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Local Bankr. R. 1006-1

Filing Fees - Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments.

(a)      Filing fees for cases filed under Chapter 7, 9, 11, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code are prescribed by the Judicial Conference and may be found in 28 U.S.C. § 1930.

(b)      Applications to pay the filing fee in installments shall be filed on Official Form 103 (a) and pursuant to FRBP 1006(b). Such fee shall be paid in full within four (4) months of the filing, unless the Court orders otherwise.

(c)      Filing fees may be paid by cash, certified check, money order, check drawn on an attorney’s account, or an approved credit card. The Clerk may refuse to accept personal checks, checks from an attorney filing their personal petition, and may also refuse to accept a check from any person who is known by the Clerk to have previously presented a form of payment that was subsequently refused. Checks shall be payable to "Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court." A check is accepted subject to collection.