631.6 Fees and costs.
1. The clerk of the district court shall collect the following fees and costs in small claims actions, which shall be paid in advance and assessed as costs in the action:
a. Fees for filing and docketing shall be ninety-five dollars.
b. Fees for service of notice on nonresidents are as provided in section 617.3.
c. Postage charged for the mailing of original notice shall be twenty dollars.
d. Fees for personal service by peace officers or other officials of the state are the amounts specified by law.
2. The amounts collected for filing and docketing shall be distributed as provided in section 602.8108.
[C73, §631.5, 631.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.6; 81 Acts, ch 189, §5, 7]
83 Acts, ch 63, §2, 3, 4; 83 Acts, ch 101, §125; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10118, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §59; 85 Acts, ch 197, §37, 38; 88 Acts, ch 1258, §2; 89 Acts, ch 83, §84; 91 Acts, ch 116, §18; 91 Acts, ch 218, §26; 91 Acts, ch 219, §34; 94 Acts, ch 1074, §10; 2002 Acts, ch 1126, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §50; 2006 Acts, ch 1144, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §63, 72; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §30, 93
Referred to in §602.8105, 602.9104A
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Section 631.1 - Small claims — jurisdiction.
Section 631.2 - Jurisdiction and procedures.
Section 631.3 - Commencement of actions — clerk to furnish forms — subpoena.
Section 631.4 - Service — time for appearance.
Section 631.5 - Appearance — default.
Section 631.6 - Fees and costs.
Section 631.7 - Parties, pleadings, and motions.
Section 631.9 - Jurisdiction determined.
Section 631.10 - Failure to appear — effect.
Section 631.12 - Entry of judgment — setting aside default judgment.
Section 631.14 - Representation in small claims actions.
Section 631.15 - Standard forms.