The District of Montana Bankruptcy Court accepts the following methods of payment:
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U.S. Postal Service money orders;
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Cashier’s checks issued by an acceptable financial institution;
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Attorney or law firm checks payable to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (all attorney/law firm checks must include a current pre-printed name, street address and telephone number); or
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American Express, Discover, MasterCard and VISA for payment of fees for electronically filed documents.
**Cash is not accepted in bankruptcy cases.**
**Personal checks are not accepted from debtors.**
Download Miscellaneous Fee Schedule
Updated 5/11/2026
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NEW PETITIONS
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Chapter 7
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$338.00
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Chapter 9
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$1,738.00
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Chapter 11
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$1,738.00
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Chapter 11 - Railroad
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$1,550.00
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Chapter 12
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$278.00
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Chapter 13
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$313.00
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Chapter 15 (Ancillary)
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$1,738.00
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ADVERSARY PROCEEDING
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Adversary Proceeding
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$350.00
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AMENDMENTS
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Schedules (D, E & F)
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$34.00
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Master Mailing List/List of Creditors (exceptions listed in "Miscellaneous Fee Schedule")
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$34.00
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CASE CONVERSIONS
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Chapter 7 to Chapter 11
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$922.00
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Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 Railroad
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$755.00
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Chapter 11 or Chapter 9 to Chapter 7
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$15.00
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Chapter 11 Railroad to Chapter 7
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$15.00
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Chapter 12 to Chapter 7
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$60.00
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Chapter 13 to Chapter 11
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$932.00
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Chapter 13 to Chapter 7
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$25.00
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Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 Railroad
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$765.00
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BIFURCATION (SEVER JOINT CASE)
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Chapter 7 Splitting Case
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$338.00
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Chapter 11 Bifurcation Splitting Case
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$1,738.00
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Chapter 12 Splitting Case
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$278.00
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Chapter 13 Splitting Case
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$313.00
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MOTIONS
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Motion for the Sale of Property (11 U.S.C Sec. 363(f))
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$199.00
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Motion to terminate, Annul, Modify or Condition of the Automatic Stay
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$199.00
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Motion to Withdraw Referend
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$199.00
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Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property
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$199.00
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Motion to Redact
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$28.00
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APPEALS
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Appeal or Cross Appeal (combined $5 notice of appeal fee and $293 appeal filing fee)
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$298.00
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Appeal or Cross Appeal (due upon certification from the circuit court and in addition to the $298 listed above)
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$307.00
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CASE REOPENINGS
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Chapter 7 Reopening
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$260.00
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Chapter 9 Reopening
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$1,167.00
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Chapter 11 Reopening
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$1,167.00
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Chapter 11 - Railroad Reopening
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$1,000.00
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Chapter 12 Reopening
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$200.00
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Chapter 13 Reopening
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$235.00
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Chapter 15 (Ancillary) Reopening
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$1,167.00
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Attorney Admission Fees - PHV Fees
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$273.00
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Return Check Fee
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$53.00
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Transfer of Claim (per claim transferred)
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$28.00
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Document Certification
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$12.00
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Document Exemplification
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$24.00
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Copy fees (obtained/prepared by a deputy clerk, per page)
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$0.50
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Copy fees (records stored outside of CM/ECF provided in an electronic format)
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$33.00
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Reproduction of Audio Recordings of Proceedings
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$34.00
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Electronic Retrieval of Archived Records - Flat Fee
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$20.90
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Electronic Retrieval of Archived Records - Per Page Fee
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$0.65
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Record Retrieval (1st box)
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$70.00
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Record Retrieval (additional boxes)
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$43.00
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Record Search
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$34.00
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Registration of a Foreign Judgment
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$52.00
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Filing any document not related to a pending case or proceeding
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$52.00
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