78A-2-310. Report by Judicial Council on court fees.
(1) As used in this section: "Cost" means the direct and indirect costs and expenses for providing the good or service for which a fee is charged, including: salaries, benefits, contracted labor costs, travel expenses, training expenses, equipment and material costs, depreciation expenses, utility costs, and other overhead costs; and costs and expenses for administering the fee. "Judiciary" means the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, a district court, or a juvenile court. "Judiciary" includes any board, committee, or staff office of the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, a district court, or a juvenile court.
(2) Before November 30 of each year, the Judicial Council shall submit a report to the General Government Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature that: includes details on: the types of fees charged and collected by the Judiciary; the methods used to determine the amount of each fee charged and collected by the Judiciary; the Judiciary's estimated cost related to each fee; whether each fee is intended to cover the Judiciary's cost related to the fee; and the number of fee waivers granted by the Judiciary for each type of fee charged and collected by the Judiciary; and include any recommendations regarding fees charged and collected by the Judiciary.
(3) If the Judicial Council recommends that the Legislature create a fee or modify an existing fee under Subsection, the Judicial Council shall include the following information with the recommendation: (2)(b) the title or purpose of the fee; the present amount of the fee; the proposed amount of the fee; the percent that the fee will have increased or decreased if the Legislature approves the modification of the fee; the estimated total annual revenue and total estimated annual revenue change that will result from the creation or modification of the fee; the account or fund into which the fee will be deposited; the reason for the creating or modifying the fee; the estimated number of persons to be charged the fee; the Judiciary's estimated cost related to the fee; and whether the fee is intended to cover the Judiciary's cost related to the fee.