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This bill modifies the civil case filing fee regulations for the St. Louis City circuit court, increasing the maximum allowable surcharge from $15 to $20. Specifically, the legislation amends existing law to permit the St. Louis City circuit court to collect a civil case filing surcharge up to $20, in line with provisions already available to Jackson County and circuits reimbursing the state for family court commissioners' salaries. The bill removes a previous provision that allowed certain first-class counties with specific population ranges to impose an additional $10 fee, which was set to expire on December 31, 2019. The surcharge is intended to help fund court operations, including maintaining the court's law library, and does not apply to cases where costs are waived or paid by the county, state, or city. This change gives the St. Louis City circuit court more flexibility in generating revenue to support its judicial operations.

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