488.445. Funding shelters--fees for marriage licenses--surcharge for filing of civil case, how established, amount--reports. - Missouri Statutes

Funding shelters--fees for marriage licenses--surcharge for filing ofcivil case, how established, amount--reports.

488.445. 1. The governing body of any county, or of any city notwithin a county, by order or ordinance may impose a fee upon the issuanceof a marriage license and may impose a surcharge upon any civil case filedin the circuit court. The surcharge shall not be charged when costs arewaived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality.

2. The fee imposed upon the issuance of a marriage license shall befive dollars, shall be paid by the person applying for the license andshall be collected by the recorder of deeds at the time the license isissued. The surcharge imposed upon the filing of a civil action shall betwo dollars, shall be paid by the party who filed the petition and shall becollected and disbursed by the clerk of the court in the manner provided bysections 488.010 to 488.020. Such amounts shall be payable to thetreasuries of the counties from which such surcharges were paid.

3. At the end of each month, the recorder of deeds shall file averified report with the county commission of the fees collected pursuantto the provisions of subsection 2 of this section. The report may beconsolidated with the monthly report of other fees collected by suchofficers. Upon the filing of the reports the recorder of deeds shallforthwith pay over to the county treasurer all fees collected pursuant tosubsection 2 of this section. The county treasurer shall deposit all suchfees upon receipt in a special fund to be expended only to providefinancial assistance to shelters for victims of domestic violence asprovided in sections 455.200 to 455.230, RSMo.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1069 § 3, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2000 H.B. 1677, et al. merged with S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344)

*Transferred 2000; formerly 455.205