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SENATE BILL NO. 1309 – Civil case, filing fee incr, ISTARS

SENATE BILL NO. 1309

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S1309................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
CIVIL CASES - FILING FEES - Amends existing law to increase certain civil
case filing fees by $5.00 to be deposited into the Idaho Statewide Trial
Court Automated Records System (ISTARS) Technology Fund and to provide that
interest earned on idle moneys in the ISTARS Technology Fund shall be
returned to the ISTARS Technology Fund.

01/20    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/21    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/02    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/03    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/05    3rd rdg - PASSED - 29-0-6
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Ingram, Ipsen,
      Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
      Sandy, Sorensen, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Frasure, Hansen, Hawkins, Schroeder, Stennett,
      Sweeney
    Floor Sponsor - Riggs
    Title apvd - to House
02/06    House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/10    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/11    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12    3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-7-3
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15),
      Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
      Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
      Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd,
      Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
      Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen,
      Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Robison, Stevenson,
      Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
      Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Black(23), Callister, Ridinger, Sali, Schaefer,
      Stoicheff
      Absent and excused -- Boe, Crow, Jones(9)
    Floor Sponsor - Tippets
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/13    To enrol
03/16    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
    Sp signed
03/17    To Governor
03/18    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 76
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


S1309


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1309

                             BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO THE IDAHO STATEWIDE TRIAL COURT AUTOMATED RECORDS SYSTEM (ISTARS);
 3        AMENDING SECTION 31-3201A, IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE CERTAIN CIVIL CASE FIL-
 4        ING FEES BY FIVE DOLLARS TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE ISTARS  TECHNOLOGY  FUND
 5        AND  TO  MAKE  A  TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AND AMENDING SECTION 1-1623, IDAHO
 6        CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT INTEREST EARNED ON IDLE MONEY IN THE ISTARS TECHNOL-
 7        OGY FUND SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE ISTARS TECHNOLOGY FUND.

 8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 9        SECTION 1.  That Section 31-3201A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
10    amended to read as follows:

11        31-3201A.  COURT  FEES. The clerk of the district court in addition to the
12    fees and charges imposed by chapter 20, title 1, Idaho Code, and  in  addition
13    to the fee levied by chapter 2, title 73, Idaho Code, shall charge, demand and
14    receive  the  following  fees  for services rendered by him in discharging the
15    duties imposed upon him by law;
16        (a)  A fee of $39.00 for filing a civil case of any type in  the  district
17    court  or  in the magistrate's division of the  district court including cases
18    involving the administration of decedents' estates, whether testate or  intes-
19    tate,  and  conservatorships  of  the person or of the estate or both with the
20    following exceptions:
21        The filing fee shall be $1 2  7  .00  in  each  case
22    where the amount of money or damages or the value of personal property claimed
23    does  not  exceed  $300.  The   filing  fee  shall  be $1 4  9
24    .00 in the following types of cases:
25        (1)  Where the amount of money or damages or the value of  personal  prop-
26        erty claimed exceeds $300 but does not exceed $1,000;
27        (2)  Where  a  case  is brought for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer
28        whether brought for rent or possession  or  both  and  regardless  of  the
29        amount;
30        (3)  Where  a  case is brought under chapter 20, title 16, Idaho Code, for
31        the termination of parent-child relationship;
32        (4)  Where a case is brought under chapter 2, title 32,  Idaho  Code,  for
33        permission to marry;
34        (5)  Where  a  case involving the administration of a decedent's estate is
35        brought under the Summary Administration of Small Estates Act;
36        (6)  In cases where a court order is issued only for  a  certain  specific
37        reason  other  than the administering of an estate, including but not lim-
38        ited to  proceedings  brought  under  sections  14-114,  15-514,  15-1401,
39        15-1518 and/or 15-1709, Idaho Code, or for some specific reason;
40        (7)  In cases brought to determine heirship without administration;
41        (8)  In cases brought to determine inheritance or transfer tax;
42        (9)  In proceedings brought for adoption;
43        (10) In  proceedings  brought for letters of guardianship of the person or


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 1        of the estate or both.
 2        No filing fee shall be charged in the following types of cases:
 3        (1)  In cases brought under chapter 3, title 66, Idaho Code,  for  commit-
 4        ment of mentally ill persons;
 5        (2)  In  cases  brought  under the  Youth Rehabilitation  
 6        Juvenile Corrections  Act;
 7        (3)  In cases brought under the Child Protective Act.
 8        In all cases in which a filing fee of $39.00 is paid, $17.00 of such  fil-
 9    ing  fee  shall  be  paid to the county treasurer for deposit in  the district
10    court fund of the county; $5.00 of such filing fee shall be paid to the county
11    treasurer who shall, within five (5) days after the end of the month, pay such
12    fees to the state treasurer for deposit into the ISTARS technology  fund;  and
13    $17.00  of  such  filing  fee shall be paid to the county treasurer who shall,
14    within five (5) days after the end of the month pay such  fees  to  the  state
15    treasurer  for  deposit  in the state general account. In all cases in which a
16    filing fee of $1 4  9 .00 is paid, $4.00 of such  filing
17    fee  shall  be  paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the district court
18    fund of the county;  $5.00 of such filing fee shall be paid to the county
19    treasurer who shall, within five (5) days after the end of the month, pay such
20    fees to the state treasurer for  deposit  into  the  ISTARS  technology  fund;
21     and $10.00 of such filing fee shall be paid to the county treasurer who
22    shall  within  five  (5)  days after the end of the month pay such fees to the
23    state treasurer for deposit in the state general account.  In   all  cases  in
24    which a filing fee of $1 2  7 .00 is paid, $3.00 of such
25    filing  fee  shall be paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the district
26    court fund of the county;  $5.00 of such filing fee shall be paid to  the
27    county  treasurer  who shall, within five (5) days after the end of the month,
28    pay such fees to the state treasurer for deposit into  the  ISTARS  technology
29    fund;    and  $9.00 of such filing fee shall be paid to the county trea-
30    surer who shall within five (5) days after the end of the month pay such  fees
31    to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general account.
32        (b)  A  fee  of  $17.50  shall be paid, but not in advance, by each person
33    found guilty of any felony or misdemeanor, except when the court  orders  such
34    fee  waived  because the person is indigent and unable to pay such fee. If the
35    magistrate court facilities are provided by the  county,  $5.00  of  such  fee
36    shall  be  paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the district court fund
37    of the county; and $12.50 of such fee shall be paid to  the  county  treasurer
38    who  shall,  within five (5) days after the end of the month, pay such fees to
39    the  state treasurer for deposit in the state general account. If  the  magis-
40    trate court facilities are provided by a city, $5.00 of such fee shall be paid
41    to  the city treasurer for deposit in the city general fund, $2.50 of such fee
42    shall be paid to the city treasurer for deposit in the city capital facilities
43    fund for the construction, remodeling and support of magistrates court facili-
44    ties, and $10.00 of such fee shall be paid to the county treasurer who  shall,
45    within  five  (5)  days after the end of the month, pay such fees to the state
46    treasurer for deposit in the state general account.
47        (c)  A fee of $16.50 shall be paid, but not in  advance,  by  each  person
48    found  to  have  committed an infraction or any minor traffic, conservation or
49    ordinance violation; provided that the judge or magistrate may in his  or  her
50    discretion  consolidate  separate  nonmoving  traffic  offenses  into  one (1)
51    offense for purposes of assessing such fee.  If the magistrate  court  facili-
52    ties are provided by the county, $5.00 of such fee shall be paid to the county
53    treasurer  for deposit in the district court fund of the county; and $11.50 of
54    such fee shall be paid to the county treasurer, who  shall,  within  five  (5)
55    days  after  the  end  of  the month, pay such fees to the state treasurer for


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 1    deposit in the state general account.  If the magistrate court facilities  are
 2    provided  by a city, $5.00 of such fee shall be paid to the city treasurer for
 3    deposit in the city general fund, $2.50 of such fee shall be paid to the  city
 4    treasurer  for  deposit  in the city capital facilities fund for the construc-
 5    tion, remodeling and support of magistrate court facilities, and $9.00 of such
 6    fee shall be paid to the county treasurer who  shall,  within  five  (5)  days
 7    after  the  end of the month, pay such fees to the state treasurer for deposit
 8    in the state general account.
 9        (d)  A fee of $19.00 shall be paid by any  party,  except  the  plaintiff,
10    making  an  appearance  in  any  civil action in the  district court or in the
11    magistrate's division of the district court. Of such fee, $4.00 shall be  paid
12    to  the county treasurer for deposit in the district court fund of the county;
13    $5.00 of such fee shall be paid to the county treasurer who shall, within five
14    (5) days after the end of the month, pay such fees to the state treasurer  for
15    deposit  into the ISTARS technology fund; and $10.00 of such fee shall be paid
16    to the county treasurer who shall within five (5) days after the  end  of  the
17    month  pay  such  fees to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general
18    account.
19        (e)  A fee of $9.00 shall be paid by the person  or  persons  required  to
20    make  an  account pursuant to either chapter 11 or chapter 18, title 15, Idaho
21    Code, at the time such account is filed. All of such fee shall be paid to  the
22    county treasurer for deposit in the district court fund of the county.
23        (f)  A  fee  of  $19.00 shall be paid upon the filing of a petition of the
24    executor or administrator or of any person interested in  an  estate  for  the
25    distribution  of  such  estate,  $6.00 of such fee shall be paid to the county
26    treasurer for deposit in the district court fund of the county; and $13.00  of
27    such fee shall be paid to the county treasurer who shall, within five (5) days
28    after  the  end of the month, pay such fees to the state treasurer for deposit
29    in the state general account.
30        (g)  A fee of $7.00 shall be paid by an intervenor upon making an  appear-
31    ance  in  any civil action in the district court or in the  magistrate's divi-
32    sion of the district court. All of such fee shall be paid to the county  trea-
33    surer for deposit in the district court fund of the county.
34        (h)  A fee of $8.00 shall be paid by a party filing a third party claim as
35    defined  in  the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure. All of such fee shall be paid
36    to the county treasurer for deposit in the district court fund of the county.
37        (i)  A fee of $8.00 shall be paid by any party filing a  cross-claim.  All
38    of  such fee shall be paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the district
39    court fund of the county.
40        (j)  A fee of $9.00 shall be paid by a party initiating a change of venue.
41    Such fee shall be paid to the clerk of the court of the county to which  venue
42    is  changed. All of such fee shall be paid to the county treasurer for deposit
43    in the district court fund of the county.
44        (k)  A fee of $9.00 shall be paid by any party appearing after judgment or
45    applying to reopen a case. All of such fee shall be paid to the  county  trea-
46    surer  for  deposit  in the district court fund of the county. A fee of $32.00
47    shall be paid by a party applying to reopen  a  divorce  action  or  modify  a
48    divorce  decree,  with  all of the fee to be distributed in the same manner as
49    the fee provided for in subsection (a) of this section is distributed.
50        (l)  A fee of $9.00 shall be paid by a party taking  an  appeal  from  the
51    magistrate's  division  of  the district court to the district court. No addi-
52    tional fee shall be required if a new trial is granted. All of such fee  shall
53    be  paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the district court fund of the
54    county.
55        (m)  A fee of $9.00 shall be paid by the party taking an appeal  from  the


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 1    district  court  to  the  supreme court for comparing and certifying the tran-
 2    script on appeal, if such certificate is required. All of such  fee  shall  be
 3    paid  to  the  county  treasurer for deposit in the district court fund of the
 4    county.
 5        (n)  Fees not covered by this section shall be set by rule or  administra-
 6    tive order of the supreme court.
 7        (o)  All  fees  required to be paid by this section or by rule or adminis-
 8    trative order of the supreme court shall be collected by the clerk of the dis-
 9    trict court or by a  person appointed by the clerk of the district  court  for
10    this purpose. If it appears that there is a necessity for such fees to be col-
11    lected  by persons other than the clerk of the district court or a person des-
12    ignated by the clerk for such purpose, the supreme court by rule  or  adminis-
13    trative order may provide for the designation of persons authorized to receive
14    such  fees. Persons so designated shall account for such fees in the same man-
15    ner required of the clerk of the district court and shall pay such fees to the
16    clerk of the district court of the county in which such fees are collected.
17        (p)  That portion of the filing fees required to be remitted to the  state
18    treasurer  for  deposit  in the state general account shall be remitted within
19    five (5) days after the end of the month in which such fees were  remitted  to
20    the  county treasurer. That portion of the filing fees required to be remitted
21    to a city treasurer for deposit in the city's general fund shall  be  remitted
22    within five (5) days after the end of the month in which such fees were remit-
23    ted to the county treasurer.
24        (q)  Of the fees derived from the filing of any divorce action required to
25    be  transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the general account, the
26    county treasurer shall retain $5.00, which shall be separately identified  and
27    deposited  in the district court fund of the county. Such moneys shall be used
28    exclusively for the purpose of establishing a uniform system of qualifying and
29    approving persons, agencies or organizations to conduct evaluations of persons
30    convicted of domestic assault or battery as provided in section 18-918,  Idaho
31    Code, and the administration of section 18-918(5), Idaho Code, relating to the
32    evaluation and counseling or other treatment of such persons for anger control
33    and prevention,  including the payment of the costs of evaluating and counsel-
34    ing  or other treatment of an indigent defendant.  No provision of chapter 52,
35    title 39, Idaho Code, shall apply to the moneys provided for in  this  subsec-
36    tion.
37        (r)  In  consideration  of  the  aforesaid  fees the clerk of the district
38    court shall be required to perform all lawful service that may be required  of
39    him  by any party thereto; provided, that he shall not prepare and furnish any
40    certified copy of any file or record in an action except printed transcript on
41    appeal, without additional compensation as provided by law.

42        SECTION 2.  That Section 1-1623, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
43    amended to read as follows:

44        1-1623.  IDAHO  STATEWIDE  TRIAL  COURT  AUTOMATED RECORDS SYSTEM (ISTARS)
45    TECHNOLOGY FUND. There is hereby created in the office of the state  treasurer
46    the  ISTARS  technology  fund. Moneys deposited into the fund pursuant to sec-
47    tions 31-3201 and 31-3201A, Idaho Code, upon appropriation by the legislature,
48    shall be used by the supreme court for the purpose of  maintaining,  replacing
49    and  enhancing  the  Idaho  Statewide  Trial  Court  Automated  Records System
50    (ISTARS) program. The ISTARS technology fund shall be  separate  and  distinct
51    from  the state general fund, and expenditures from the ISTARS technology fund
52    shall be solely dedicated to the purposes set forth in  this  section.  Moneys
53    deposited  into  the  fund  may be allowed to accumulate from year to year for


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 1    designated maintenance, replacement, extension or enhancement  of  the  ISTARS
 2    program.   Interest earned on the investment of idle moneys in the ISTARS
 3    technology fund shall be returned to the ISTARS technology fund. 

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                             STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                   RS07496
    
    This bill is one of a series of bills that the Justices of the 
    Supreme Court transmitted to the Governor in their annual "defects 
    in the laws`' report under Art. 5, Sec. 25 of the Idaho 
    Constitution.
    
    This bill relates to the Idaho Statewide Trial Court Automated 
    Records System (ISTARS) Technology Fund (I.C. § 1-1623) and a $5.00 
    ISTARS fee levied on certain civil cases to provide revenue for the 
    fund (I.C. § 31-3201A). Both measures were enacted in 1997.
    
    This bill is designed to cure two deficiencies in that 
    legislation caused by inadvertence.
    
    First, the bill amends I.C. § 31-3201A to provide that the $5.00 
    ISTARS fee shall also be assessed on the category of cases falling 
    under the $12.00 filing fee and under the $14.00 filing fee as 
    described in subsection (a) of this statute. When the amendment to this 
    statute was drafted in 1997, through oversight, the ISTARS fee was not 
    added to these categories of court cases, although the Supreme Court's 
    projection of needed revenue that was presented to the legislature 
    contemplated that the $5.00 fee would be added to these cases. 
    Consequently, the revenue resulting from the ISTARS fee falls short of 
    the projection of revenue that was presented to and considered by the 
    legislature when it adopted this fee. This amendment will remedy this 
    error.
    
    This bill also amends I.C. § 1-1623 which creates the ISTARS 
    Technology Fund by providing that interest earned on the investment of 
    monies in the ISTARS fund by the State Treasurer shall be returned to 
    the ISTARS Technology Fund. This will provide authority to the State 
    Treasurer to return interest earned on fund deposits to the ISTARS 
    Technology Fund by virtue of I.C. § 67-1210 which provides that 
    interest earned on investments by the state shall be paid into the 
    general fund unless a statute specifically provides otherwise.
    
                                 FISCAL NOTE
    
    It is estimated that this bill will generate approximately 
    $88,410 for the ISTARS Technology Fund for fiscal year 1999, including 
    interest on fund deposits.
    
    Contact Person: Patricia Tobias 
    Administrative Director of the Courts 
    Idaho Supreme Court (208) 334-2246
    
    
    Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note                           S 1309