Indiana Code
Chapter 7. Distribution of Court Fees
33-37-7-8. City or Town Court Clerk's and Fiscal Officer's Distribution of Fees

Sec. 8. (a) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute semiannually to the auditor of state as the state share for deposit in the homeowner protection unit account established by IC 4-6-12-9 one hundred percent (100%) of the automated record keeping fees collected under IC 33-37-5-21 with respect to actions resulting in the accused person entering into a pretrial diversion program agreement under IC 33-39-1-8 or a deferral program agreement under IC 34-28-5-1 and for deposit in the state general fund fifty-five percent (55%) of the amount of fees collected under the following:
(1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
(2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
(3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
(4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
(5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
(b) The city or town fiscal officer shall distribute monthly to the county auditor as the county share twenty percent (20%) of the amount of fees collected under the following:
(1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
(2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
(3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
(4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
(5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
(c) The city or town fiscal officer shall retain twenty-five percent (25%) as the city or town share of the fees collected under the following:
(1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
(2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
(3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
(4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
(5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
(d) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute semiannually to the auditor of state for deposit in the state user fee fund established in IC 33-37-9 the following:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the alcohol and drug countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6), IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
(3) One hundred percent (100%) of the highway worksite zone fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(9) and IC 33-37-4-2(b)(5).
(4) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the safe schools fee collected under IC 33-37-5-18.
(5) One hundred percent (100%) of the automated record keeping fee collected under IC 33-37-5-21 not distributed under subsection (a).
(e) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute monthly to the county auditor the following:
(1) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction, and correction fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the alcohol and drug countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6), IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed by a clerk under this subsection into the county drug free community fund established under IC 5-2-11.
(f) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute monthly to the city or town fiscal officer (as defined in IC 36-1-2-7) one hundred percent (100%) of the following:
(1) The late payment fees collected under IC 33-37-5-22.
(2) The small claims service fee collected under IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(B) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(2).
(3) The small claims garnishee service fee collected under IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(C) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(3).
(4) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the safe schools fee collected under IC 33-37-5-18.
The city or town fiscal officer (as defined in IC 36-1-2-7) shall deposit fees distributed by a clerk under this subsection in the city or town general fund.
(g) The clerk of a city or town court shall semiannually distribute to the auditor of state for deposit in the state general fund one hundred percent (100%) of the following:
(1) The public defense administration fee collected under IC 33-37-5-21.2.
(2) The DNA sample processing fees collected under IC 33-37-5-26.2.
(3) The court administration fees collected under IC 33-37-5-27.
(4) The judicial insurance adjustment fee collected under IC 33-37-5-25.
(h) The clerk of a city or town court shall semiannually distribute to the auditor of state for deposit in the state general fund seventy-five percent (75%) of the judicial salaries fee collected under IC 33-37-5-26. The city or town fiscal officer shall retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the judicial salaries fee collected under IC 33-37-5-26. The funds retained by the city or town shall be prioritized to fund city or town court operations.
(i) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute semiannually to the auditor of state one hundred percent (100%) of the pro bono legal services fees collected before July 1, 2025, under IC 33-37-5-31. The auditor of state shall transfer semiannually the pro bono legal services fees to the Indiana Bar Foundation (or a successor entity) as the entity designated to organize and administer the interest on lawyers trust accounts (IOLTA) program under Rule 1.15 of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Indiana supreme court. The Indiana Bar Foundation shall:
(1) deposit in an appropriate account and otherwise manage the fees the Indiana Bar Foundation receives under this subsection in the same manner the Indiana Bar Foundation deposits and manages the net earnings the Indiana Bar Foundation receives from IOLTA accounts; and
(2) use the fees the Indiana Bar Foundation receives under this subsection to assist or establish approved pro bono legal services programs.
The handling and expenditure of the pro bono legal services fees received under this section by the Indiana Bar Foundation (or its successor entity) are subject to audit by the state board of accounts. The amounts necessary to make the transfers required by this subsection are appropriated from the state general fund.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-7-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.85-2004, SEC.27; P.L.95-2004, SEC.15; P.L.2-2005, SEC.109; P.L.176-2005, SEC.17; P.L.174-2006, SEC.17; P.L.224-2007, SEC.120; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.396; P.L.136-2012, SEC.19; P.L.213-2015, SEC.260; P.L.39-2017, SEC.8; P.L.144-2019, SEC.19; P.L.165-2021, SEC.194; P.L.174-2022, SEC.66.