DMBM668640 | Enforcement action: county court proceedings: fees, costs and charges: recording fees incurred

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Types of court fees and charges (costs)

Court fees and costs are classified as

• chargeable that is recoverable from the defendant (DMBM690020)

• non-chargeable that is incurred but not recoverable (DMBM690030).

Chargeable fees

All chargeable fees are recorded on SAFE (DMBM690020).

To create a court fee charge on SAFE see DMBM690040.

Non-chargeable fees

Although these fees are not recorded on SEES you must keep a record of them. This can be either

• manual using Book 28 or

• electronic as in an Excel spreadsheet.

Recording fees incurred

When you incur fees

• complete form C17 in duplicate and

• complete your record from the bottom copy of form C17

• pass both copies of form C17, the record and the case papers to a debt manager or above.

The debt manager will

• check the entry against the top copy of form C17, and

• initial the bottom copy of form C17 to certify the amount incurred.