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Simple English definitions for legal terms

filing fee

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A quick definition of filing fee:

Definition: A filing fee is a charge that a government agency requires to process documents and requests. This fee helps pay for the cost of reviewing and storing the documents and discourages unnecessary paperwork. Many different agencies, such as civil courts and immigration agencies, require a filing fee, and it is also required by the SEC.

A more thorough explanation:

Filing fee

Filing fee is a charge by a government agency for processing documents and requests. The fee helps cover the cost of reviewing the documents, storing them, and discourages unnecessary paper filings. Many agencies require a filing fee, including civil courts, immigration agencies, and the SEC.

  • A person filing for a divorce in a civil court may be required to pay a filing fee.
  • An immigrant applying for a visa may need to pay a filing fee to the immigration agency.
  • A company filing for an initial public offering (IPO) with the SEC will need to pay a filing fee.

These examples illustrate how different government agencies require a filing fee for various types of requests and documents. The fees help cover the cost of processing and storing the documents, and discourage unnecessary filings. Without filing fees, the government agencies would need to find other ways to cover these costs, which could result in higher taxes or reduced services.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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