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IN HB1179
Bill
Status
1/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Clyde Kersey
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AI Summary
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Extends court clerk administrative fee authority to city and town court clerks, previously limited to circuit court clerks under Indiana Code 33-37-12.
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Allows clerks to retain administrative fees from excess amounts collected for bail, fines, civil penalties, court fees, court costs, user fees, and document preparation/transmission fees.
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Increases the maximum administrative fee retention amount from $3 to $5 per transaction.
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Requires retained administrative fees to be deposited into the clerk's record perpetuation fund established under IC 33-37-5-2.
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Effective date: July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Court clerk administrative fee. Allows a clerk of a city or town court to retain a court clerk administrative fee from the excess amounts of bail, fines, civil penalties, and certain fees and court costs collected by the clerk. (Current law allows only a clerk of a circuit court to retain an administrative fee.) Increases the maximum amount of the court clerk administrative fee from $3 to $5.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/8/2018