A decision, effective April 1, 2002, by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts limits the charge for a single document to 30 pages in all PACER, RACER, or CM/ECF sites. The maximum charge for an imaged copy of a document obtained from the PACER system is $2.40. Previously, a 50 page document cost $4.00 at 8 cents a page. This same document now only costs $2.40. Users will receive the entire 50 page document but only be charged $2.40. This cap applies only to imaged documents. The cap does not apply to docket sheets or reports. Each attachment in CM/ECF sites is considered a separate document. Therefore, the cap will apply to each attachment over 30 pages separately.

If you have any questions, please contact the PACER Service Center at pacer@psc.uscourts.gov.