Title XXXII, COURTS

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…

488.1005. Fee to accompany request for notice of final or partial distribution. — A fee in an amount determined pursuant to sections 488.010 to 488.020* shall accompany each duly acknowledged request for notice of any partial or final distribution or both filed pursuant to sectio…

488.1010. Fee required for will deposit. — A will may be deposited by the person making it, or by some person for him, with the probate division of any circuit court, to be safely kept until delivered or disposed of as hereinafter provided. The clerk of the court, on being paid a…

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 assesse…

488.2206. Circuit No. 37, additional surcharge for a county or municipal judicial facility. — 1. In addition to all court fees and costs prescribed by law, a surcharge of up to ten dollars shall be assessed as costs in each court proceeding filed in any court within the thirty-fi…

488.2210. Additional court cost imposed, municipal ordinance violations — waiver, when — collection (St. Louis City). — 1. In addition to all other court costs for municipal ordinance violations, any city not within a county may provide for additional court costs in an amount up …

488.2215. Additional $5 court cost imposed, municipal ordinance violations — waiver, when — collection (St. Louis City). — 1. In addition to all other court costs for municipal ordinance violations any city not within a county may provide for additional court costs in an amount u…

488.2220. Violation of ordinances, municipal court cases, additional court costs, certain cities (Kansas City and Springfield). — 1. In addition to all other court costs for municipal ordinance violations any home rule city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and loc…

488.2230. Municipal ordinance violations, additional court costs (Kansas City). — 1. In addition to all other court costs for municipal ordinance violations, any home rule city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county may provide for ad…

488.2235. Kansas City, additional surcharge for municipal courthouses. — 1. In addition to all other court costs for municipal ordinance violations, any home rule city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county may provide for additional …

488.2245. City of Florissant, additional surcharge for a municipal courthouse. — 1. In addition to all other court costs for municipal ordinance violations, any home rule city with more than fifty-two thousand but fewer than sixty-four thousand inhabitants and located in any coun…

488.2250. Fees for appeal transcript of testimony — judge may order transcript, when. — 1. For all appeal transcripts of testimony given, the court reporter shall receive the sum of three dollars and fifty cents per legal page for the preparation of a paper and an electronic vers…

488.2253. Fees, amount, payment. — In every contested case, or case in which the evidence is to be preserved, except for the collection of delinquent or back taxes, before any circuit judge when an official court reporter is appointed, the clerk of said court shall tax up the sum…

488.2275. Additional surcharge authorized for criminal cases (Greene, Cass, and Jefferson counties), violations of county and city ordinances, exceptions — use of revenue. — 1. In addition to all other court costs prescribed by law, a surcharge of ten dollars shall be assessed as…

488.2300. Family services and justice fund established, where — purpose — surcharge, collection, payment — fundings for enhanced services, conditions — reimbursement for costs of salaries. — 1. A "Family Services and Justice Fund" is hereby established in each county or circuit w…

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 s…

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 cl…

488.4014. Court costs in certain civil and criminal cases, exceptions — collection and deposit procedure — distribution — county entitled to judgment, when. — 1. A fee of ten dollars shall be assessed in all cases in which the defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty of a nonfe…

488.426. Deposit required in civil actions — exemptions — surcharge to remain in effect. — 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…

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 ban…

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 …

488.435. Sheriff to receive charges for civil cases. — 1. Sheriffs shall receive a charge, as provided in section 57.280, for service of any summons, writ or other order of court, in connection with any civil case, and making on the same either a return indicating service, a non …

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 licens…

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 …

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 a…

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 …

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 app…

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 wr…

488.5017. Surcharge in criminal and infraction cases, exceptions. — A surcharge of one dollar*, as provided for in section 56.765, shall be assessed as costs in each court proceeding filed in any court in the state in all criminal cases including violations of any county ordinanc…

488.5025. Judgments paid on time-payment basis, additional assessment for. — 1. In addition to any other assessment authorized by law, a court may assess a fee of twenty-five dollars on each person who pays a court-ordered judgment, penalty, fine, sanction, or court costs on a ti…

488.5026. Two dollar surcharge for all criminal cases, funds to be deposited in inmate prisoner detainee security fund — use of moneys. — 1. Upon approval of the governing body of a city, county, or a city not within a county, a surcharge of two dollars shall be assessed as costs…

488.5028. Court cost delinquencies, income tax setoff may be requested, procedure. — 1. If a person fails to pay court costs, fines, fees, or other sums ordered by a court, to be paid to the state or political subdivision, a court may report any such delinquencies in excess of tw…

488.5029. Delinquent debt, notice to department of conservation, when — hunting and fishing license suspended, procedure. — 1. After the period provided for a person to appeal a debt under subsection 6* of this section has expired, and unless a court, upon review, determines that…

488.5030. Contracting for collection of delinquent court-ordered payments authorized — fees added to amount due. — To collect on past-due court-ordered penalties, fines, restitution, sanctions, court costs, including restitution and juvenile monetary assessments, or judgments to …

488.5050. Surcharges on all criminal cases, amount — deposit in general revenue fund or DNA profiling analysis fund, when — expiration date. — *1. In addition to any other surcharges authorized by statute, the clerk of each court of this state shall collect the surcharges provide…

488.5320. Charges in criminal cases, sheriffs and other officers — MODEX fund created. — 1. Sheriffs, county marshals or other officers shall be allowed a charge for their services rendered in criminal cases and in all proceedings for contempt or attachment, as required by law, t…

488.5332. Surcharge in criminal cases, when, exceptions — payment to independent living center fund. — In all criminal cases including violations of any county ordinance or any violation of criminal or traffic laws of this state, including an infraction, there shall be assessed a…

488.5334. Reimbursement of costs of arrest, when — limitations. — Upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilty for an offense of violating the provisions of section 577.010 or 577.012 or violations of county or municipal ordinances involving alcohol or drug-related traffic offens…

488.5336. Court costs may be increased, amount, how, exceptions, deposit — additional assessment — use of funds — amount of reimbursement. — 1. A surcharge of two dollars may be assessed as costs in each criminal case involving violations of any county ordinance or a violation of…

488.5339. Surcharge for crime victims' compensation fund, exceptions — surcharge in juvenile court proceedings where child allegedly violates state law or municipal ordinance — disbursement. — 1. There is created in section 595.045 the crime victims' compensation fund. A surcharg…

488.5342. Appointment of substitute prosecutor, when — fees. — When a prosecutor is unable to appear in court as provided in sections 56.110 and 56.120, the person appointed shall possess the same power as the proper officer would if he or she was present and shall receive a reas…

488.5345. Cost of necessary clothing for prisoner, how paid. — In case of any prisoner confined in any jail in this state on a charge of felony being in want of needful and necessary clothing, it shall be the duty of the jailer to procure the same, and to present his or her accou…

488.5356. Change of venue, costs allowed when. — The costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the change of venue pursuant to section 545.620 shall be adjusted and allowed by the court wherein the cause is tried, and shall be taxed as other costs in such cause. ­­-------- (L. 2…

488.5358. Treatment court operations, surcharge for, exceptions (Jackson County). — The court administrator of the sixteenth judicial circuit shall, pursuant to section 478.466, charge and collect a surcharge of thirty dollars in all proceedings assigned to the treatment commissi…

488.5375. Additional cost, certain felony sexual offenses with electronic devices seized. — Upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for a felony sexual offense in which computers, computer equipment, computer devices, cellular telephones, or other electronic devices were seiz…

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…