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Chapter 1. Applicability and Definitions
33-37-1-1. Application of Article - Sec. 1. This article applies to all proceedings in the...
33-37-1-2. "Clerk" - Sec. 2. As used in this article, "clerk" refers to...
33-37-1-3. Costs for All Proceedings in Action - Sec. 3. (a) The costs imposed by this article are...
33-37-1-4. Publication by Notice; Fees; Proof - Sec. 4. (a) If publication by notice is required by...
33-37-1-5. Automated Judicial System; Formal Written Commitment - Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "formal written...
Chapter 2. General Court Costs Provisions for Criminal Actions
33-37-2-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies in criminal actions. [Pre-2004 Recodification...
33-37-2-2. Costs as Separate From Sentence; Suspension of Costs; Liability for Costs - Sec. 2. (a) Costs in a criminal action are not...
33-37-2-3. Imposition, Suspension, and Reduction of Costs; Indigency Hearing; Time for Payment; Default - Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when...
33-37-2-4. Prosecution for Offense by Inmate of State Penal Institution; State's Liability for Costs - Sec. 4. (a) The state shall pay all costs of...
33-37-2-5. Fees Prescribed by Ic 33-37-4-1; Fine or Penalty in Addition to Costs - Sec. 5. The fees prescribed by IC 33-37-4-1 are costs...
Chapter 3. General Court Costs Provisions for Civil Actions
33-37-3-1. Collection of Fees in Civil or Paternity Actions Brought by or on Behalf of State or Political Subdivisions - Sec. 1. (a) The fees prescribed in civil actions or...
33-37-3-2. Indigent Persons; Relief From or Waiver of Fees and Court Costs in Civil Actions or Appointment of Guardian - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a...
33-37-3-3. Actions Commenced by Person Confined by Department of Correction - Sec. 3. (a) When an offender confined by the department...
33-37-3-4. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 4. A party for whom judgment is entered in...
33-37-3-5. Prepayment of Fees; Appeals - Sec. 5. The prepayment of fees under this chapter is...
33-37-3-6. Inclusion of Service of Process by Mail in Court Costs Fee - Sec. 6. Court costs fees under this chapter include service...
33-37-3-7. Private Service of Process; Reimbursement of Cost - Sec. 7. If personal service of process is carried out...
33-37-3-8. Name Change Actions; Separate Fee - Sec. 8. Notwithstanding IC 33-37-4-4, the clerk may not collect...
33-37-3-9. Prepayment of Fees; Exceptions - Sec. 9. Prepayment of fees is not required in proceedings...
Chapter 4. Collection of Court Cost Fees
33-37-4-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter - Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 4 and 6...
33-37-4-1. Criminal Costs Fees; Additional Fees - Sec. 1. (a) For each action that results in a...
33-37-4-2. Infraction or Ordinance Violation Costs Fee; Additional Fees - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (d) and...
33-37-4-3. Juvenile Costs Fee; Additional Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The clerk shall collect a juvenile costs...
33-37-4-4. Civil Costs Fee; Additional Fees - Sec. 4. (a) The clerk shall collect a civil costs...
33-37-4-5. Repealed - [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-5-5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended...
33-37-4-6. Small Claims Costs Fee, Small Claims Service Fee, and Additional Fees - Sec. 6. (a) For each small claims action, the clerk...
33-37-4-7. Probate Costs Fee; Additional Fees - Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided under subsection (c), the...
33-37-4-8. Actions Listed in Ic 33-37-4-4, Ic 33-37-4-6, and Ic 33-37-4-7; Change of Venue - Sec. 8. (a) This section applies in all actions listed...
33-37-4-9. Proration of Court Costs Not Required on Receipt - Sec. 9. The clerk is not required to show on...
33-37-4-10. Fee Bills; Issuance; Collection; Lien - Sec. 10. (a) Not later than seventy-five (75) days after...
Chapter 5. Collection of Additional Fees
33-37-5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter - Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 15 and 28...
33-37-5-0.2. Repealed - As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.539. Repealed by P.L.63-2012, SEC.38.
33-37-5-1. Preparing Transcript or Copy of Record; Fee - Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a document fee...
33-37-5-2. Clerk's Record Perpetuation Fund - Sec. 2. (a) Each clerk shall establish a clerk's record...
33-37-5-3. Document Fee; Certificate Under Seal - Sec. 3. Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3, the clerk shall collect a...
33-37-5-4. Document Fee; Transcript of Judgment to Become Real Estate Lien - Sec. 4. The clerk shall collect a document fee of...
33-37-5-5. Forwarding Document Fees - Sec. 5. The clerk shall forward document fees collected under...
33-37-5-6. Support and Maintenance Payments; Fees - Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to an action in...
33-37-5-7. Marijuana Eradication Program Fee - Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to criminal actions. (b)...
33-37-5-8. Alcohol and Drug Services Program Fee; Law Enforcement Continuing Education Program Fee - Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to criminal, infraction, and...
33-37-5-9. Drug Abuse, Prosecution, Interdiction, and Correction Fee - Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to criminal actions. (b)...
33-37-5-10. Countermeasures Fee; Collection - Sec. 10. (a) The clerk shall collect an alcohol and...
33-37-5-11. Alcohol Abuse Deterrent Fee; Medical Fee; Collection - Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to an action in...
33-37-5-12. Child Abuse Prevention Fee - Sec. 12. The court shall order a person to pay...
33-37-5-13. Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Fee - Sec. 13. The court shall order a person to pay...
33-37-5-14. Highway Work Zone Fee; Application - Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to criminal, infraction, and...
33-37-5-15. Service of Process Fee - Sec. 15. (a) This section also applies to a clerk...
33-37-5-16. Judgments; Collection, Transfer, and Deposit of Funds - Sec. 16. In addition to any other duties, a clerk...
33-37-5-17. Deferred Prosecution Fees - Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to actions in which...
33-37-5-18. Safe Schools Fee - Sec. 18. (a) In each criminal action in which a...
33-37-5-19. Criminal Conviction; Jury Fees - Sec. 19. (a) The clerk shall collect a jury fee...
33-37-5-20. Document Storage Fee - Sec. 20. (a) This section applies to all civil, criminal,...
33-37-5-21. Automated Record Keeping Fee - Sec. 21. (a) This section applies to all civil, criminal,...
33-37-5-21.2. Public Defense Administration Fee - Sec. 21.2. (a) This subsection does not apply to the...
33-37-5-22. Late Payment Fee - Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in subsections (e) and...
33-37-5-23. Sexual Assault Victims Assistance Fee - Sec. 23. (a) This section applies to criminal actions. (b)...
33-37-5-24. Problem Solving Court Fee - Sec. 24. (a) This section applies to a proceeding in...
33-37-5-25. Judicial Insurance Adjustment Fee - Sec. 25. (a) This subsection does not apply to the...
33-37-5-26. Judicial Salaries Fee - Sec. 26. (a) This subsection does not apply to the...
33-37-5-26.2. DNA Sample Processing Fee - Sec. 26.2. In each action in which a person is:...
33-37-5-27. Court Administration Fee - Sec. 27. (a) This subsection does not apply to the...
33-37-5-28. Civil Action Service Fee; Garnishee Service Fee - Sec. 28. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), this...
33-37-5-29. Repealed - As added by P.L.60-2006, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.108-2010, SEC.10.
33-37-5-31. Pro Bono Legal Services Fee - Sec. 31. In each: (1) civil action in which the...
Chapter 6. Credit Card Service Fee
33-37-6-1. Application - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any transaction in which:...
33-37-6-2. Discharge of Debt Liability; Vendor Transaction Charge or Discount Fee; Contracts With Payment Processing Companies Authorized - Sec. 2. (a) A payment made under this chapter does...
33-37-6-3. Use of Credit Card Service Fee - Sec. 3. (a) The clerk shall forward credit card service...
Chapter 7. Distribution of Court Fees
33-37-7-1. Repealed - [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-7-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended...
33-37-7-2. Circuit Court Clerk's Distribution of Fees - Sec. 2. (a) The clerk of a circuit court shall...
33-37-7-3. Repealed - [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-7-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Repealed...
33-37-7-4. Fees Collected by Clerk of Circuit Court; County Share - Sec. 4. (a) The clerk of a circuit court shall...
33-37-7-5. Repealed - [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-7-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Repealed...
33-37-7-6. Fees Collected by Clerk of Circuit Court; City or Town Share - Sec. 6. (a) The qualified municipality share to be distributed...
33-37-7-7. Repealed - [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-7-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended...
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...
33-37-7-9. Auditor's Transfer of Funds to Treasurer; Treasurer's Deposit of Certain Funds - Sec. 9. (a) On June 30 and on December 31...
33-37-7-10. Counties Having Judicial Circuit in Which Ic 31-1-23 or Ic 31-1-24 Applies; Appropriation - Sec. 10. (a) In a county having a judicial circuit...
33-37-7-11. Counties With Pension Trusts; Appropriations; Claims by Sheriff - Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a county in...
33-37-7-12. Forwarding and Deposit of Fees; Duties of Clerk and County and Municipal Officers - Sec. 12. (a) Except: (1) for the state share prescribed...
Chapter 8. Local User Fee Funds
33-37-8-1. "City or Town Fund" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "city or town...
33-37-8-2. "County Fund" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "county fund" refers...
33-37-8-3. City or Town User Fee Fund - Sec. 3. (a) A city or town user fee fund...
33-37-8-4. City or Town Funds; Appropriations; Deferral and Pretrial Diversion Programs - Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), upon...
33-37-8-5. County User Fee Fund - Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2023. See also...
33-37-8-5-b. County User Fee Fund - Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2023. See also preceding...
33-37-8-6. County Funds; Appropriations; Deferral and Pretrial Diversion Programs - Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), upon...
33-37-8-7. Pretrial Diversion Program Fund - Sec. 7. (a) This section applies when a county auditor...
33-37-8-8. Collection of Jury Fees; Transfer of Funds to Jury Pay - Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to jury fees collected...
Chapter 9. State User Fee Funds
33-37-9-1. "State Fund" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "state fund" refers...
33-37-9-2. Establishment - Sec. 2. The state user fee fund is established. The...
33-37-9-3. Transfer of Fees - Sec. 3. On June 30 and December 31 each year,...
33-37-9-4. Distribution of Amounts Transferred to the State Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The treasurer of state shall distribute semiannually...
Chapter 10. Juror and Witness Fees
33-37-10-1. Jury Fees - Sec. 1. (a) A juror of a circuit, superior, county,...
33-37-10-2. Witnesses in Criminal Actions - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 3.5 of...
33-37-10-3. Witnesses in Certain Actions - Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 3.5 of this...
33-37-10-3.5. Witness Fees; School Employees - Sec. 3.5. A witness in any civil or criminal action...
33-37-10-4. Witness and Juror Fees; Noting and Forwarding Claims; Affidavit Fees; Disbursements - Sec. 4. (a) The clerk shall note witness and juror...
Chapter 11. Jury Pay Fund
33-37-11-1. "Jury Pay Fund" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "jury pay fund"...
33-37-11-2. Establishment - Sec. 2. (a) A jury pay fund is established for...
33-37-11-3. Appropriation of Cost of Jury Fees - Sec. 3. (a) Upon receipt of monthly claims submitted on...
Chapter 12. Circuit Court Clerk Administrative Fee
33-37-12-1. Application - Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to any amount that...
33-37-12-2. Retention of Administrative Fee - Sec. 2. If the amount collected by the clerk is...
33-37-12-3. Administrative Fee - Sec. 3. (a) The clerk may retain as an administrative...