2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 37. Court Fees › Chapter 7. Distribution of Court Fees › 33-37-7-2. Circuit Court Clerk's Distribution of Fees

Sec. 2. (a) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the auditor of state as the state share for deposit in the homeowner protection unit account established by IC 4-6-12-9 one hundred percent (100%) of the automated record keeping fees collected under IC 33-37-5-21 with respect to actions resulting in the accused person entering into a pretrial diversion program agreement under IC 33-39-1-8 or a deferral program agreement under IC 34-28-5-1 and for deposit in the state general fund seventy percent (70%) of the amount of fees collected under the following:
(1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
(2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
(3) IC 33-37-4-3(a) (juvenile costs fees).
(4) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
(5) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
(6) IC 33-37-4-7(a) (probate costs fees).
(7) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
(b) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the auditor of state for deposit in the state user fee fund established in IC 33-37-9-2 the following:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the alcohol and drug countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6), IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
(3) One hundred percent (100%) of the child abuse prevention fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(7).
(4) One hundred percent (100%) of the domestic violence prevention and treatment fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(8).
(5) One hundred percent (100%) of the highway worksite fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(9) and IC 33-37-4-2(b)(5).
(6) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the safe schools fee collected under IC 33-37-5-18.
(7) One hundred percent (100%) of the automated record keeping fee collected under IC 33-37-5-21 not distributed under subsection (a).
(c) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county auditor the following:
(1) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the alcohol and drug countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6), IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed by a clerk under this subsection into the county drug free community fund established under IC 5-2-11.
(d) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county auditor one hundred percent (100%) of the late payment fees collected under IC 33-37-5-22. The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed by a clerk under this subsection as follows:
(1) If directed to do so by an ordinance adopted by the county fiscal body, the county auditor shall deposit forty percent (40%) of the fees in the clerk's record perpetuation fund established under IC 33-37-5-2 and sixty percent (60%) of the fees in the county general fund.
(2) If the county fiscal body has not adopted an ordinance described in subdivision (1), the county auditor shall deposit all the fees in the county general fund.
(e) The clerk of the circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the auditor of state for deposit in the sexual assault victims assistance fund established by IC 5-2-6-23(d) one hundred percent (100%) of the sexual assault victims assistance fees collected under IC 33-37-5-23.
(f) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county auditor the following:
(1) One hundred percent (100%) of the support and maintenance fees for cases designated as non-Title IV-D child support cases in the Indiana support enforcement tracking system (ISETS) or the successor statewide automated support enforcement system collected under IC 33-37-5-6.
(2) The percentage share of the support and maintenance fees for cases designated as Title IV-D child support cases in ISETS or the successor statewide automated support enforcement system collected under IC 33-37-5-6 that is reimbursable to the county at the federal financial participation rate.
The county clerk shall distribute monthly to the department of child services the percentage share of the support and maintenance fees for cases designated as Title IV-D child support cases in ISETS, or the successor statewide automated support enforcement system, collected under IC 33-37-5-6 that is not reimbursable to the county at the applicable federal financial participation rate.
(g) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county auditor the following:
(1) One hundred percent (100%) of the small claims service fee under IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(B) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(2) for deposit in the county general fund.
(2) One hundred percent (100%) of the small claims garnishee service fee under IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(C) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(3) for deposit in the county general fund.
(3) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the safe schools fee collected under IC 33-37-5-18 for deposit in the county general fund.
(h) This subsection does not apply to court administration fees collected in small claims actions filed in a court described in IC 33-34. The clerk of a circuit court shall semiannually distribute to the auditor of state for deposit in the state general fund one hundred percent (100%) of the following:
(1) The public defense administration fee collected under IC 33-37-5-21.2.
(2) The judicial salaries fees collected under IC 33-37-5-26.
(3) The DNA sample processing fees collected under IC 33-37-5-26.2.
(4) The court administration fees collected under IC 33-37-5-27.
(5) The judicial insurance adjustment fee collected under IC 33-37-5-25.
(i) The proceeds of the service fee collected under IC 33-37-5-28(b)(1) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(2) shall be distributed as follows:
(1) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the service fees collected in a circuit, superior, county, or probate court to the county auditor for deposit in the county general fund.
(2) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the service fees collected in a city or town court to the city or town fiscal officer for deposit in the city or town general fund.
(j) The proceeds of the garnishee service fee collected under IC 33-37-5-28(b)(3) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(4) shall be distributed as follows:
(1) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the garnishee service fees collected in a circuit, superior, county, or probate court to the county auditor for deposit in the county general fund.
(2) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the garnishee service fees collected in a city or town court to the city or town fiscal officer for deposit in the city or town general fund.
(k) The clerk of the circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the auditor of state for deposit in the home ownership education account established by IC 5-20-1-27 one hundred percent (100%) of the following:
(1) The mortgage foreclosure counseling and education fees collected under IC 33-37-5-33 (before its expiration on July 1, 2017).
(2) Any civil penalties imposed and collected by a court for a violation of a court order in a foreclosure action under IC 32-30-10.5.
(l) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the auditor of state for deposit in the pro bono legal services fund established by IC 33-37-5-34 one hundred percent (100%) of the pro bono legal services fees collected before July 1, 2025, under IC 33-37-5-31.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-7-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.85-2004, SEC.25; P.L.95-2004, SEC.13; P.L.2-2005, SEC.108; P.L.176-2005, SEC.16; P.L.126-2006, SEC.3; P.L.174-2006, SEC.16; P.L.104-2008, SEC.5; P.L.122-2008, SEC.4; P.L.105-2009, SEC.24; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.395; P.L.170-2011, SEC.14; P.L.229-2011, SEC.260; P.L.128-2012, SEC.182; P.L.136-2012, SEC.18; P.L.231-2013, SEC.14; P.L.284-2013, SEC.6; P.L.247-2015, SEC.38; P.L.213-2015, SEC.259; P.L.77-2016, SEC.2; P.L.85-2017, SEC.111; P.L.39-2017, SEC.7; P.L.30-2019, SEC.20; P.L.144-2019, SEC.18; P.L.156-2020, SEC.124; P.L.165-2021, SEC.193; P.L.174-2022, SEC.65; P.L.120-2023, SEC.9; P.L.201-2023, SEC.260.