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MO HB2173
Bill
Status
2/16/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mike Parson
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AI Summary
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Adds a $3 fee to all civil cases filed in circuit courts and all criminal cases, including municipal ordinance violations and criminal traffic violations, effective immediately
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Two dollars of the $3 fee shall be retained by the circuit clerk and deposited into a circuit clerk's record preservation fund for record storage, microfilming, preservation, and public access of circuit court records
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The remaining one dollar from the $3 fee is designated as court costs under the existing cost structure in section 488.012
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The circuit clerk's record preservation fund shall be budgeted and expended by the circuit clerk and cannot be used to substitute for general revenue allocations without the circuit clerk's express consent
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No fee shall be collected when a criminal proceeding or defendant has been dismissed, when costs are waived, or when costs are paid by the state, county, or municipality
Legislative Description
Authorizes a $3 fee, in addition to all other court costs, in all civil and criminal cases or any violation of criminal traffic laws to be deposited into the circuit clerk's record preservation fund
Last Action
Referred: Judiciary (H)
5/14/2010