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View advance fees for civil paper services.

Evictions

Forcible Entry and Detainer (FED) (Additional person / Same household)
+ $10 fee for every paper posted on door
$20.00
Forcible Entry and Detainer (FED) (One Person)
+ $10 fee for every paper posted on door + mileage
$30.00
Writ of Removal
+ $10 fee for every paper posted on door + mileage + $25.00 Deputy Fee/Hr (1 hour min.) No charge for Courtesy Notice
$30.00

Executions

Bank Garnishment
$135.00
Personal Demands
$40.00
Vehicle Liens
Vehicle Liens + $10 check made payable to Pott Co Treasurer + $30 if notice is served to the defendant
$40.00
Wage Garnishment
$90.00

Mileage

Minimum
$10.00
Council Bluffs
$10.00
Carter Lake
$12.00
Avoca
Mileage to and from: 74 miles
$51.00
Bently
Mileage to and from: 36 miles
$25.00
Carson
Mileage to and from: 54 miles
$37.00
Crescent
Mileage to and from: 16 miles
$11.00
Elliott
Mileage to and from: 92 miles
$64.00
Griswold
Mileage to and from: 82 miles
$57.00
Hancock
Mileage to and from: 68 miles
$47.00
Henderson
Mileage to and from: 64 miles
$44.00
Honeycreek
Mileage to and from: 26 miles
$18.00
Loveland
Mileage to and from: 32 miles
$22.00
Macedonia
Mileage to and from: 58 miles
$40.00
Mcclelland
Mileage to and from: 32 miles
$22.00
Minden
Mileage to and from: 52 miles
$36.00
Neola
Mileage to and from: 42 miles
$29.00
Oakland
Mileage to and from: 54 miles
$37.00
Shelby
Mileage to and from: 66 miles
$46.00
Silver City
Mileage to and from: 48 miles
$33.00
Treynor
Mileage to and from: 32 miles
$22.00
Underwood
Mileage to and from: 30 miles
$21.00
Walnut
Mileage to and from: 90 miles
$63.00

Notary

Copy Fee (Per Page)
*This fee will be for any papers for service emailed to us that will need printed off. Papers hand delivered and/or mailed to our office will not incur this fee.
$0.50
Notary Fee
$1.00

Notices

Additional person in same household
+ $10 fee for every paper posted on door
$20.00
Each additional person
+ $10 fee for every paper posted on door
$30.00
One person
+ $10 fee for every paper posted on door
$30.00

Sheriff Sales

Attending Sale of Property / Setting a Sale
$75.00
Certified Postage Fee
$9.64
Deed
$50.00
Levy of Execution
$30.00
Notices of Sale
$30.00
Posting & Copying Fees (Each Time)
3 Locations $10/ location = $30 + $0.50 / page
$31.50
Postponement of a Sale
$50.00

Subpoena

Subpoena
+ mileage
$35.00

Warrants

Warrants
+ mileage
$35.00

*Credit/Debit cards are not accepted for service of civil papers

Note: When determining what it will cost to have civil process served, you will need to add service fees plus mileage. If there is an overage paid for service fees, they will be refunded to you.

These fees are subject to change.

227 S 6th St.
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
(712) 328-5600

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