Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 488

Court Costs

←488.445

Section 488.447.1

488.470→

August 28, 2015

Court restoration fund--special surcharge in civil cases to be deposited in fund--exempt cases--expires when.

488.447. 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 court, at the time of filing suit, to deposit with the

circuit clerk a surcharge in the amount of forty-five dollars, in addition to

all other court costs now or hereafter required by law or court rule, and no

summons shall be issued until such surcharge has been paid. This section

shall not apply to proceedings when costs are waived or paid by the state,

county or municipality.



2. Such funds shall be payable to the treasury of any city not within a

county to be credited to a courthouse restoration fund, which shall bear

interest, to be used by any city not within a county only for the

restoration, maintenance and upkeep of the courthouses; provided, that the

courthouse restoration fund may be pledged to directly or indirectly secure

bonds to fund such costs. All funds collected pursuant to this section

before August 28, 1995, shall be credited to the courthouse restoration fund

provided for in this section, to be used pursuant to the provisions of this

section.



3. This section shall expire on August 28, 2033.



(L. 1993 S.B. 250 § 1, A.L. 1995 H.B. 128, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L.

2000 S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2001 S.B. 267)



Expires 8-28-33



*Transferred 2000; formerly 478.401





2000



2000



488.447. 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 court, at the time of filing suit, to deposit with the

circuit clerk a surcharge in the amount of thirty-five dollars, in addition to

all other court costs now or hereafter required by law or court rule, and no

summons shall be issued until such surcharge has been paid. This section

shall not apply to proceedings when costs are waived or paid by the state,

county or municipality.



2. Such funds shall be payable to the treasury of any city not within a

county to be credited to a courthouse restoration fund, which shall bear

interest, to be used by any city not within a county only for the restoration,

maintenance and upkeep of the courthouses; provided, that the courthouse

restoration fund may be pledged to directly or indirectly secure bonds to fund

such costs. All funds collected pursuant to this section before August 28,

1995, shall be credited to the courthouse restoration fund provided for in

this section, to be used pursuant to the provisions of this section.



3. This section shall expire on August 28, 2033.



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