HB 1554 -- LAW LIBRARY FUND SURCHARGE

SPONSOR: DeGroot

Currently, the circuit court in any circuit may collect a fee in civil cases not to exceed $15, and that fee shall go toward maintenance and upkeep of the law library in the designated county. Jackson County and any circuit that reimburses the state for salaries of family court commissioners are allowed to charge a fee not to exceed $20. The bill adds the circuit court in the city of St. Louis to the circuits that may charge a fee not to exceed $20.

This bill is the same as HB 124 (2019).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (3573H.01): 488.426