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2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 1. Applicability and Definitions › 33-37-1-5. Automated Judicial System; Formal Written Commitment

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "formal written commitment" means:
(1) adopting a resolution or ordinance; and
(2) entering into an agreement.
(b) In the context of this article, a county, city, or town that has made a formal written commitment to convert to or adopt the state's automated judicial system is considered to be operating under the state's automated judicial system once the conversion to the system is complete.
As added by P.L.284-2013, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 2. General Court Costs Provisions for Criminal Actions › 33-37-2-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies in criminal actions.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-2-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 2. General Court Costs Provisions for Criminal Actions › 33-37-2-2. Costs as Separate From Sentence; Suspension of Costs; Liability for Costs

Sec. 2. (a) Costs in a criminal action are not a part of the sentence and may be suspended only under section 3 of this chapter. However, if:
(1) two (2) or more charges against a person are joined for trial; and
(2) the person is convicted of two (2) or more offenses in the trial;
the court may waive the person's liability for costs for all but one (1) of the offenses.
(b) If a person is acquitted or an indictment or information is dismissed by order of the court, the person is not liable for costs.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-2-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.156-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 2. General Court Costs Provisions for Criminal Actions › 33-37-2-4. Prosecution for Offense by Inmate of State Penal Institution; State's Liability for Costs

Sec. 4. (a) The state shall pay all costs of trial in a prosecution for an offense committed:
(1) by an inmate of a state correctional facility; and
(2) in the county in which the correctional facility is located.
(b) The costs of trial to be paid under this section include:
(1) court fees; and
(2) expenses incurred by the county sheriff in returning the defendant to the jurisdiction of the court and keeping the defendant in custody until trial.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-2-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 2. General Court Costs Provisions for Criminal Actions › 33-37-2-5. Fees Prescribed by Ic 33-37-4-1; Fine or Penalty in Addition to Costs

Sec. 5. The fees prescribed by IC 33-37-4-1 are costs and may be collected from a defendant against whom a conviction is entered. A fine or penalty imposed is in addition to costs.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-2-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-1. Collection of Fees in Civil or Paternity Actions Brought by or on Behalf of State or Political Subdivisions

Sec. 1. (a) The fees prescribed in civil actions or paternity actions may not be collected from the state or a political subdivision in an action brought by or on behalf of the state or the political subdivision.
(b) This section does not prevent collecting fees from a defendant when the state or political subdivision is successful in its action.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-3-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-2. Indigent Persons; Relief From or Waiver of Fees and Court Costs in Civil Actions or Appointment of Guardian

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person entitled to bring a civil action or to petition for the appointment of a guardian under IC 29-3-5 may do so without paying the required fees or other court costs if the person files a statement in court, under oath and in writing:
(1) declaring that the person is unable to make the payments or to give security for the payments because of the person's indigency;
(2) declaring that the person believes that the person is entitled to the redress sought in the action; and
(3) setting forth briefly the nature of the action.
(b) If a person brings a civil action or petition for the appointment of a guardian under IC 29-3-5, a clerk shall waive the payment of required fees or other court costs by the person without court approval if:
(1) the person is represented by an attorney:
(A) who is employed by Indiana Legal Services or another civil legal aid program; or
(B) who:
(i) is serving as a pro bono attorney; and
(ii) obtained the person as a client through a direct referral from a pro bono district associated with one (1) of the fourteen (14) administrative districts in Indiana established by the Indiana Rules of Court Administrative Rule 3(A); and
(2) the attorney files a statement with the clerk that:
(A) seeks relief from paying the required fees or other court costs;
(B) declares that the person believes that the person is entitled to the redress sought in the action;
(C) sets forth briefly the nature of the action;
(D) is accompanied by an approved affidavit of indigency; and
(E) is signed by the attorney.
(c) This section does not prohibit a court from reviewing and modifying a finding of indigency by the court or a clerk if a person who received relief from the payment of required fees or other court costs ceases to qualify for the relief.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-3-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.89-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-3. Actions Commenced by Person Confined by Department of Correction

Sec. 3. (a) When an offender confined by the department of correction commences an action or a proceeding without paying fees or other court costs under section 2 of this chapter, the offender shall obtain from the appropriate official of the correctional facility or facilities at which the offender is or was confined a certified copy of the prisoner's trust fund account statement for the six (6) months immediately preceding submission of the complaint or petition. The offender shall file the trust fund account statement in addition to the statement required under section 2 of this chapter.
(b) The offender shall pay a partial filing fee that is twenty percent (20%) of the greater of:
(1) the average monthly deposits to the offender's account; or
(2) the average monthly balance in the offender's account;
for the six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or petition. However, the fee may not exceed the full statutory fee for the commencement of actions or proceedings.
(c) If the offender claims exceptional circumstances that render the offender unable to pay the partial filing fee required by this section, in addition to the statement required by section 2 of this chapter and the statement of account required by subsection (a), the offender shall submit an affidavit of special circumstances setting forth the reasons and circumstances that justify relief from the partial filing fee requirement.
(d) If the court approves the application to waive all fees, the court shall give written notice to the offender that all fees and costs relating to the filing and service will be waived. If the court denies the application to waive all fees, the court shall give written notice to the offender that the offender's case will be dismissed if the partial filing fee is not paid not later than forty-five (45) days after the date of the order, or within an additional period that the court may, upon request, allow. Process concerning the offender's case may not be served until the fee is paid.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-3-2.5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-4. Recovery of Costs

Sec. 4. A party for whom judgment is entered in a civil action is entitled to recover costs.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-3-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-5. Prepayment of Fees; Appeals

Sec. 5. The prepayment of fees under this chapter is not required in an appeal of a civil matter to a circuit court, superior court, or probate court from a court of inferior jurisdiction.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-3-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.146.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-6. Inclusion of Service of Process by Mail in Court Costs Fee

Sec. 6. Court costs fees under this chapter include service of process by certified mail, unless service by the sheriff is requested by the person who institutes the action.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-3-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-7. Private Service of Process; Reimbursement of Cost

Sec. 7. If personal service of process is carried out by a process server other than the sheriff, the party who paid for the private service is entitled to reimbursement of the cost of the private service as a part of any judgment that party may recover.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-3-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-8. Name Change Actions; Separate Fee

Sec. 8. Notwithstanding IC 33-37-4-4, the clerk may not collect a separate civil fee for a name change action initiated under IC 31-15-2-18.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-3-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions › 33-37-3-9. Prepayment of Fees; Exceptions

Sec. 9. Prepayment of fees is not required in proceedings for either of the following:
(1) Adoption.
(2) The appointment of a guardian.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-4-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 4 and 6 of this chapter by P.L.174-2006 apply only to cases filed after June 30, 2006.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.537.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-3. Juvenile Costs Fee; Additional Fees

Sec. 3. (a) The clerk shall collect a juvenile costs fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120) for each action filed under any of the following:
(1) IC 31-34 (children in need of services).
(2) IC 31-37 (delinquent children).
(3) IC 31-14 (paternity).
(b) In addition to the juvenile costs fee collected under this section, the clerk shall collect the following fees, if they are required under IC 33-37-5:
(1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or IC 33-37-5-4).
(2) A marijuana eradication program fee (IC 33-37-5-7).
(3) An alcohol and drug services program fee (IC 33-37-5-8(b)).
(4) A law enforcement continuing education program fee (IC 33-37-5-8(c)).
(5) An alcohol and drug countermeasures fee (IC 33-37-5-10).
(6) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
(7) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
(8) A late payment fee (IC 33-37-5-22).
(9) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
(10) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
(11) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
(12) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
(13) A DNA sample processing fee (IC 33-37-5-26.2).
(c) The clerk shall transfer to the county auditor or city or town fiscal officer the following fees not later than thirty (30) days after they are collected:
(1) The marijuana eradication program fee (IC 33-37-5-7).
(2) The alcohol and drug services program fee (IC 33-37-5-8(b)).
(3) The law enforcement continuing education program fee (IC 33-37-5-8(c)).
The auditor or fiscal officer shall deposit the fees in the appropriate user fee fund established under IC 33-37-8.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-5-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.85-2004, SEC.18; P.L.95-2004, SEC.6; P.L.2-2005, SEC.102; P.L.176-2005, SEC.6; P.L.85-2017, SEC.110.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-4. Civil Costs Fee; Additional Fees

Sec. 4. (a) The clerk shall collect a civil costs fee of one hundred dollars ($100) from a party filing a civil action. This subsection does not apply to the following civil actions:
(1) Proceedings to enforce a statute defining an infraction under IC 34-28-5 (or IC 34-4-32 before its repeal).
(2) Proceedings to enforce an ordinance under IC 34-28-5 (or IC 34-4-32 before its repeal).
(3) Proceedings in juvenile court under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37.
(4) Proceedings in paternity under IC 31-14.
(5) Proceedings in small claims court under IC 33-34.
(6) Proceedings in actions described in section 7 of this chapter.
(b) In addition to the civil costs fee collected under this section, the clerk shall collect the following fees, if they are required under IC 33-37-5:
(1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or IC 33-37-5-4).
(2) A support and maintenance fee (IC 33-37-5-6).
(3) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
(4) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
(5) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
(6) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
(7) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
(8) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
(9) A service fee (IC 33-37-5-28(b)(1) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(2)).
(10) A garnishee service fee (IC 33-37-5-28(b)(3) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(4)).
(11) For a mortgage foreclosure action, a mortgage foreclosure counseling and education fee (IC 33-37-5-33) (before its expiration on July 1, 2017).
(12) Before July 1, 2025, a pro bono legal services fee (IC 33-37-5-31).
(13) A jury fee (IC 33-37-5-19.5).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-5-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.85-2004, SEC.19; P.L.95-2004, SEC.7; P.L.2-2005, SEC.103; P.L.176-2005, SEC.7; P.L.174-2006, SEC.15; P.L.105-2009, SEC.22; P.L.136-2012, SEC.14; P.L.231-2013, SEC.12; P.L.247-2015, SEC.36; P.L.39-2017, SEC.3; P.L.174-2022, SEC.61; P.L.237-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-5. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-5-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.85-2004, SEC.20; P.L.95-2004, SEC.8; P.L.2-2005, SEC.104. Repealed by P.L.1-2007, SEC.248.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-6. Small Claims Costs Fee, Small Claims Service Fee, and Additional Fees

Sec. 6. (a) For each small claims action, the clerk shall collect the following fees:
(1) From the party filing the action:
(A) a small claims costs fee of thirty-five dollars ($35);
(B) a small claims service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each named defendant that is not a garnishee defendant; and
(C) if the party has named more than three (3) garnishees or garnishee defendants, a small claims garnishee service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each garnishee or garnishee defendant in excess of three (3).
(2) From any party adding a defendant that is not a garnishee defendant, a small claims service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each defendant that is not a garnishee defendant added in the action.
(3) From any party adding a garnishee or garnishee defendant, a small claims garnishee service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each garnishee or garnishee defendant added to the action. However, a clerk may not collect a small claims garnishee service fee for the first three (3) garnishees named in the action.
However, a clerk may not collect a small claims costs fee, small claims service fee, or small claims garnishee service fee for a small claims action filed by or on behalf of the attorney general.
(b) A clerk may not collect a fee under subsection (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(C), (a)(2), or (a)(3) for a small claims action filed through the Indiana electronic filing system adopted by the Indiana supreme court.
(c) In addition to a small claims costs fee, small claims service fee, and small claims garnishee service fee collected under this section, the clerk shall collect the following fees, if they are required under IC 33-37-5:
(1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or IC 33-37-5-4).
(2) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
(3) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
(4) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
(5) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
(6) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
(7) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
(8) Before July 1, 2025, a pro bono legal services fee (IC 33-37-5-31).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-5-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.85-2004, SEC.21; P.L.95-2004, SEC.9; P.L.2-2005, SEC.105; P.L.176-2005, SEC.8; P.L.174-2006, SEC.11; P.L.136-2012, SEC.15; P.L.39-2017, SEC.4; P.L.235-2017, SEC.11; P.L.174-2022, SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-7. Probate Costs Fee; Additional Fees

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided under subsection (c), the clerk shall collect from the party filing the action a probate costs fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120) for each action filed under any of the following:
(1) IC 29 (probate).
(2) IC 30 (trusts and fiduciaries).
(b) In addition to the probate costs fee collected under subsection (a), the clerk shall collect from the party filing the action the following fees, if they are required under IC 33-37-5:
(1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or IC 33-37-5-4).
(2) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
(3) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
(4) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
(5) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
(6) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
(7) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
(8) Before July 1, 2025, a pro bono legal services fee (IC 33-37-5-31).
(c) A clerk may not collect a court costs fee for the filing of the following exempted actions:
(1) Petition to open a safety deposit box.
(2) Filing an inheritance tax return, unless proceedings other than the court's approval of the return become necessary.
(3) Offering a will for probate under IC 29-1-7, unless proceedings other than admitting the will to probate become necessary.
(4) Filing a closing statement for an estate described in IC 29-1-8-4.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-5-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.85-2004, SEC.22; P.L.95-2004, SEC.10; P.L.2-2005, SEC.106; P.L.176-2005, SEC.9; P.L.136-2012, SEC.16; P.L.39-2017, SEC.5; P.L.79-2017, SEC.76; P.L.194-2017, SEC.15; P.L.174-2022, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-8. Actions Listed in Ic 33-37-4-4, Ic 33-37-4-6, and Ic 33-37-4-7; Change of Venue

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies in all actions listed in sections 4, 6, and 7 of this chapter.
(b) In an action in which there has been or will be a change of venue or transfer from one (1) county to another, the clerk of the court from which the action is transferred shall collect from the party seeking change of venue a fee equal to that required by sections 4, 6, and 7 of this chapter. The clerk of the transferring court shall forward the fee collected under this section to the clerk of the court to which the action is transferred.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-4-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.1-2007, SEC.221.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-9. Proration of Court Costs Not Required on Receipt

Sec. 9. The clerk is not required to show on each receipt for court costs collected the proration of court costs:
(1) remitted to the auditor of state, the county auditor, and the municipality as specified in IC 33-37-7; or
(2) collected for any funds specified in IC 33-37-5.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-5-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees › 33-37-4-10. Fee Bills; Issuance; Collection; Lien

Sec. 10. (a) Not later than seventy-five (75) days after judgment is entered in an action, the clerk shall issue an itemized fee bill for the collection of fees that were charged against the party in that action and that remain unpaid. The clerk shall present the fee bill for collection to the sheriff of a county in which the debtor party resides or in which the debtor party has property.
(b) The sheriff shall do the following:
(1) Collect the amount due under the fee bill.
(2) Return the fee bill to the clerk not more than sixty (60) days after the day the fee bill was issued.
(c) After presented to the sheriff, a fee bill has the effect of an execution and operates as a lien upon the real and personal property of the debtor.
(d) A successor of an officer may issue fee bills for the fees of the officer's predecessors in office in the manner provided under this chapter. A clerk may issue the fee bills of the sheriff or the former sheriffs of the county in the same manner.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-1-8.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 15 and 28 of this chapter by P.L.174-2006 apply only to cases filed after June 30, 2006.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.538.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-1. Preparing Transcript or Copy of Record; Fee

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a document fee for preparing a transcript or copy of any record. However, this section does not apply to either of the following:
(1) The preparation or copying of a record:
(A) through the use of enhanced access under IC 5-14-3; or
(B) by a governmental entity using an electronic device.
(2) The transmitting of a document by facsimile machine or other electronic device.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the clerk shall collect a fee of one dollar ($1) per legal size or letter size page, including a page only partially covered with writing.
(c) The legislative body of a county may adopt by ordinance a schedule of document fees to be collected by a clerk under this section. If an ordinance has been adopted, the clerk shall collect document fees according to the schedule. However, the document fee collected by the clerk under this subsection may not exceed one dollar ($1) per legal size or letter size page, including a page only partially covered with writing.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-2. Clerk's Record Perpetuation Fund

Sec. 2. (a) Each clerk shall establish a clerk's record perpetuation fund. The clerk shall deposit all the following in the fund:
(1) Revenue received by the clerk for transmitting documents by facsimile machine to a person under IC 5-14-3.
(2) Document storage fees required under section 20 of this chapter.
(3) The late payment fees imposed under section 22 of this chapter that are authorized for deposit in the clerk's record perpetuation fund under IC 33-37-7-2.
(4) The fees required under IC 29-1-7-3.1 for deposit of a will.
(5) Fees for preparing a transcript or copy of any record under section 1 of this chapter.
(6) Two dollars ($2) for each marriage certificate issued by the clerk under IC 33-32-5-1.
(7) The amount retained as an administrative fee under IC 33-37-12-3.
(b) The clerk may use any money in the fund for the following purposes:
(1) The preservation of records.
(2) The improvement of record keeping systems and equipment.
(3) The operation of a case management system.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-1.5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.238-2005, SEC.56; P.L.1-2006, SEC.507; P.L.229-2011, SEC.257; P.L.128-2012, SEC.180; P.L.191-2015, SEC.12; P.L.213-2015, SEC.256; P.L.149-2016, SEC.85; P.L.32-2021, SEC.91; P.L.38-2021, SEC.76; P.L.106-2022, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-3. Document Fee; Certificate Under Seal

Sec. 3. Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3, the clerk shall collect a document fee of three dollars ($3) for each certificate under seal attached in authentication of a copy of any record, paper, or transcript.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.38-2021, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-4. Document Fee; Transcript of Judgment to Become Real Estate Lien

Sec. 4. The clerk shall collect a document fee of three dollars ($3) for preparing or recording a transcript of a judgment to become a lien on real estate.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-5. Forwarding Document Fees

Sec. 5. The clerk shall forward document fees collected under this chapter to the county auditor or city or town fiscal officer in accordance with IC 33-37-7-12(a).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-6. Support and Maintenance Payments; Fees

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to an action in which a final court order requires a person to pay support or maintenance payments through the clerk or the state central collection unit.
(b) The clerk or the state central collection unit shall collect an annual support fee in addition to support and maintenance payments. The annual support fee is fifty-five dollars ($55) for each calendar year.
(c) The annual support fee required under subsection (b) is due at the time that the first support or maintenance payment for the calendar year in which the fee must be paid is due.
(d) The clerk may not deduct the annual support fee from a support or maintenance payment.
(e) Except as provided under IC 33-32-4-6 and IC 33-37-7-2(f), if an annual support fee is collected under this section by the clerk, the clerk shall forward the fee to the county auditor in accordance with IC 33-37-7-12(a). If an annual support fee is collected under this section by the central collection unit, the fee shall be deposited in the state general fund.
(f) Income payors required to withhold income under IC 31-16-15 shall pay the annual support fee required by subsection (b) through the income withholding procedures described in IC 31-16-15.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.508; P.L.146-2006, SEC.59 and P.L.148-2006, SEC.33; P.L.103-2007, SEC.49; P.L.128-2012, SEC.181; P.L.150-2018, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-7. Marijuana Eradication Program Fee

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to criminal actions.
(b) The clerk shall collect the marijuana eradication program fee set by the court under IC 15-16-7-8, if:
(1) a weed control board has been established in the county under IC 15-16-7-3; and
(2) the person has been convicted of an offense under IC 35-48-4 in a case prosecuted in that county.
(c) The court may set a fee under this section of not more than three hundred dollars ($300).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.71.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-8. Alcohol and Drug Services Program Fee; Law Enforcement Continuing Education Program Fee

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to criminal, infraction, and ordinance violation actions. However, it does not apply to a case excluded under IC 33-37-4-2(d).
(b) Subject to IC 12-23-14-16(d), the clerk shall collect the alcohol and drug services program fee set by the court under IC 12-23-14-16 in a county that has established an alcohol and drug services program.
(c) In each action in which a defendant is found to have:
(1) committed a crime;
(2) violated a statute defining an infraction; or
(3) violated an ordinance of a municipal corporation;
the clerk shall collect a law enforcement continuing education program fee of four dollars ($4).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.97-2008, SEC.6; P.L.187-2015, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-9. Drug Abuse, Prosecution, Interdiction, and Correction Fee

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to criminal actions.
(b) The court shall assess a drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) against a person convicted of an offense under IC 35-48-4.
(c) In determining the amount of the drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fee assessed against a person under subsection (b), a court shall consider the person's ability to pay the fee.
(d) The clerk shall collect the drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fee set by the court when a person is convicted of an offense under IC 35-48-4.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-9.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-10. Countermeasures Fee; Collection

Sec. 10. (a) The clerk shall collect an alcohol and drug countermeasures fee of two hundred dollars ($200) in each action in which:
(1) a person is found to have:
(A) committed an offense under IC 9-30-5;
(B) violated a statute defining an infraction under IC 9-30-5; or
(C) been adjudicated a delinquent for an act that would be an offense under IC 9-30-5, if committed by an adult; and
(2) the person's driving privileges are suspended by the court or the bureau of motor vehicles as a result of the finding.
(b) The clerk shall collect an alcohol and drug countermeasures fee of two hundred dollars ($200) in each action in which:
(1) a person is charged with an offense under IC 9-30-5; and
(2) by a plea agreement or an agreement of the parties that is approved by the court:
(A) judgment is entered for an offense under:
(i) IC 9-21-8-50;
(ii) IC 9-21-8-52;
(iii) IC 7.1-5-1-3; or
(iv) IC 7.1-5-1-6; and
(B) the defendant agrees to pay the alcohol and drug counter measures fee.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-10.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-11. Alcohol Abuse Deterrent Fee; Medical Fee; Collection

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to an action in a court in a county that has established a program under IC 9-30-9.
(b) The probation department shall collect an alcohol abuse deterrent program fee and a medical fee set by the court under IC 9-30-9-8 and deposit the fee into the supplemental adult probation services fund.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-11.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.147.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-12. Child Abuse Prevention Fee

Sec. 12. The court shall order a person to pay a child abuse prevention fee of one hundred dollars ($100) to the clerk in each criminal action in which:
(1) the person is found to have committed the offense of:
(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2);
(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);
(D) reckless homicide (IC 35-42-1-5);
(E) battery (IC 35-42-2-1);
(F) strangulation (IC 35-42-2-9);
(G) domestic battery (IC 35-42-2-1.3);
(H) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5);
(I) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(J) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed);
(K) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3);
(L) child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4);
(M) vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5);
(N) child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6);
(O) incest (IC 35-46-1-3);
(P) neglect of a dependent (IC 35-46-1-4);
(Q) child selling (IC 35-46-1-4); or
(R) child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7); and
(2) the victim of the offense is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-12.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.340; P.L.214-2013, SEC.29; P.L.15-2016, SEC.1; P.L.65-2016, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-13. Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Fee

Sec. 13. The court shall order a person to pay a domestic violence prevention and treatment fee of fifty dollars ($50) to the clerk in each criminal action in which:
(1) the person is found to have committed the offense of:
(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2);
(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);
(D) reckless homicide (IC 35-42-1-5);
(E) battery (IC 35-42-2-1);
(F) domestic battery (IC 35-42-2-1.3);
(G) strangulation (IC 35-42-2-9); or
(H) rape (IC 35-42-4-1); and
(2) the victim:
(A) is a spouse or former spouse of the person who committed an offense under subdivision (1);
(B) is or was living as if a spouse of the person who committed the offense of domestic battery under subdivision (1)(F); or
(C) has a child in common with the person who committed the offense of domestic battery under subdivision (1)(F).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-13.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.15-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-14. Highway Worksite Fee

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to criminal, infraction, and ordinance violation actions that are traffic offenses (as defined in IC 9-13-2-183).
(b) The clerk shall collect a highway worksite fee of fifty cents ($0.50). However, the clerk shall collect a highway worksite fee of twenty-five dollars and fifty cents ($25.50) if:
(1) the criminal action, infraction, or ordinance violation is:
(A) exceeding a worksite speed limit (as provided in IC 9-21-5-2 and authorized by IC 9-21-5-3); or
(B) failure to merge (as provided in IC 9-21-8-7.5); and
(2) the judge orders the clerk to collect the fee for exceeding a worksite speed limit or failure to merge.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-14.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.114; P.L.120-2023, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-15. Service of Process Fee

Sec. 15. (a) This section also applies to a clerk of a township small claims court described in IC 33-34 for service of process fees collected under IC 33-34-8-1.
(b) The clerk of the county that maintains jurisdiction over the case shall collect a service of process fee of twenty-eight dollars ($28) from a party requesting service of a writ, an order, a process, a notice, a tax warrant, or any other paper completed by the sheriff. A service of process fee collected under this subsection may be collected only one (1) time per case for the duration of the case. However, a clerk of the county that maintains jurisdiction over the case shall collect an additional service of process fee of twenty-eight dollars ($28) per case for any postjudgment service.
(c) The clerk shall collect from the person who filed the civil action a service of process fee of sixty dollars ($60), in addition to any other fee for service of process, if:
(1) a person files a civil action outside Indiana; and
(2) a sheriff in Indiana is requested to perform a service of process associated with the civil action in Indiana.
(d) A clerk shall transfer fees collected under this section to the county auditor.
(e) The county auditor shall deposit fees collected under this section as follows:
(1) One dollar ($1) from each service of process fee described in subsection (b) into the clerk's record perpetuation fund established by the clerk under section 2 of this chapter.
(2) Twenty-seven dollars ($27) from each service of process fee described in subsection (b) into either:
(A) the pension trust established by the county under IC 36-8-10-12; or
(B) if the county has not established a pension trust under IC 36-8-10-12, the county general fund.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-15.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.174-2006, SEC.12; P.L.156-2007, SEC.3; P.L.165-2015, SEC.1; P.L.255-2017, SEC.33; P.L.161-2018, SEC.89; P.L.106-2022, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-16. Judgments; Collection, Transfer, and Deposit of Funds

Sec. 16. In addition to any other duties, a clerk shall do the following:
(1) Collect and transfer additional judgments to a county auditor under IC 9-18-2-41 (before its expiration) or IC 34-28-5-17.
(2) Deposit funds collected as judgments in the state highway fund under IC 9-20-18-12.
(3) Deposit funds in the conservation officers fish and wildlife fund under IC 14-22.
(4) Deposit funds collected as judgments in the state general fund under IC 34-28-5-4.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-15.5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.48; P.L.198-2016, SEC.664.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-17. Deferred Prosecution Fees

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to actions in which the court defers prosecution under IC 33-39-1-8.
(b) In each action in which prosecution is deferred, the clerk shall collect from the defendant:
(1) a deferred prosecution fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120) for court costs; and
(2) any applicable user or program fees described under IC 33-39-1-8(f) or IC 33-39-1-8(h).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-16.2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.176-2005, SEC.10; P.L.24-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-18. Safe Schools Fee

Sec. 18. (a) In each criminal action in which a person is convicted of an offense in which the possession or use of a firearm was an element of the offense, the court shall assess a safe schools fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) For each offense described in IC 9-21-8-52(b), the court may assess a safe schools fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c) In determining the amount of the safe schools fee assessed against a person under subsection (a), a court shall consider the person's ability to pay the fee.
(d) The clerk shall collect the safe schools fee set by the court when a person is convicted of an offense:
(1) in which the possession or use of a firearm was an element of the offense; or
(2) described in IC 9-21-8-52(b) and the court assesses a safe schools fee under subsection (b).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-16.3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.144-2019, SEC.17; P.L.156-2020, SEC.123.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-19. Criminal Conviction; Jury Fees

Sec. 19. (a) The clerk shall collect a jury fee of six dollars ($6) in each action in which a defendant is found to have committed a crime, violated a statute defining an infraction, or violated an ordinance of a municipal corporation.
(b) The fee collected under this section shall be deposited into the county user fee fund established by IC 33-37-8-5.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-17.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.237-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-19.5. Jury Fee

Sec. 19.5. (a) The clerk shall collect a jury fee of seventy-five dollars ($75) from a party filing:
(1) a civil tort action; or
(2) a civil plenary action.
(b) The fee collected under this section shall be deposited into the county user fee fund established by IC 33-37-8-5.
As added by P.L.237-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-20. Document Storage Fee

Sec. 20. (a) This section applies to all civil, criminal, infraction, and ordinance violation actions.
(b) The clerk shall collect a document storage fee of five dollars ($5), after June 30, 2015.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-18.1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.257; P.L.235-2017, SEC.12; P.L.38-2021, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-21. Automated Record Keeping Fee

Sec. 21. (a) This section applies to all civil, criminal, infraction, and ordinance violation actions.
(b) The clerk shall collect an automated record keeping fee of:
(1) twenty dollars ($20) after June 30, 2017, in all actions except actions described in subdivision (2); and
(2) five dollars ($5) with respect to actions resulting in the accused person entering into a:
(A) pretrial diversion program agreement under IC 33-39-1-8; or
(B) deferral program agreement under IC 34-28-5-1.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-19.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.69; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.394; P.L.229-2011, SEC.258; P.L.284-2013, SEC.5; P.L.213-2015, SEC.258; P.L.217-2017, SEC.155.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-21.2. Public Defense Administration Fee

Sec. 21.2. (a) This subsection does not apply to the following:
(1) A criminal proceeding.
(2) A proceeding to enforce a statute defining an infraction.
(3) A proceeding for an ordinance violation.
In each action filed in a court described in IC 33-37-1-1 and in each small claims action in a court described in IC 33-34, the clerk shall collect a public defense administration fee of five dollars ($5).
(b) In each action in which a person is:
(1) convicted of an offense;
(2) required to pay a pretrial diversion fee;
(3) found to have committed an infraction; or
(4) found to have violated an ordinance;
the clerk shall collect a public defense administration fee of five dollars ($5).
(c) This section does not apply to a child alleged to be a delinquent child.
As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.176-2005, SEC.11; P.L.1-2006, SEC.509; P.L.229-2011, SEC.259; P.L.151-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-23. Sexual Assault Victims Assistance Fee

Sec. 23. (a) This section applies to criminal actions.
(b) The court shall assess a sexual assault victims assistance fee of at least five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) against an individual convicted in Indiana of any of the following offenses:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (before its repeal).
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(4) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b) or IC 35-42-4-4(c)).
(5) Vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5).
(6) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(7) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(8) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(9) Sexual misconduct with a minor as a Class A or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 1 felony or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014) (IC 35-42-4-9).
(10) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).
(11) Promotion of human labor trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1).
(12) Promotion of human sexual trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1.1).
(13) Promotion of child sexual trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1.2(a)).
(14) Promotion of sexual trafficking of a younger child (IC 35-42-3.5-1.2(c)).
(15) Child sexual trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1.3).
(16) Human trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1.4).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-21.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.214-2013, SEC.30; P.L.158-2013, SEC.341; P.L.168-2014, SEC.46; P.L.13-2016, SEC.9; P.L.144-2018, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-24. Problem Solving Court Fee

Sec. 24. (a) This section applies to a proceeding in a problem solving court under IC 33-23-16.
(b) The clerk shall collect a problem solving court fee if payment of the fee is ordered by a problem solving court under IC 33-23-16-23.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-22.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.108-2010, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-25. Judicial Insurance Adjustment Fee

Sec. 25. (a) This subsection does not apply to the following:
(1) A criminal proceeding.
(2) A proceeding to enforce a statute defining an infraction.
(3) A proceeding for an ordinance violation.
In each action filed in a court described in IC 33-37-1-1, the clerk shall collect a judicial insurance adjustment fee of one dollar ($1) and deposit the amount collected in the state general fund.
(b) In each action in which a person is:
(1) convicted of an offense;
(2) required to pay a pretrial diversion fee;
(3) found to have committed an infraction; or
(4) found to have violated an ordinance;
the clerk shall collect a judicial insurance adjustment fee of one dollar ($1) and deposit the amount collected in the state general fund.
As added by P.L.95-2004, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.107; P.L.1-2006, SEC.510; P.L.165-2021, SEC.192.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees › 33-37-5-26.2. DNA Sample Processing Fee

Sec. 26.2. In each action in which a person is:
(1) convicted of an offense;
(2) required to pay a pretrial diversion fee;
(3) found to have committed an infraction; or
(4) found to have violated an ordinance;
the clerk shall collect a DNA sample processing fee of three dollars ($3).
As added by P.L.176-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.174-2006, SEC.13; P.L.111-2017, SEC.6.