| PACER is the Public Access to Court Electronic
Records service which allows for retrieval of electronic
case summaries and docket information. The PACER system
is available days, nights and weekends.
To use PACER, you must register and obtain
an account with the National PACER Billing Center in San
Antonio. If you would like to register please contact the
PACER Service Center at 1-800-676-6856.
All registered agencies or individuals will be charged
a user fee. Access to web-based PACER systems
will generate a $.08 per page charge. Users will not
incur both per-minute and per-page charges for a PACER
session.
NOTICE:
ELECTRONIC PUBLIC ACCESS FEE SCHEDULE
Effective March 11, 2008
(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: 8 cents per page, with the total for any document, docket sheet, or case-specific report not to exceed the fee for 30 pages– provided however that transcripts of federal court proceedings shall not be subject to the 30-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: 10 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. |
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