Section 12-19-71

Circuit and district court docket fee - Amount.

(a) The docket fees which shall be collected in civil cases shall be:

(1) Thirty dollars ($30) for cases filed on the small claims docket of the district court.

(2) One hundred four dollars ($104) for cases otherwise filed in the district court.

(3) One hundred forty dollars ($140) for cases filed in the circuit court.

(4) An additional fifty-one dollars ($51) to be paid at the time the jury is demanded by any party demanding a jury. The increase of one dollar ($1) shall be paid to the department or agency responsible for paying the salaries of juvenile probation officers.

(b) Effective October 1, 2000, the docket fees for civil cases filed in district and circuit courts shall increase by five dollars ($5).

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-111; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §1; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §1; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99–427, §1.)