SB1209 - Allows the circuit court in St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses including the maintenance of a law library

SB 1209

Allows the circuit court in St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses including the maintenance of a law library

Sponsor:

May

LR Number:

5791S.01I

Committee:

Local Government and Elections

Last Action:

3/29/2022 - Second Read and Referred S Local Government and Elections Committee

Journal Page:

S1461

Title:

Calendar Position:

Effective Date:

August 28, 2022

Current Bill Summary

SB 1209 - Currently, any circuit court may collect a civil case filing surcharge of an amount not to exceed $15 for the maintenance of a law library, the county's or circuit's family services and justice fund, or courtroom renovation and technology enhancement. If the circuit court reimburses the state for salaries of family court commissioners or is the circuit court in Jackson County, then the fee may be up to $20. Under this act, the circuit court in the city of St. Louis may also charge a filing surcharge up to $20.

This act is identical to HB 1963 (2022), HB 143 (2021), HB 1554 (2020), HB 1224 (2019), a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 1083 (2019), HB 1891 (2018), SB 288 (2017), HB 391 (2017), and SB 812 (2016).

KATIE O'BRIEN

Amendments

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