§ 357.022 — Conciliation Court Fee
Plain-Language Summary
This section sets the filing fee for conciliation court (small claims court) at $65. Both the plaintiff and the defendant must pay this fee when their first paper is filed. The state is exempt from this fee.
357.022 CONCILIATION COURT FEE.
The court administrator in every county shall charge and collect a filing fee of $65 from every plaintiff and from every defendant when the first paper for that party is filed in any conciliation court action. This section does not apply to conciliation court actions filed by the state. The court administrator shall transmit the fees monthly to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the general fund.
History:
1989 c 335 art 3 s 10; 1990 c 594 art 1 s 73; 1993 c 192 s 93; 1998 c 366 s 76; 2002 c 220 art 11 s 7; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 2 s 3; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 24; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
History: History: 1989 c 335 art 3 s 10; 1990 c 594 art 1 s 73; 1993 c 192 s 93; 1998 c 366 s 76; 2002 c 220 art 11 s 7; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 2 s 3; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 24; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109