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9-15-202. Filing fees.
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9-15-202. Filing fees.
(a)(1) The court, clerks of the court, and law enforcement agencies shall not require any initial filing fees or service costs.
(2) A claim or counterclaim for other relief, including without limitation divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, or paternity shall not be asserted in an action brought under this subchapter except to the extent permitted in this subchapter.
(b)(1) Established filing fees may be assessed against the respondent at the full hearing.
(2) Filing fees under this section shall be collected by the county official, agency, or department designated under § 16-13-709 as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in circuit court and shall be remitted on or before the tenth day of each month to the office of county treasurer for deposit to the county administration of justice fund.
(3) The county shall remit on or before the fifteenth day of each month all sums received in excess of the amounts necessary to fund the expenses enumerated in § 16-10-307(b) and (c) during the previous month from the uniform filing fees provided for in § 21-6-403, the uniform court costs provided for in § 16-10-305, and the fees provided for in this section to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Department of Finance and Administration for deposit into the State Administration of Justice Fund.
(c)(1) The abused in a domestic violence petition for relief for a protection order sought under this subchapter shall not bear the cost associated with its filing or the costs associated with the issuance or service of a warrant and witness subpoena.
(2) This subsection does not prohibit a judge from assessing costs against a petitioner if the allegations of abuse are determined after a hearing to be false.
(d)(1)
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-15-202
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9-15-202. Filing fees.
(a)(1) The court, clerks of the court, and law enforcement agencies shall not require any initial filing fees or service costs.
(2) A claim or counterclaim for other relief, including without limitation divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, or paternity shall not be asserted in an action brought under this subchapter except to the extent permitted in this subchapter.
(b)(1) Established filing fees may be assessed against the respondent at the full hearing.
(2) Filing fees under this section shall be collected by the county official, agency, or department designated under § 16-13-709 as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in circuit court and shall be remitted on or before the tenth day of each month to the office of county treasurer for deposit to the county administration of justice fund.
(3) The county shall remit on or before the fifteenth day of each month all sums received in excess of the amounts necessary to fund the expenses enumerated in § 16-10-307(b) and (c) during the previous month from the uniform filing fees provided for in § 21-6-403, the uniform court costs provided for in § 16-10-305, and the fees provided for in this section to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Department of Finance and Administration for deposit into the State Administration of Justice Fund.
(c)(1) The abused in a domestic violence petition for relief for a protection order sought under this subchapter shall not bear the cost associated with its filing or the costs associated with the issuance or service of a warrant and witness subpoena.
(2) This subsection does not prohibit a judge from assessing costs against a petitioner if the allegations of abuse are determined after a hearing to be false.
(d)(1) An additional court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be assessed and remitted to the Administration of Justice Funds Section by the court clerk for deposit as special revenues into the Domestic Violence Shelter Fund if a person is a convicted perpetrator of domestic abuse or is the respondent on a permanent order of protection entered by a court under this chapter.
(2) The court clerk shall disburse all court costs collected each month under subdivision (d)(1) of this section to the Administration of Justice Funds Section by the fifteenth working day of the following month.
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16-10-305. Court costs.
(a) There shall be levied and collected the following court costs from each defendant upon each conviction, each plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or each forfeiture of bond:
(1) In circuit court, one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a misdemeanor or felony violation of state law, excluding a violation of:
(A) The Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq.;
(B) The Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq.;
(C) Section 5-75-101 et seq.;
(D) Section 27-23-114;
(E) Section 15-42-127; or
(F) Section 27-37-701 et seq.;
(2) In district court, one hundred dollars ($100) for an offense that is a misdemeanor or violation of state law, excluding a violation of:
(A) The Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq.;
(B) The Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq.;
(C) Section 5-75-101 et seq.;
(D) Section 27-23-114;
(E) Section 15-42-127; or
(F) Section 27-37-701 et seq.;
(3) In circuit court or district court, seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for a traffic offense that is a misdemeanor or violation under state law or local ordinance, excluding a violation of:
(A) The Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq.;
(B) The Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq.;
(C) Section 5-75-101 et seq.;
(D) Section 27-23-114;
(E) Section 15-42-127; or
(F) Section 27-37-701 et seq.;
(4) In district court, for a nontraffic offense that is a misdemeanor or violation under local ordinance, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
(5) In circuit court or district court, three hundred dollars ($300) for violations of:
(A) The Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 et seq.;
(B) The Underage DUI or BUI Law, § 5-65-301 et seq.;
(C) Section 5-75-101 et seq.;
(D) Section 27-23-114; or
(E) Section 15-42-127;
(6)(A) In circuit court o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-10-305
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-10-305. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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16-10-307. County administration of justice fund.
(a) There is hereby created in each county a fund in the office of the county treasurer to be known as the “county administration of justice fund”.
(b) The county administration of justice fund shall be used to defray a part of the expenses of the administration of justice in the county. From the fund, the county shall continue to finance the following county agencies and programs which are currently funded, in whole or in part, by filing fees and court costs, at a funding level equal to not less than the greater of the amount which was collected by the county from filing fees and court costs for the agency or program in the calendar year ending December 31, 1994, or the amount appropriated by ordinance enacted prior to December 31, 1994, or on February 13, 1995, or on February 14, 1995, or by resolution dated February 9, 1995, to the agency or program for the calendar year ending December 31, 1995:
(1) The prosecuting attorney fund, including all grant funds awarded and appropriated for the calendar year ending December 31, 1995;
(2) The prosecuting attorney's victim-witness program fund;
(3) The public defender/indigent defense fund and public defender investigator fund, including all grant funds awarded and appropriated for the calendar year ending December 31, 1995;
(4) The county law library fund;
(5) The county jail fund; and
(6) The intoxication detection equipment fund.
(c)(1)(A) The county administration of justice fund of each county may retain an amount equal to the amount which was collected by the county from court costs and filing fees for county administration of justice expense in the calendar year ending December 31, 1994, or the amount appropriated from court costs and filing fees by o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-10-307
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-10-307. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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16-13-709. Responsibility for collection.
(a)(1)(A)(i) The quorum court of each county of the state shall designate a county official, agency, or department which shall be primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in the circuit courts of this state.
(ii) All fines collected each month in circuit court by the designated county official, agency, or department shall be disbursed by the fifth working day of the following month to the State Administration of Justice Fund, the county administration of justice fund, and the appropriate county fund, state entity, or state agency as provided by law.
(iii) The sheriff shall remain responsible for collecting bail or money deposited in lieu of bail on behalf of defendants discharged from incarceration pursuant to law in circuit court.
(B)(i) The quorum court may delegate the responsibility for the collection of delinquent fines assessed in circuit court to a private contractor.
(ii) The contractor may receive, under a written contract, a commission on delinquent fines collected for circuit court.
(C)(i) The commission agreed to be received by the private contractor shall be a portion of the total fine owed by a defendant.
(ii) The court shall credit the defendant with the gross amount remitted to the private contractor.
(iii) The private contractor shall remit the gross amounts collected to the county official, agency, or department designated under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section on at least a monthly basis.
(iv) Payment of the commission shall be through the county claims process.
(v) The county treasurer shall make a pro rata disbursement of the remaining fines to the State Administration of Justice Fund, the county administration of justice fund, and the appropriate county fund, state
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-13-709
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-13-709. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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21-6-403. Circuit court clerks — Uniform filing fees — Definition.
(a)(1) The uniform filing fees to be charged by the clerks of the circuit courts for initiating or reopening a cause of action in the circuit courts in the state shall be as prescribed in this section.
(2) No portion of the filing fees shall be refunded.
(b) The uniform filing fees are:
(1) For initiating a cause of action in the circuit court, including appeals $150.00
(2) For filing a mortgagee's or trustee's notice of default and intention to sell pursuant to § 18-50-104 140.00
(3) For reopening a cause of action in the circuit court 50.00
(4) For any cause of action which by court order is transferred from any district or circuit court to a circuit court 50.00.
(c) A fee shall not be charged or collected by the clerks of the circuit courts when the court, by order, pursuant to Rule 72 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure, allows an indigent person to prosecute a cause of action in forma pauperis.
(d) An initial filing fee shall not be charged for domestic violence petitions filed pursuant to § 9-15-201 et seq. Established filing fees may be assessed pursuant to § 5-26-310 and § 9-15-202(b) and (c).
(e)(1)(A) The fee established in subdivision (b)(3) of this section shall be assessed and collected by the circuit clerk to reopen a cause of action in which a final order has been entered, so long as the new claim involves the same parties and the same issues as were present in the initial cause of action.
(B) Otherwise, the circuit clerk shall assess and collect the fee established in subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
(2) A fee shall not be charged or collected by the clerks of the circuit courts for reopening a cause of action in the circuit court under the foll
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-6-403
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 21-6-403. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.