HB 1391 Summary

• Increases the general docket fee for Supreme Court appeals in civil and criminal cases from an unspecified amount to $200.00, collected by the lower court clerk and forwarded to the Supreme Court.

• Raises filing fees for complaints and petitions in chancery courts, including contested divorces to $115.00 (from $75.00), uncontested divorces to $70.00 (from $50.00), and various other civil matters to $65.00-$115.00.

• Increases the circuit court filing fee for complaints, petitions, and indictments to $125.00 (from an unspecified amount) as a comprehensive fee covering all services through judgment entry.

• Increases the state assessment imposed on felony violations from an unspecified amount to $344.50, with portions directed to various special funds including the State General Fund ($135.00) and Crime Laboratory DNA Identification System Fund ($100.00).

• All fee increases take effect July 1, 2011, with sections affecting chancery and circuit courts subject to approval under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.