Sec. 12. (a) Except:
(1) for the state share prescribed by section 2 of this chapter for semiannual distribution; and
(2) as provided under section 2(g) of this chapter, IC 33-32-4-6, and IC 33-37-5-2;
not later than thirty (30) days after the clerk collects a fee, the clerk shall forward the fee to the county auditor if the clerk is a clerk of a circuit court, and to the city or town fiscal officer if the clerk is the clerk of a city or town court.
(b) If part of the fee is collected on behalf of another person for service as a juror or witness, the county auditor or city or town fiscal officer shall forward that part of the fee to the person not later than forty-five (45) days after the auditor or fiscal officer receives the claim for the fee.
(c) Except for amounts deposited in a user fee fund established under IC 33-37-8, the county auditor shall distribute fees received from the clerk to the following:
(1) The county treasurer for deposit in the county general fund, if the fee belongs to the county.
(2) The fiscal officer of a city or town, if the fee belongs to the city or town under section 6 of this chapter.
(d) Except for amounts deposited in a user fee fund established under IC 33-37-8, the city or town fiscal officer shall deposit all fees received from a clerk in the city's or town's treasury.
(e) The clerk shall forward the state share of each fee to the state treasury at the clerk's semiannual settlement for state revenue.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citations: 33-19-1-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.513.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 33. Courts and Court Officers
Chapter 7. Distribution of Court Fees
33-37-7-2. Circuit Court Clerk's Distribution of Fees
33-37-7-4. Fees Collected by Clerk of Circuit Court; County Share
33-37-7-6. Fees Collected by Clerk of Circuit Court; City or Town Share
33-37-7-8. City or Town Court Clerk's and Fiscal Officer's Distribution of Fees
33-37-7-9. Auditor's Transfer of Funds to Treasurer; Treasurer's Deposit of Certain Funds
33-37-7-11. Counties With Pension Trusts; Appropriations; Claims by Sheriff
33-37-7-12. Forwarding and Deposit of Fees; Duties of Clerk and County and Municipal Officers