
       shall not be subject to the thirty-page fee limit. Attorneys of record and parties in a case
       (including pro se litigants) receive one free electronic copy of all documents filed
       electronically, if receipt is required by law or directed by the filer. No fee is owed under
       this provision until an account holder accrues charges of more than $10 in a calendar year.
       Consistent with Judicial Conference policy, courts may, upon a showing of cause, exempt
       indigents, bankruptcy case trustees, individual researchers associated with educational
       institutions, courts, section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations, court appointed pro
       bono attorneys, and pro bono ADR neutrals from payment of these fees. Courts must find
       that parties from the classes of persons or entities listed above seeking exemption have
       demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and
       to promote public access to information. Any user granted an exemption agrees not to sell
       for profit the data obtained as a result. Any transfer of data obtained as the result of a fee
       exemption is prohibited unless expressly authorized by the court. Exemptions may be
       granted for a definite period of time and may be revoked at the discretion of the court
       granting the exemption.

II.    For printing copies of any record or document accessed electronically at a public terminal
       in the courthouse: ten cents per page. This fee shall apply to services rendered on behalf
       of the United States if the record requested is remotely available through electronic
       access.

III.   For every search of court records conducted by the PACER Service Center, $26 per name
       or item searched.

IV.    For the PACER Service Center to reproduce on paper any record pertaining to a PACER
       account, if this information is remotely available through electronic access, 50 cents per
       page.

V.     For a check paid to the PACER Service Center which is returned for lack of funds, $45.
       JUDICIAL CONFERENCE POLICY NOTES

       Courts should not exempt local, state or federal government agencies, members of the
media, attorneys or others not members of one of the groups listed above. Exemptions should be
granted as the exception, not the rule. A court may not use this exemption language to exempt all
users. An exemption applies only to access related to the case or purpose for which it was given.
The prohibition on transfer of information received without fee is not intended to bar a quote or
reference to information received as a result of a fee exemption in a scholarly or other similar
work.

        The electronic public access fee applies to electronic court data viewed remotely from the
public records of individual cases in the court, including filed documents and the docket sheet.
Electronic court data may be viewed free at public terminals at the courthouse and courts may
provide other local court information at no cost. Examples of information that can be provided at
no cost include: local rules, court forms, news items, court calendars, opinions, and other
information ­ such as court hours, court location, telephone listings ­ determined locally to
benefit the public and the court.




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