Bill > SB945

This bill modifies the civil case filing fee regulations for the circuit court in St. Louis City, increasing the maximum allowable surcharge from $15 to $20. Specifically, the legislation amends existing statutes to permit the circuit court in St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing surcharge up to $20, which can be used for various purposes including maintaining a law library. 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 new fee provision applies to civil cases filed in the circuit court, with exceptions for proceedings where costs are waived or paid by the county, state, or city. This change gives the St. Louis City circuit court more flexibility in setting filing fees, potentially generating additional revenue to support court operations and resources like the law library.

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