You can make a request to the Court asking not to be charged for filing your case or for having the sheriff deliver legal papers. This request is called Motion, Affidavit, and Order to Waive Filing Fee and Service of Process Fee. This request relies on your Financial Affidavit (Form UJS-023), which gives the Judge information about your finances. The Judge will use this information to decide if you qualify to have your fees waived.
You will need to submit three documents:
If you do not hear from the clerk of court in five business days, you should contact the office and ask whether the Judge signed your Order on Motion to Waive Filing Fee & Service of Process Fee. If the Judge did not sign your Order, you have 30 days to pay the filing fee or your case will be dismissed.