Clay County Courts, Indiana Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

$25

The Clerk must assess and collect the $25 late payment fee unless it is suspended by court order, and may take appropriate collection steps, including retaining legal counsel.

When a Defendant meets the criteria described, the Clerk shall assess and collect a late payment fee in the sum of $25.00, unless the late payment fee is suspended by Court Order. The Clerk may take all appropriate steps to collect late payment fees, including without limitation the retention of legal counsel to effectuate collection proceedings.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Accounting

Court costs in an accounting must be paid on or before the hearing date.

6.3 All Court Costs shall be paid on or before any hearing date in any Accounting.

CRITICAL

Fee

$25

A non-indigent defendant must pay a $25 late payment fee to the Clerk if costs, fines, or civil penalties are not paid in full by the later of the specified deadlines.

A defendant who is required to pay court costs (including fees), a fine, or a civil penalty and who has not been determined by the Court imposing the costs, fine, or civil penalty to be indigent shall pay, in addition to costs, fine or civil penalty, a late payment fee in the sum of $25.00 to the Clerk of the Court if the defendant fails to pay the costs, fine or civil penalty in full before the later of the following: (a) the end of the business day on which the Court enters the conviction of Judgement; of (b) the end of the period specified in a payment schedule set for the payment of the court costs, fines and civil penalties adopted for the operation of the Courts of Clay County.

WARNING

Fee

35

Applies to

Transcript

The minimum transcript fee is $35.00.

The minimum transcript fee shall be $35.00.

WARNING

The Court may suspend the late payment fee if it finds that the Defendant showed good cause for failing to pay the previously assessed costs, fine, or civil penalty on time.

The Court that imposed the costs, fine or civil penalty may suspend the late payment fee required by this Rule if the Court finds that the Defendant has demonstrated good cause for failure to make a timely payment of the previously assessed costs, the assessment and collection of the Late Payment Fee.

WARNING

Fee

5.5

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum fee for an expedited transcript due within three working days is $5.50 per page.

$5.50 when the transcript must be prepared within three (3) working days.

WARNING

Fee

4.5

Applies to

Transcript

A private regular transcript may be charged at no more than $4.50 per page.

The maximum per page a court reporter may charge for the preparation of a private transcript shall be $4.50 per page for a private regular transcript.

WARNING

Fee

7

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum fee for an expedited transcript due within 24 hours or less is $7.00 per page.

If a court reporter is requested to prepare an expedited transcript, the maximum page fee shall be $7.00 when the transcript must be prepared within twenty-four (24) hours or less;

WARNING

Fee

4.5

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum fee for a county or state indigent transcript is $4.50 per page, and the reporter must submit claims for county indigent transcripts directly to the county.

The maximum per page fee a court reporter may charge for the preparation of a county or state indigent transcript shall be four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50); the court reporter shall submit a claim directly to the county for the preparation of any county indigent transcripts.