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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 488

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 488

Court Costs

488.005Clerk not to collect surcharge, when 488.006Infraction charges imposed same as misdemeanor charges 488.010Definitions 488.012Clerk to collect — supreme court to set amount — amount prior to adjustment 488.014Overpayment of court costs, no duty to refund, when 488.015Court not to increase charges, may be adjusted annually — additional fee, when — review 488.016Veterans, waiver of costs, when 488.018Disbursement of court costs 488.020Collection of court costs, when, how 488.023(Repealed L. 2000 S.B. 1001)Repealed 488.024(Repealed L. 2025 H.B. 147 merged with H.B. 225)Repealed 488.026Surcharge for all criminal cases, amount — county ordinance defined — collection and deposit of funds 488.027Statewide court automation fund fee, amount, disposition 488.029Surcharge for crime lab analysis of controlled substances, deposit of moneys in state forensic laboratory account 488.031Additional fees for civil and criminal actions and proceedings, collection of 488.032Fees of witnesses — examination on oath 488.035Witness in criminal proceedings, mileage allowance and per diem 488.040Compensation of jurors, mileage 488.045Costs for impaneling jury to be paid, when 488.064Handling fee for child support payments, paid to clerk, when (Marion County)488.1005Fee to accompany request for notice of final or partial distribution 488.1010Fee required for will deposit 488.200Centralized bureau funds 488.2205(Repealed L. 2014 H.B. 1298 Revision § A)Repealed 488.2206Circuit No. 37, additional surcharge for a county or municipal judicial facility 488.2210Additional court cost imposed, municipal ordinance violations — waiver, when — collection (St. Louis City)488.2215Additional $5 court cost imposed, municipal ordinance violations — waiver, when — collection (St. Louis City)488.2220Violation of ordinances, municipal court cases, additional court costs, certain cities (Kansas City and Springfield)488.2230Municipal ordinance violations, additional court costs (Kansas City)488.2235Kansas City, additional surcharge for municipal courthouses 488.2245City of Florissant, additional surcharge for a municipal courthouse 488.2250Fees for appeal transcript of testimony — judge may order transcript, when 488.2253Fees, amount, payment 488.2275Additional surcharge authorized for criminal cases (Greene, Cass, and Jefferson counties), violations of county and city ordinances, exceptions — use of revenue 488.2300Family services and justice fund established, where — purpose — surcharge, collection, payment — fundings for enhanced services, conditions — reimbursement for costs of salaries 488.305Court costs — circuit clerk, duties — surcharge for garnishment cases (statutory liens)488.315Surcharge for juvenile justice preservation fund — contingent expiration 488.4014Court costs in certain civil and criminal cases, exceptions — collection and deposit procedure — distribution — county entitled to judgment, when 488.426Deposit required in civil actions — exemptions — surcharge to remain in effect — additional fee for adoption and small claims court (Franklin County) — expiration date 488.429Fund paid to treasurer may be designated by circuit judge — use of fund for law library, and courtroom renovation and technology enhancement in certain counties 488.432Party filing suit may recover deposit 488.435Sheriff to receive charges for civil cases 488.445Funding shelters — fees for marriage licenses — surcharge for filing of civil case, how established, amount — reports 488.447Court restoration fund — special surcharge in civil cases to be deposited in fund — exempt cases — expires when 488.470Lawful fences, gates, liability to erect or maintain, when — recovery of costs, attorney fees 488.472Liability for damages, telecommunications company — recovery of attorney fees, when 488.473Condemnation of property by utility, payment of costs — compensation of commissioners for services, taxed as costs 488.474Utility right of access, wrongful action — recovery of costs 488.5017Surcharge in criminal and infraction cases, exceptions 488.5025Judgments paid on time-payment basis, additional assessment for 488.5026Two dollar surcharge for all criminal cases, funds to be deposited in inmate prisoner detainee security fund — use of moneys 488.5028Court cost delinquencies, income tax setoff may be requested, procedure 488.5029Delinquent debt, notice to department of conservation, when — hunting and fishing license suspended, procedure 488.5030Contracting for collection of delinquent court-ordered payments authorized — fees added to amount due 488.5050Surcharges on all criminal cases, amount — deposit in general revenue fund or DNA profiling analysis fund, when — expiration date 488.5320Charges in criminal cases, sheriffs and other officers — MODEX fund created 488.5332Surcharge in criminal cases, when, exceptions — payment to independent living center fund 488.5334Reimbursement of costs of arrest, when — limitations 488.5336Court costs may be increased, amount, how, exceptions, deposit — additional assessment — use of funds — amount of reimbursement 488.5339Surcharge for crime victims' compensation fund, exceptions — surcharge in juvenile court proceedings where child allegedly violates state law or municipal ordinance — disbursement 488.5342Appointment of substitute prosecutor, when — fees 488.5345Cost of necessary clothing for prisoner, how paid 488.5356Change of venue, costs allowed when 488.5358Treatment court operations, surcharge for, exceptions (Jackson County)488.5375Additional cost, certain felony sexual offenses with electronic devices seized 488.605Circuit clerk, duties — (child support)488.607Additional surcharges authorized for municipal and associate circuit courts for cities and towns having shelters for victims of domestic violence, amount, exceptions 488.610Victim of domestic assault, stalking, or domestic violence not to pay costs 488.627Dispositional hearing for juvenile, witness fee and mileage allowance 488.633Friend of court in child support matters, compensation (City of St. Louis and St. Louis County)488.635Surcharge collected, deposit into domestic relations resolution fund 488.636Two-dollar surcharge to be collected on domestic relations cases — deposit into Missouri CASA fund 488.650(Repealed L. 2023 S.B. 103)Repealed 488.6697Recording of order of consolidation — fee