Citations Affected: IC 33-19.
Synopsis: Small claims costs fee. Exempts the attorney general from
paying the small claims costs fee. Makes technical corrections.
Effective: July 1, 2002.
January 7, 2002, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
January 24, 2002, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
courts and court officers.
SECTION 1.
IC 33-19-5-5
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.183-2001,
SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 5. (a) For each small claims action the clerk shall
collect from the party filing the action a small claims costs fee of
thirty-five dollars ($35). However, a clerk may not collect a small
claims costs fee for a small claims action filed by or on behalf of the
attorney general.
(b) In addition to a small claims costs fee collected under this
section, the clerk shall collect the following fees if they are required
under
IC 33-19-6
:
(1) A document fee.
(2) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-19-6-18).
(3) (2) A document storage fee (IC 33-9-6-18.1).
(IC 33-19-6-18.1).
(4) (3) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-19-6-19).