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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.100 - Mediation, counseling, home study may be recommended — costs.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
487.100. Mediation, counseling, home study may be recommended — costs. —
In any family court case the judge or commissioner may, on the judge's or commissioner's own motion or, at the request of a party, order or recommend mediation, counseling or a home study. The costs of such mediation, counseling or home study may be assessed against any party at any time and may be taxed as court costs paid by the party against whom costs are taxed or may be paid from the family services and justice fund established pursuant to section 487.170
*
. The amount assessed for such mediation, counseling, or home study shall be such amount as the court determines to be reasonable under the circumstances. The party's ability to pay shall be a consideration when such costs are assessed.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 6 subsec. 6, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
*Transferred 2000; now 488.2300
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.110 - Uniform child custody jurisdiction act, application.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.110. Uniform child custody jurisdiction act, application. —
The uniform child custody jurisdiction act, as enacted in sections 452.440 to 452.550
*
, shall apply to all custody proceedings in the family court.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 7)
*Sections 452.440 to 452.550 were repealed by H.B. 481, 2009. Sections 452.700 to 452.930, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), were enacted by H.B. 481, 2009.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.120 - Immediate need to hear case outside jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.120. Immediate need to hear case outside jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions. —
In the event that there is an immediate need to hear a case falling outside the exclusive original jurisdiction of the family court, and no other judge of the circuit is available to hear the matter, the presiding judge may assign a judge of the family court division of the proper venue to hear such matter, subject to split venue and other provisions of law.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.130 - Immediate need to hear case within jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.130. Immediate need to hear case within jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions. —
In the event that there is an immediate need to hear a case falling within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the family court and no family court judge or commissioner is available to hear the matter, then the presiding judge may assign any judge of the proper venue in each circuit to hear such matter, subject to split venue and other provisions of law.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 9)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.140 - Cooperative agreements with department of social services.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
487.140. Cooperative agreements with department of social services. —
For the purpose of obtaining the maximum allowable federal financial participation funds, the family court of each circuit or a county therein with the approval of the circuit and associate circuit judges en banc may enter into a cooperative agreement with the department of social services.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 10, A.L. 1995 S.B. 347)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.150 - Family court coordinating committee, duties — members.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
487.150. Family court coordinating committee, duties — members. —
The administrative judge of the family court, or if none, the presiding judge of each circuit having a family court division or each circuit having a family court division in a county in the circuit may appoint a family court coordinating committee, which shall meet at least quarterly and shall serve as a liaison for the professions, agencies and organizations which utilize or provide services connected with the family court. The committee may be comprised of the following:
(1) A family court judge, commissioner and administrator;
(2) Two members of the Missouri Bar who are actively engaged in the practice of family law;
(3) A representative from the children's division;
(4) A representative from the division of youth services;
(5) Two professional counselors, psychologists or psychiatrists;
(6) A representative from a local educational institution;
(7) A representative from the general public;
(8) A representative from an organized grandparents' association; and
(9) A representative from a domestic violence coalition.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 11, A.L. 1995 S.B. 347, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.160 - Laws relating to juvenile courts, include family court, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.160. Laws relating to juvenile courts, include family court, when. —
Any reference in the statutory laws of this state to the juvenile division of the circuit court shall be deemed to include the family court when involving matters previously within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile division if such inclusion is not in conflict with the provisions of sections 487.010 to 487.190.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 12)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.180 - Transfer of equipment and property from juvenile court division to family court.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.180. Transfer of equipment and property from juvenile court division to family court. —
In any jurisdiction that has a family court, all equipment, property, facilities and funds of the juvenile court division as it exists on the day prior to August 28, 1993, shall be transferred to the family court.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 14 subsec. 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.190 - Continuation of payment of salaries and benefits.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.190. Continuation of payment of salaries and benefits. —
Any salary or benefits paid to an employee in a position of employment authorized by law outside the provisions of sections 487.010 to 487.190 shall continue to be paid in the same manner and from the same source as such personnel would have been paid if there had been no such transfer to the family court.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 14 subsec. 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.200 - Medication-assisted treatment, not prohibited, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
Effective - 28 Aug 2017
487.200. Medication-assisted treatment, not prohibited, when. —
1. As used in this section,
"medication-assisted treatment"
means the use of pharmacological medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.
2. If a family court participant requires treatment for opioid or other substance misuse or dependence, a family court shall not prohibit such participant from participating in and receiving medication-assisted treatment under the care of a physician licensed in this state to practice medicine. A family court participant shall not be required to refrain from using medication-assisted treatment as a term or condition of successful completion of the family court program.
3. A family court participant assigned to a treatment program for opioid or other substance misuse or dependence shall not be in violation of the terms or conditions of the family court on the basis of his or her participation in medication-assisted treatment under the care of a physician licensed in this state to practice medicine.
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(L. 2017 S.B. 501)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.005 - Clerk not to collect surcharge, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
488.005. Clerk not to collect surcharge, when. —
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whether enacted before, on or after August 28, 1996, no clerk of any court shall collect any surcharge authorized by or pursuant to any ordinance, order or resolution which provides that the effective date to commence imposition of such surcharge is on or after January 1, 1997, unless such ordinance, order or resolution is authorized by statute.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 869 § 514.005, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1659)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Surcharge authorized for civil cases to be used to fund domestic violence shelters, 488.445
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.006 - Infraction charges imposed same as misdemeanor charges.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2009
488.006. Infraction charges imposed same as misdemeanor charges. —
For any infraction, unless otherwise provided by law, all court costs, fees, surcharges, and other miscellaneous charges shall be assessed in the same manner and amount as a misdemeanor.
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(L. 2009 H.B. 683)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.010 - Definitions.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 1996
488.010. Definitions. —
As used in sections 488.010 to 488.020
*
and section 488.005
**
, the following words and phrases shall mean:
(1)
"Court costs"
, the total of fees, miscellaneous charges and surcharges, imposed in a particular case;
(2)
"Fees"
, the amount charged for services to be performed by the court;
(3)
"Miscellaneous charges"
, the amounts allowed by law for services provided by individuals or entities other than the court;
(4)
"Surcharges"
, additional charges allowed by law which are allowed for specific purposes designated by law.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 869 § 514.015 subsec. 1)
*Words "section 514.015" appear in original rolls, which was changed to effectuate the court cost bill.
**Words "section 514.005" appear in original rolls, which was changed to effectuate the court cost bill.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.014 - Overpayment of court costs, no duty to refund, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories
488.014. Overpayment of court costs, no duty to refund, when. —
No court of record in this state, municipal division of the circuit court, or any entity collecting court costs on their behalf shall be required to refund any overpayment of court costs in an amount not exceeding five dollars or to collect any due court costs in an amount of less than five dollars. Any such overpaid funds may be retained by the county for the operation of the circuit court, except any overpaid funds owed to a municipal division of the circuit court may be retained by the municipality for the operation of the municipal court.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1231)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.015 - Court not to increase charges, may be adjusted annually — additional fee, when — review.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
488.015. Court not to increase charges, may be adjusted annually — additional fee, when — review. —
The court shall not increase the amount of miscellaneous charges or surcharges allowed by law. The amounts of fees payable to the state of Missouri may be annually adjusted as provided in section 488.012 to the extent that projected total collections for all such fees shall not exceed one hundred four percent of such fees assessed or assessable during the previous year less the amount of such assessed fees attributable to any increase in the judiciary's caseload, provided that the amount of the adjusted fee attributable to each case may be rounded to the nearest dollar. The supreme court rule may provide that in the event that any payment of court costs is made in time or installment payments or by credit card or similar method, the clerk may charge an additional fee for such time or installment payments or in order to reflect any transaction cost, surcharge or fee imposed on the recipient of the credit card payment by the credit card company. Any change in the amount of fees made by the court pursuant to this section shall take effect on July first of any particular year, provided that the proposed supreme court rule or amendment to a supreme court rule changing the amount of fees shall be published on or before January first of the year in which the rule or amendment is proposed to take effect. Any such rule may be annulled or amended in whole or part in the manner provided by Section 5 of Article V of the Constitution of the state of Missouri. Any changes in the amount of fees made by the court pursuant to sections 488.010 to 488.020 shall be presented to the general assembly on or before January first of the year in which the rule or amendment is proposed to take effect.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 869 § 514.015 subsec. 5, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.016 - Veterans, waiver of costs, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
488.016. Veterans, waiver of costs, when. —
Notwithstanding any supreme court rule or any provision of law to the contrary, costs shall be fully waived for any person who is an honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and who successfully completes a veterans treatment court, as defined under section 478.001.
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(L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.024 - Assessment of surcharge, exceptions — remittance to sheriffs' retirement fund.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.024. Assessment of surcharge, exceptions — remittance to sheriffs' retirement fund. —
As provided by section 57.955, there shall be assessed and collected a surcharge of three dollars in all civil actions filed in the courts of this state and in all criminal cases including violation of any county ordinance or any violation of criminal or traffic laws of this state, including infractions, but no such surcharge shall be assessed when the costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality or when a criminal proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the court. For purposes of this section, the term
"county ordinance"
shall not include any ordinance of the City of St. Louis. The clerk responsible for collecting court costs in civil and criminal cases shall collect and disburse such amounts as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Such funds shall be payable to the sheriffs' retirement fund.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.026 - Surcharge for all criminal cases, amount — county ordinance defined — collection and deposit of funds.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories
488.026. Surcharge for all criminal cases, amount — county ordinance defined — collection and deposit of funds. —
As provided by section 56.807, there shall be assessed and collected a surcharge of four dollars in all criminal cases filed in the courts of this state, including violations of any county ordinance, any violation of criminal or traffic laws of this state, including infractions, or against any person who has pled guilty of a violation and paid a fine through a fine collection center, but no such surcharge shall be assessed when the costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county, or municipality or when a criminal proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the court. For purposes of this section, the term
"county ordinance"
shall include any ordinance of the City of St. Louis. The clerk responsible for collecting court costs in criminal cases shall collect and disburse such amounts as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Such funds shall be payable to the prosecuting attorneys and circuit attorneys' retirement fund.
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(L. 2003 S.B. 5, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1231)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.027 - Statewide court automation fund fee, amount, disposition.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.027. Statewide court automation fund fee, amount, disposition. —
1. In addition to all other court costs provided by law, in all civil cases filed in the circuit courts of this state and in all criminal cases including violations of any municipal or county ordinance heard by an associate circuit judge or any violation of criminal or traffic laws of this state, including an infraction, a fee in an amount determined pursuant to sections 488.015 to 488.020 shall be assessed as costs, except that, no such fee shall be collected in any proceeding involving a violation of an ordinance or state law when a criminal proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality.
2. The moneys collected by clerks of the courts pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be collected and disbursed as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. All such moneys shall be payable to the director of revenue, who shall deposit all amounts collected pursuant to this section to the credit of the statewide court automation fund which is established in section 476.055.
3. The assessment of court costs authorized by this section shall apply to all cases filed on or after September 1, 1994.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 420, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248, A.L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
Transferred 2000; formerly 476.053
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.029 - Surcharge for crime lab analysis of controlled substances, deposit of moneys in state forensic laboratory account.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories
488.029. Surcharge for crime lab analysis of controlled substances, deposit of moneys in state forensic laboratory account. —
There shall be assessed and collected a surcharge of one hundred fifty dollars in all criminal cases for any violation of chapter 579 in which a crime laboratory makes analysis of a controlled substance, but no such surcharge shall be assessed when the costs are waived or are to be paid by the state or when a criminal proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the court. The moneys collected by clerks of the courts pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be collected and disbursed as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. All such moneys shall be payable to the director of revenue, who shall deposit all amounts collected pursuant to this section to the credit of the state forensic laboratory account to be administered by the department of public safety pursuant to section 650.105.
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(L. 2003 S.B. 39, A.L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.031 - Additional fees for civil and criminal actions and proceedings, collection of.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories
488.031. Additional fees for civil and criminal actions and proceedings, collection of. —
1. In addition to other fees authorized by law, the clerk of each court shall collect the following fees on the filing of any civil or criminal action or proceeding, including an appeal, except that no fee shall be imposed pursuant to this section on any case that is filed charging traffic violations except alcohol-related offenses:
Supreme court and court of appeals
$20.00;
Circuit division
$10.00;
Associate circuit courts
$ 8.00; and
Small claims courts
No additional fee
2. Court filing surcharges pursuant to this section shall be collected in the same manner as other fees, fines, or costs in the case. The amounts so collected shall be paid by the clerk to the office of the state courts administrator and credited to the special fund designated as the basic civil legal services fund. However, the additional fees prescribed by this section shall not be collected when a criminal proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.
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(L. 2003 S.B. 447, A.L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.032 - Fees of witnesses — examination on oath.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2003
488.032. Fees of witnesses — examination on oath. —
1. Witnesses shall, pursuant to section 491.280, be allowed fees for their services.
2. Each witness may be examined on oath by the court or by the clerk when the court shall so order as to factors relevant to the proper amount of payment pursuant to this section.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2003 H.B. 613)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.035 - Witness in criminal proceedings, mileage allowance and per diem.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.035. Witness in criminal proceedings, mileage allowance and per diem. —
If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in this state, pursuant to the provisions of section 491.420, he or she shall, pursuant to section 491.420, be tendered by the treasurer of the county in which the prosecution is pending the sum of ten cents a mile for each mile by the ordinary traveled route to and from the court where the prosecution is pending and fifteen dollars for each day that he or she is required to travel and attend as a witness.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.040 - Compensation of jurors, mileage — additional compensation and mileage allowance may be authorized, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.040. Compensation of jurors, mileage — additional compensation and mileage allowance may be authorized, when. —
1. Each grand and petit juror shall, pursuant to the provisions of section 494.455, receive six dollars per day for every day he or she may actually serve as such and seven cents for every mile he or she may necessarily travel going from his or her place of residence to the courthouse and returning, to be paid from funds of the county or a city not within a county.
2. Provided that a county or a city not within a county authorizes daily compensation payable from county or city funds for jurors who serve in that county pursuant to subsection 3 of this section in the amount of at least six dollars per day in addition to the amount required by subsection 1 of this section, a person shall receive an additional six dollars per day, pursuant to the provisions of section 494.455, to be reimbursed by the state of Missouri so that the total compensation payable shall be at least eighteen dollars, plus mileage as indicated in subsection 1 of this section, for each day that the person actually serves as a petit juror in a particular case; or for each day that a person actually serves as a grand juror during a term of a grand jury. The state shall reimburse the county for six dollars of the additional juror compensation provided by this subsection.
3. The governing body of each county or a city not within a county may authorize additional daily compensation and mileage allowance for jurors, which additional compensation shall be paid from the funds of the county or a city not within a county. The governing body of each county or a city not within a county may authorize additional daily compensation and mileage allowance for jurors attending a coroner's inquest. Jurors may receive the additional compensation and mileage allowance authorized by this subsection only if the governing body of the county or the city not within a county authorizes the additional compensation. The provisions of this subsection authorizing additional compensation shall terminate upon the issuance of a mandate by the Missouri supreme court which results in the state of Missouri being obligated or required to pay any such additional compensation even if such additional compensation is formally approved or authorized by the governing body of a county or a city not within a county.
4. When each panel of jurors summoned and attending court has completed its service, the board of jury commissioners shall cause to be submitted to the governing body of the county or a city not within a county a statement of fees earned by each juror. Within thirty days of the submission of the statement of fees, the governing body shall cause payment to be made to those jurors summoned the fees earned during their service as jurors.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.045 - Costs for impaneling jury to be paid, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.045. Costs for impaneling jury to be paid, when. —
At any time after the jury is impaneled, pursuant to the provisions of section 494.480, such defendant shall be liable to the county for the costs associated with impaneling the jury.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.064 - Handling fee for child support payments, paid to clerk, when (Marion County).

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.064. Handling fee for child support payments, paid to clerk, when (Marion County). —
In the event the judge orders child support payments in Marion County to be made through the clerk, the clerk shall annually, on or before February first of each year, pursuant to section 483.083, charge ten dollars per year to each such person so obligated to make child support payments, which fee shall be paid to the state.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.200 - Centralized bureau funds.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 1997
488.200. Centralized bureau funds. —
On and after July 1, 1999, there shall be assessed as a fee in any case disposed of by the centralized bureau established pursuant to section 476.385 an amount determined pursuant to section 488.012; provided that such fee shall not be assessed in proceedings when costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality. One-half of the proceeds of this fee fund shall be payable to the director of the department of revenue for deposit into a revolving fund to be established pursuant to this section, and one-half the proceeds of this fee shall be paid to the treasuries of the various counties in which the associate circuit judges have elected to participate in the centralized bureau established pursuant to section 476.385, to be distributed to each county in the proportions as the number of violations originating within the county bears
*
to the total number of violations processed by the centralized bureau, on an annual basis. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the revolving fund, and shall make disbursements, as allowed by lawful appropriations, only to the judicial branch of state government for goods and services related to the administration and operation of the centralized bureau.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 248)
*Word "bear" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.305 - Court costs — circuit clerk, duties — surcharge for garnishment cases (statutory liens).

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 15 Jan 2015, see footnote
488.305. Court costs — circuit clerk, duties — surcharge for garnishment cases (statutory liens). —
1. The clerk of the circuit court shall charge and collect fees for the clerk's duties as prescribed by sections 429.090 and 429.120 in such amounts as are determined pursuant to sections 488.010 to 488.020.
2. The clerk of the circuit court may charge and collect in cases where a garnishment is granted, a surcharge not to exceed ten dollars for the clerk's duties. Any moneys collected under this subsection shall be placed in a fund to be used at the discretion of the circuit clerk to maintain and improve case processing and record preservation.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 869 § A-1, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1231 merged with S.B. 621 merged with S.B. 672)
Effective 1-15-15
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.315 - Surcharge for juvenile justice preservation fund — contingent expiration.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
488.315. Surcharge for juvenile justice preservation fund — contingent expiration. —
1. In addition to all other costs associated with civil actions, there shall be assessed and collected a surcharge of three dollars and fifty cents in all civil actions filed in the state. The clerk responsible for collecting court costs in civil cases shall collect and disburse such amounts as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Such funds shall be payable to the juvenile justice preservation fund under subsection 1 of section 211.435.
2. The provisions of this section shall expire if the provisions of subsection 1 of section 211.435 expire
*
.
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(L. 2018 S.B. 793 merged with S.B. 800)
*Revisor's note: Section 211.435 was amended by S.B. 53 & 60, 2021, to repeal the expiration date for subsection 1 of section 211.435.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.426 - Deposit required in civil actions — exemptions — surcharge to remain in effect — additional fee for adoption and small claims court (Franklin County) — expiration date.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 6 histories
488.426. Deposit required in civil actions — exemptions — surcharge to remain in effect — additional fee for adoption and small claims court (Franklin County) — expiration date. —
1. The judges of the circuit court, en banc, in any circuit in this state may require any party filing a civil case in the circuit court, at the time of filing the suit, to deposit with the clerk of the court a surcharge in addition to all other deposits required by law or court rule. Sections 488.426 to 488.432 shall not apply to proceedings when costs are waived or are to be paid by the county or state or any city.
2. The surcharge in effect on August 28, 2001, shall remain in effect until changed by the circuit court. The circuit court in any circuit, except the circuit court in Jackson County or the circuit court in any circuit that reimburses the state for the salaries of family court commissioners under and pursuant to section 487.020, may change the fee to any amount not to exceed fifteen dollars. The circuit court in Jackson County or the circuit court in any circuit that reimburses the state for the salaries of family court commissioners under and pursuant to section 487.020 may change the fee to any amount not to exceed twenty dollars. A change in the fee shall become effective and remain in effect until further changed.
3. Sections 488.426 to 488.432 shall not apply to proceedings when costs are waived or are paid by the county or state or any city.
*
4. In addition to any fee authorized by subsection 1 of this section, any county of the first classification with more than one hundred one thousand but fewer than one hundred fifteen thousand inhabitants may impose an additional fee of ten dollars excluding cases concerning adoption and those in small claims court. The provisions of this subsection shall expire on December 31, 2019.
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(L. 1941 p. 339 § 1, A.L. 1945 p. 836 § 2, A.L. 1955 p. 314, A.L. 1977 H.B. 161, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2001 S.B. 267, A.L. 2003 H.B. 613 merged with S.B. 474, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 24 merged with S.B. 210, A.L. 2013 H.B. 374 & 434 merged with S.B. 100, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1238)
Transferred 2000; formerly 514.440
*Subsection 4 expires 12-31-19
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.429 - Fund paid to treasurer may be designated by circuit judge — use of fund for law library, and courtroom renovation and technology enhancement in certain counties.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010, 6 histories
488.429. Fund paid to treasurer may be designated by circuit judge — use of fund for law library, and courtroom renovation and technology enhancement in certain counties. —
1. Moneys collected pursuant to section 488.426 shall be payable to the judges of the circuit court, en banc, of the county from which such surcharges were collected, or to such person as is designated by local circuit court rule as treasurer of said fund, and said fund may be applied and expended under the direction and order of the judges of the circuit court, en banc, of any such county for the maintenance and upkeep of the law library maintained by the bar association in any such county, or such other law library in any such county as may be designated by the judges of the circuit court, en banc, of any such county; provided, that the judges of the circuit court, en banc, of any such county, and the officers of all courts of record of any such county, shall be entitled at all reasonable times to use the library to the support of which said funds are applied.
2. In addition, such fund may also be applied and expended for that county's or circuit's family services and justice fund.
3. In any county such fund may also be applied and expended for courtroom renovation and technology enhancement, or for debt service on county bonds for such renovation or enhancement projects.
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(L. 1941 p. 339 § 2, A.L. 1945 p. 836 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2001 H.B. 945 merged with S.B. 267, A.L. 2003 H.B. 552 merged with H.B. 613 merged with S.B. 474, A.L. 2004 H.B. 798 merged with S.B. 1211 and A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 24 merged with S.B. 210, A.L. 2009 H.B. 237 & H.B. 238 & H.B. 482, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al.)
Transferred 2000; formerly 514.450
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.432 - Party filing suit may recover deposit.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.432. Party filing suit may recover deposit. —
If in any suit in which a deposit is provided for under sections 488.426 to 488.432, the party filing the suit shall prevail, the amount of said deposit required at the time of filing said suit shall be awarded and collectable as a judgment entered in said suit in favor of the prevailing party making said deposit.
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(L. 1941 p. 339 § 3, A.L. 1945 p. 836 § 4, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
Transferred 2000; formerly 514.460
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.445 - Funding shelters — fees for marriage licenses — surcharge for filing of civil case, how established, amount — reports.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
488.445. Funding shelters — fees for marriage licenses — surcharge for filing of civil case, how established, amount — reports. —
1. The governing body of any county, or of any city not within a county, by order or ordinance may impose a fee upon the issuance of a marriage license and may impose a surcharge upon any civil case filed in the circuit court. The surcharge shall not be charged when costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality.
2. The fee imposed upon the issuance of a marriage license shall be five dollars, shall be paid by the person applying for the license and shall be collected by the recorder of deeds at the time the license is issued. The surcharge imposed upon the filing of a civil action shall be two dollars, shall be paid by the party who filed the petition and shall be collected and disbursed by the clerk of the court in the manner provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Such amounts shall be payable to the treasuries of the counties from which such surcharges were paid.
3. At the end of each month, the recorder of deeds shall file a verified report with the county commission of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of this section. The report may be consolidated with the monthly report of other fees collected by such officers. Upon the filing of the reports the recorder of deeds shall forthwith pay over to the county treasurer all fees collected pursuant to subsection 2 of this section. The county treasurer shall deposit all such fees upon receipt in a special fund to be expended only to provide financial assistance to shelters for victims of domestic violence as provided in sections 455.200 to 455.230.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1069 § 3, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2000 H.B. 1677, et al. merged with S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344)
Transferred 2000; formerly 455.205
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.447 - Court restoration fund — special surcharge in civil cases to be deposited in fund — exempt cases — expires when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2001
488.447. Court restoration fund — special surcharge in civil cases to be deposited in fund — exempt cases — expires when. —
1. The circuit and associate circuit judges of the circuit court in any city not within a county shall require any party filing a civil case in the circuit court, at the time of filing suit, to deposit with the circuit clerk a surcharge in the amount of forty-five dollars, in addition to all other court costs now or hereafter required by law or court rule, and no summons shall be issued until such surcharge has been paid. This section shall not apply to proceedings when costs are waived or paid by the state, county or municipality.
2. Such funds shall be payable to the treasury of any city not within a county to be credited to a courthouse restoration fund, which shall bear interest, to be used by any city not within a county only for the restoration, maintenance and upkeep of the courthouses; provided, that the courthouse restoration fund may be pledged to directly or indirectly secure bonds to fund such costs. All funds collected pursuant to this section before August 28, 1995, shall be credited to the courthouse restoration fund provided for in this section, to be used pursuant to the provisions of this section.
3. This section shall expire on August 28, 2033.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 250 § 1, A.L. 1995 H.B. 128, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2001 S.B. 267)
Expires 8-28-33
Transferred 2000; formerly 478.401
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.470 - Lawful fences, gates, liability to erect or maintain, when — recovery of costs, attorney fees.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.470. Lawful fences, gates, liability to erect or maintain, when — recovery of costs, attorney fees. —
If any railroad corporation formed or to be formed in this state, and any corporation to be formed pursuant to chapter 389, or any railroad corporation running or operating any railroad in this state fails, neglects or refuses to erect or maintain in good condition any fence, openings or farm crossings or cattle guards as required by section 389.650, then the owners or proprietors of such lands, fields or enclosures may erect or repair such fences, openings, gates or farm crossings or cattle guards, and shall thereupon have a right to sue and recover from such corporation as provided in section 389.650. In such action, if the plaintiff recovers judgment, there shall be taxed, pursuant to section 389.650, as costs against the defendant an attorney's fee, to be fixed by the court or associate circuit judge before which or whom the cause may be pending, at such sum as may be a reasonable compensation for all legal services rendered for plaintiff in the case, without regard to any agreement between plaintiff and his or her counsel as to fees; but such fee shall not be taxed so long as any appeal taken in such case shall remain undisposed of.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.472 - Liability for damages, telecommunications company — recovery of attorney fees, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.472. Liability for damages, telecommunications company — recovery of attorney fees, when. —
In case any telecommunications company shall do or cause to be done or permit to be done any act, matter or thing prohibited, forbidden or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to do any act, matter or other thing required to be done by chapter 392, or by any order or decision of the commission, such telecommunications company shall be liable to the person or corporation affected thereby for all loss, damage or injury caused thereby or resulting therefrom, and in case of recovery, if the court shall find that such an act or omission was willful, it may, in its discretion, pursuant to section 392.350, fix a reasonable counsel or attorney's fee, which fee shall be taxed and collected as a part of the costs in the action.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.473 - Condemnation of property by utility, payment of costs — compensation of commissioners for services, taxed as costs.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.473. Condemnation of property by utility, payment of costs — compensation of commissioners for services, taxed as costs. —
The cost of the proceeding to appropriate property as provided in section 393.080 shall be paid by the corporation, company or individual seeking the appropriation for gas, electric, water and sewer corporations, up to and including the filing and copying of the report of the commissioners, and the court, as to any cost made by any subsequent litigation, may make such order as in its discretion may be deemed just. The court shall, pursuant to section 393.080, allow the commissioners a reasonable compensation for their services, which shall be taxed as costs in the proceedings.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.474 - Utility right of access, wrongful action — recovery of costs.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
488.474. Utility right of access, wrongful action — recovery of costs. —
1. If, at the hearing on the delivery of access to the utility meter under section 393.557, the court specifically finds, on the basis of the record at such hearing, that the utility company willfully and wrongfully instituted an action under sections 393.550 to 393.565, the utility customer in default may be entitled to any damages which might be incurred by such utility customer in default as a direct result of such actions by the utility company, together with reasonable attorney fees.
2. Costs may be taxed in the discretion of the court pursuant to section 393.561, and the court shall direct which party is obligated to pay the sheriff's expenses referred to in section 393.559.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.605 - Circuit clerk, duties — (child support).

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
488.605. Circuit clerk, duties — (child support). —
The circuit clerk shall charge an amount determined pursuant to sections 488.010 to 488.020
*
as fees for maintaining records required pursuant to section 452.340, which fee shall be deducted from the first maintenance or support payment made each calendar year, except that no fee shall be charged for maintaining records for any IV-D case. This fee shall be paid to the county or city general revenue fund.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 869 § A-2)
Effective 7-01-97
*Words "section 514.015" appear in original rolls, which was changed to effectuate the court cost bill.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.607 - Additional surcharges authorized for municipal and associate circuit courts for cities and towns having shelters for victims of domestic violence, amount, exceptions.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 3 histories
488.607. Additional surcharges authorized for municipal and associate circuit courts for cities and towns having shelters for victims of domestic violence, amount, exceptions. —
The governing body of any county or any city having a shelter for victims of domestic violence established pursuant to sections 455.200 to 455.230, or any municipality within a county which has such shelter, or any county or municipality whose residents are victims of domestic violence and are admitted to such shelters in another county, may, by order or ordinance provide for an additional surcharge in an amount of up to four dollars per case for each criminal case, including violations of any county or municipal ordinance. No surcharge shall be collected in any proceeding when the proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs are to be paid by the state, county or municipality. Such surcharges collected by municipal clerks in municipalities electing or required to have violations of municipal ordinances tried before a municipal judge pursuant to section 479.020, or to employ judicial personnel pursuant to section 479.060, shall be disbursed to the city at least monthly, and such surcharges collected by circuit court clerks shall be collected and disbursed as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Such fees shall be payable to the city or county wherein such fees originated. The county or city shall use such moneys only for the purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters for battered persons as defined in sections 455.200 to 455.230.
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(L. 1991 H.B. 566, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1471 merged with S.B. 457, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision § 479.261 subsec. 1, A.L. 2001 S.B. 267, A.L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1238)
Transferred 2000; formerly 479.261 subsec. 1
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 488 - Court Costs › Section 488.610 - Victim of domestic assault, stalking, or domestic violence not to pay costs.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 488
Effective - 28 Aug 2002
488.610. Victim of domestic assault, stalking, or domestic violence not to pay costs. —
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no victim of the crime of domestic assault, as defined in sections 565.072 to 565.074, no victim of the crime of stalking, as defined in section 565.225, and no victim, as defined in section 595.010, shall be required to pay the costs associated with the filing of criminal charges against the offender, or the costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration or service of a warrant, protection order, petition for protection order or witness subpoena.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 777 § 1 merged with S.B. 869 § C-9, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1814)