S.E.A. 455, P.L. 235 Effective: §11 effective June 30, 2017; §§12-13 effective July 1, 2017 Provides with respect to civil, criminal, infraction, and ordinance violation actions that the $5 document storage fee becomes $2 on July 1, 2022, instead of July 1, 2017. Provides that a clerk of a court may not collect certain fees for small claims actions or civil actions filed through the … [Read more...] about Tax administration of mobile homes §§11-13 [Court fees]
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State biennial budget §155 [Automated record keeping fee]
H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 217 Effective: July 1, 2017 Increases the automated record keeping fee from $19 to $20 after June 30, 2017 and removes the sunset of the $5 fee for persons entering into pretrial diversion or a deferral program. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1001 … [Read more...] about State biennial budget §155 [Automated record keeping fee]
Property tax matters §33 [service of process fee]
H.E.A. 1450, P.L. 255 Effective: July 1, 2017 Increases the sheriff service of process fee from $25 to $28, provides that the clerk shall collect the fee rather than the sheriff, and distributes $1 of the fee to the clerk's record perpetuation fund. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1450 … [Read more...] about Property tax matters §33 [service of process fee]
Probate and trust matters
H.E.A. 1407, P.L. 194 Effective: July 1, 2017 Makes various changes to probate and trust laws concerning contesting of wills, authorization of certain acts by a trustee, and the consideration of the requests of de facto custodians and living parents of incapacitated persons in the appointment of guardians and in custody orders. Prohibits a court clerk from collecting a court costs … [Read more...] about Probate and trust matters
Service of process fees
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 532 sponsored by Rep. Mahan, reducing the service of process fees from $25 to $13 and deleting a prohibition on collection of service of process fees more than one time in a case. It also provides that the sheriff shall collect a service of process fee each time the sheriff serves a document completed by the sheriff. The bill was amended to … [Read more...] about Service of process fees