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IN HB1251
Bill
Status
1/16/2018
Primary Sponsor
Kathy Richardson
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AI Summary
House Bill 1251 Summary
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Increases the fee for certificates under seal authenticating copies of court records from $1 to $5, with fees deposited into the clerk's record perpetuation fund.
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Requires clerks to distribute 50% of monthly certificate fees to the county auditor on the fifth day of each month for deposit into the county general fund.
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Transfers collection of the $60 out-of-state service fee from the clerk to the sheriff, with restrictions limiting collection to one time per case and prohibiting additional fees for postjudgment services.
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Changes probation user's fee collection from optional to mandatory, requiring clerks to keep 3% of collected fees (previously optional) to defray administrative costs.
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Authorizes clerks to collect home detention fees, retain not more than 3% for administrative costs, and establishes a distribution process for the remaining fees to probation services funds.
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Effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Court fees. Provides that the clerk of a court shall collect a $5 fee for a certificate under seal attached in authentication of a copy of any record, paper, or transcript. (Under current law, the fee is $1.) Specifies that fees collected for a certificate under seal attached in authentication of a copy of any record, paper, or transcript are deposited into the clerk's record perpetuation fund (fund). Provides that a clerk shall, on the fifth day of each month, distribute 50% of the fee collected for a certificate under seal attached in authentication of a copy of any record,
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/16/2018