506.369. Partial payment of court costs, when. - Missouri Statutes

Partial payment of court costs, when.

506.369. 1. If the court receiving a motion pursuant to section506.366 determines that an offender is unable to pay the full amount ofcourt costs due with respect to a case, the court shall assess a partialpayment of the twenty percent of the greater of the following:

(1) The average monthly deposits to the offender's account for thesix-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint ornotice of appeal requiring the payment of a fee; or

(2) The average monthly balance in the offender's account for thesix-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint ornotice of appeal requiring the payment of a fee.

2. If a trial court has entered an order pursuant to subsection 1 ofthis section upon the filing of plaintiff's petition, the determination ofthe court shall apply to the case until final judgment is entered by eitherthe trial or an appellate court.

(L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 4, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)