2
4. Assessment Against and Allocation Among Parties. This Schedule does not
interfere with a court’s authority or duty, under statute or rule, to assess
costs against a party or to allocate costs among parties. See, e.g.,
Agriculture Article, §§ 4-125(d) and 5-111(c), Courts Article, §§ 3-228(b)
and 7-409(d), Family Law Article, § 4-506(d)(12), Labor and Employment
Article, §§ 3-605(b) and 9-902(f), Real Property Article, § 10-108, and
Rules 1-325(b), 2-415(a), 2-506(d), and 2-603(a), (c), and (d), and 4-353.
C. Uniformity. For services enumerated in this Schedule, the charges, costs, and fees
shall be uniform throughout the State exclusively as provided in this Schedule.
II. Charges, Costs, and Fees.
A. Initial Filing Fee.
1. Civil Actions Other Than Juvenile Proceedings and Appeals.
(A) Unless a different fee is prescribed in paragraph (B) of this
subsection, a clerk shall collect a $165
1
,
2
filing fee for docketing a
civil action or proceeding, not including an appeal but including:
(1) a certified copy of a pleading giving rise to a lis pendens or
a notice of lis pendens; and
(2) a petition for writ of habeas corpus, except when filed by the
Office of the Public Defender.
(B) A clerk shall collect:
(1) a $95
1
,
2
filing fee for docketing a petition for confirmation,
correction, or modification of an arbitration award under
Courts Article, Title 3, Subtitle 2, for confirmation of an
arbitration award under Courts Article, § 3-2A-05(i); and
(2) a $31
2
filing fee for docketing a motion to hold a person in
contempt, or to modify alimony, custody, support, or
visitation; and
(3) a $110
1, 2
filing fee for:
(a) a summons or other notice of a court of another state
for appearance of a witness for deposition;
(b) a foreign judgment under the Maryland Uniform
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Courts
Article, §§ 11-801 through 11-807);