Fees

The fee shall include compensation for the delivery note containing the decision or interim decision to be issued in the matter. In addition, the fee shall include compensation for any other measure taken by the authority in connection with the consideration of the matter, unless a separate provision is made for the fee to be charged or the reimbursement of costs. As a rule, the court fee is also collected when an action, appeal or application is withdrawn.

Certain cases shall be dealt with free of charge. These include criminal cases promoted by the public prosecutor at the first instance of the court, appeals brought by a private person before the insurance court concerning the right to benefit, the amount of the benefit or the recovery of the benefit, and most social matters dealt with in administrative courts.

The extract, copy and certificate fee shall be charged for documents ordered separately, unless a fee exemption is provided for separately. For example, no fee is charged for the delivery book to the injured party in a criminal case advocated by the public prosecutor. The person who orders a tape or recording is charged a tape or recording cost and a delivery cost for sound or video recordings or other recordings.

In general courts, separate costs are the costs of announcements in the Official Journal or in other newspapers. In certain application cases, the alert costs (so-called table alerts) are included in the fee and are thus not separately charged. If the party neglects to provide the copies he or she has been obliged to provide, they shall be made at his or her expense. As compensation for special service of notice costs, invoiced fees, fees and costs abroad are charged in full.

The parties liable for payment are the initiator (plaintiff, applicant or a person who comes instead of them), the appellant in the appeal case and, in the case of other performances, the one who ordered them. The person who has been granted legal aid is exempt from the obligation to pay. Certain parties are also exempt from the obligation to pay. These include police, pre-trial, prosecutor and enforcement authorities.

Fees are levied after completion of the performance, as a rule by invoicing.