Section 4. The fees of the clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth and for each of the counties and for the appeals court shall be as follows:
for the entry of a complaint, petition, appeal or other action, $300;
for the filing of an application for further appellate review, $270; and
for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, $90.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fee shall be paid for the entry of an appeal, petition, complaint or other action and for the filing of an application for further appellate review by the commonwealth and no fee shall be charged to the commonwealth for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, but if the commonwealth prevails in the action, the fees shall be taxed against the other party.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
9
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1925–2026 · leading case:
Edwin R. Sage Co. v. Foley, 421 N.E.2d 460 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981).
Edwin R. Sage Co. v. Foley, 421 N.E.2d 460 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981).
“84, broadening the scope of § 118, is indicative of a legislative view that the practical administration of justice requires an efficient informal remedy for the review of interlocutory orders disposing of injunction requests made in all of the departments of the Trial Court…”
Westinghouse Elec. Supply Co. v. Healy Corp., 359 N.E.2d 634 (Mass. App. Ct. 1977).
“Counsel for Healy, due (as he later contended) “to an erroneous interpretation of Rule 10 2 and to a misunderstanding of statements made by the [cjlerk’s office,” neglected to pay to the clerk of this court the docket fee fixed by law (five dollars; see G. L. c. 262, § 4). Some…”
Commonwealth v. De'Amicis, 877 N.E.2d 925 (Mass. 2007).
“G. L. c. 262, § 4. Section 27E concerns repayments of waived fees or costs and deductions from settlements based on parties’ recoveries.”
Commonwealth v. Clark, 858 N.E.2d 768 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006).
“261, §§ 27A and 27B, for waiver of the entry fee of $300 (see G. L. c. 262, § 4) on the ground of his alleged indigency.”
Coonce v. Coonce, 255 N.E.2d 330 (Mass. 1970).
“We recognize that G. L. c. 262, § 4, as amended by St. 1954, c.”
Thorndike, 147 N.E. 672 (Mass. 1925).
“It is required by G. L. c. 262, § 4, that an entry fee of $3 shall be paid to the clerk by the party entering a petition like the present.”
Perry v. Wellpath, LLC (Mass. App. Ct. 2026).
“G. L. c. 262, §§ 4, 4C. 4 1. Appeal from the single justice fee order.”
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