Article 17 of Decree-Law No. 53 of 2026 Promulgating the Law Regulating Procedures for Parentage and Name Correction Actions

A fee of (150) dinars shall be imposed on applications for the establishment or denial of indirect parentage, and a fee of (50) dinars shall be imposed on applications for the correction or change of names, or the addition or deletion of surnames, and on grievances and objections. No application, grievance, or objection shall be registered until the fee has been paid. The fee imposed on an application shall cover all the committee's procedures from its submission until its determination. Applications to correct clerical errors in these particulars shall be exempt from the provisions of the first paragraph. The committee may, upon an application submitted by the person concerned accompanied by supporting documents, issue a reasoned decision exempting that person from payment of the fees whenever inability to pay them is established. Its decision issued in this regard shall be final and not subject to challenge by any means of appeal. Chapter Seven Penalties and Final Provisions