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IN SB0217
Bill
AI Summary
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Increases sheriff service of process fee from $13 to $25 per case, collectable only once per case for the duration of the case, effective July 1, 2015.
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Authorizes sheriffs to collect an additional $25 per case fee for any postjudgment service.
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Requires sheriffs to collect a $60 fee from persons filing civil actions outside Indiana when an Indiana sheriff is requested to perform service of process in Indiana.
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Mandates sheriffs transfer collected fees to the county auditor, who deposits them into either the county pension trust established under IC 36-8-10-12 or the county general fund if no pension trust exists.
Legislative Description
Service of process fees collected by a sheriff. Requires a sheriff to collect a service of process fee of $25 instead of $13 from a party requesting service of a writ, an order, a process, a notice, a tax warrant, or any other paper completed by the sheriff. Provides that a sheriff may collect an additional fee of $25 per case for postjudgment service.
Last Action
Public Law 165
5/5/2015