Effective - 28 Aug 2004, 2 histories
483.550. Clerks to charge, collect court costs, when. — 1. Each circuit clerk, or person fulfilling the duties of the circuit clerk pursuant to this chapter, however denominated, shall charge, collect, and be the responsible clerk for every court cost accruing to such clerk's office to which such clerk may be entitled under the law, except that the circuit clerk shall not be accountable or responsible for or under a duty to collect the following court costs:
(1) Court costs in a case pending in the probate division of the circuit court;
(2) Court costs in a case while it pends in a municipal division of the circuit court, in municipalities electing or required to have violations of municipal ordinances tried before a municipal judge pursuant to section 479.020, or to employ judicial personnel pursuant to section 479.060;
(3) Court costs in a case which was originally filed and pends before an associate circuit judge; provided, however, that such exception with respect to cases filed and pending before an associate circuit judge shall not apply (a) in the city of St. Louis and (b) when by local circuit court rule it is provided that cases which are to be heard by associate circuit judges shall be centrally filed and final judgments therein maintained in an office which is operated and staffed by the circuit clerk and such clerk's deputies.
2. Each chief division clerk for the probate division of the circuit court shall charge and collect every court cost accruing to the probate division of the circuit court to which it may be entitled under the law.
3. In divisions presided over by associate circuit judges for which the circuit clerk is not responsible for collecting court costs as hereinabove provided, the associate circuit judge shall designate by order entered of record a division clerk who shall be responsible for the collection of all court costs with respect to cases in the division; or if there be a centralized filing and docketing system for two or more divisions presided over by an associate circuit judge, then a division clerk or clerks shall be designated in accordance with the provisions of local circuit court rule by an order which shall be entered of record, and if there be no such rule adopted, then a majority of the associate circuit judges being served shall designate a division clerk or clerks who shall be responsible for the collection of all court costs with respect to cases in the divisions served by the centralized filing and docketing system.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3 of this section, by vote of all judges, circuit and associate circuit, of a circuit court, en banc, the circuit court may adopt a system by local circuit rule whereby the circuit clerks within the circuit shall have administrative control over and be responsible for the charging and collection of all court costs accruing to the court other than court costs in a case while it pends in the municipal divisions of the circuit court, in municipalities electing or required to have violations of municipal ordinances tried before a municipal judge pursuant to section 479.020, or to employ judicial personnel pursuant to section 479.060. The chief division clerk for the probate divisions of the circuit court may be designated by the local circuit rule to charge and collect every court cost accruing to the probate divisions of the circuit court to which it may be entitled under the law, under the supervision of the circuit clerk.
5. The responsible clerks shall make periodic reports of delinquent court costs which are due at such times and in such form as may be required by the state courts administrator.
6. It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney when such be referred to such prosecuting attorney by the responsible clerk to reasonably attempt to collect such delinquent court costs. In the case of delinquent court costs which are payable to the state, it shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney, and the attorney general when such be referred to the attorney general by the state courts administrator to reasonably attempt to collect such delinquent court costs.
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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1985 H.B. 320, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1211)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 483 - Clerks of Courts of Record and Court Records
Section 483.010 - Qualifications of a clerk.
Section 483.020 - Vacancy, how filled.
Section 483.050 - If surety of clerk is insufficient, new bond required.
Section 483.055 - Office supplies — duties relating to.
Section 483.060 - Allowances, how paid.
Section 483.065 - Office and records, where kept.
Section 483.070 - May remove records, when.
Section 483.075 - Duties of clerk — when county clerk replaces circuit clerk, exception.
Section 483.080 - Deputies, their duties.
Section 483.082 - Court records, how kept.
Section 483.083 - Circuit clerks, compensation.
Section 483.086 - Clerk to serve as secretary to court en banc (St. Louis City).
Section 483.088 - Circuit clerks to report to state auditor annually all fees collected.
Section 483.130 - Courts to direct filing of papers.
Section 483.135 - Clerk to bunch, label, and index papers.
Section 483.140 - Judge to superintend keeping of records.
Section 483.140 - Judge to superintend keeping of records.
Section 483.145 - Court to reconstruct records, when.
Section 483.150 - Clerks to keep account of fines.
Section 483.160 - Clerks of courts to deliver reports to successors.
Section 483.165 - Nonfeasance or misfeasance, misdemeanor.
Section 483.175 - Duty of attorney general or prosecuting attorney — notice.
Section 483.180 - Notice and copy of charges to be delivered — witnesses summoned.
Section 483.190 - Trial by the court or a jury.
Section 483.195 - Clerk found guilty, removed and fined.
Section 483.200 - If clerk acquitted, reinstatement — costs.
Section 483.205 - Additional proceedings by indictment.
Section 483.210 - Clerk's successor to receive all records of office.
Section 483.225 - Office, where kept.
Section 483.235 - Liable on bond for acts of his deputies.
Section 483.240 - Circuit clerks, duties and responsibilities — exceptions.
Section 483.241 - Other clerks, duties.
Section 483.246 - Municipal clerks, selection, tenure, compensation — limitation on compensation.
Section 483.260 - Clerk to employ attorney (St. Louis City).
Section 483.270 - Certain abstract of judgments to be continued (St. Louis City).
Section 483.312 - Security required for deposit of funds in circuit court registry.
Section 483.355 - Circuit clerk of Lewis County — duties.
Section 483.360 - Clerk to file judgments at Lewis County seat.
Section 483.390 - Papers may be recorded in office of clerk of circuit court — fee charged.
Section 483.420 - Circuit clerk, office (Cape Girardeau County).
Section 483.445 - District No. 2 clerk, qualifications — election (Marion County).
Section 483.450 - Residence and office hours of clerk.
Section 483.480 - Probate clerk, oath — itemized fee bill.
Section 483.500 - Fees of the clerks of the supreme court and court of appeals — collection.
Section 483.505 - Account of fees — supreme court.
Section 483.510 - Account of fees — court of appeals.
Section 483.530 - Fees, clerk's duties.
Section 483.535 - Fees for naturalization.
Section 483.537 - Passports, accounting for fees charged, use of moneys collected.
Section 483.550 - Clerks to charge, collect court costs, when.
Section 483.580 - Fees, probate proceedings, guardianships.
Section 483.617 - Fees not to be charged against counties or St. Louis City, when.
Section 483.640 - Records transferred to clerk (Marion County).
Section 483.650 - Records transferred to clerk (Cape Girardeau County).
Section 483.660 - Records of probate courts transferred.
Section 483.670 - Records of magistrate courts transferred.
Section 483.680 - Records of municipal courts transferred, when, how.