Jasper County Courts, Indiana Filing Fees and Waivers

Fee

$8

Applies to

Expedited transcript

The maximum fee for expedited transcripts under the indigent-transcript provisions is $8.00 per page.

A maximum per page fee for expedited transcripts shall be set at $8.00 per page.

The court may charge a higher or lower fee when necessary because contracted costs with a service provider have changed.

G. Notwithstanding any provision of this Rule, the Court may charge a different fee, higher or lower, necessitated by change in the contracted costs between the Courts and any service provider who provides any service for which a fee is assessed under this Rule.

The courts shall assess indigent defendants the statutory maximum public defender fee, payable to the Clerk for the supplemental public defender’s fund; at adoption, the amounts were $50 for misdemeanors and $100 for felony or murder cases.

B. The Jasper Circuit Court and the Jasper Superior Court shall assess the maximum allowable public defender fee authorized by statute to indigent defendants in misdemeanor, felony and murder cases to be paid to the Clerk of the Courts and placed into the supplemental public defender’s fund. At the time of the adoption of this rule, the fees are $50.00 for a misdemeanor and $100.00 for a felony or murder case.

Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Non transcript photocopy

Photocopies of exhibits, pleadings, or non-transcript documents are capped at $0.25 per page under the indigent-transcript provisions.

A maximum fee of $.25 per page for photocopies of exhibits, pleadings, or documents other than transcripts.

Fee

$4.5

Applies to

Deposition transcript

Deposition transcripts are capped at $4.50 per page, with an additional recording charge.

A maximum per page fee for depositions shall be set at $4.50 per page, in addition to a recording charge.

The Jasper Circuit Court Probation Department shall establish fees for services and programs provided to juveniles.

A. The Jasper Circuit Court Probation Department, under the supervision of the Jasper Circuit Court Judge shall set and establish a set of fees for services provided to juveniles, including but not limited to: 1. Juvenile alcohol education programs; 2. Juvenile community service programs; 3. Juvenile education or treatment programs; and 4. Any other program or service provided for juveniles.

When a public defender is appointed in any other case, the maximum fee is the statutory maximum misdemeanor public defender fee.

D. In any other case where a public defender is appointed, the maximum allowable public defender fee to be charged by the Jasper Circuit or Jasper Superior Court shall be the equivalent of the maximum misdemeanor public defender fee allowed by state statute.

Fee

$2

Applies to

Transcript copy

The maximum fee for transcript copies under the indigent-transcript provisions is $2.00 per page.

A maximum per page fee for copies of transcripts shall be set at $2.00 per page.

The court may assess a statutory user fee when a guardian ad litem or court-appointed special advocate is appointed, capped at the greater of the statutory maximum or $100.

E. In any case in the Jasper Circuit or Jasper Superior Court in which a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate is appointed as required by law, the Judge of the Court may assess a user fee pursuant to statute (Ind. Code § 31-40-3-1) not to exceed the maximum amount allowed by statute or $100.00, whichever is greater.

Applies to

Court reporter services

Court reporters may charge an hourly rate commensurate with their annual pay for the listed copying, binding, transcript-preparation, and notice-preparation work.

The court reporters may charge an hourly rate commensurate with their annual rate of pay for copying and binding of exhibits, digital preparation of transcripts, including table of contents, and for preparation of the Notice of Completion.

Fee

$4.5

Applies to

Private transcript

Private transcript work is capped at $4.50 per page.

A maximum per page fee for private transcript work shall be set at $4.50 per page.

Fee

$35

Applies to

Transcript

A minimum fee of $35.00 may be charged by the court reporters for any transcript prepared, whether county or state indigent, private, or depositions.

A minimum fee of $35.00 may be charged by the court reporters for any transcript prepared, whether county or state indigent, private, or depositions.

Fee

$4.5

Applies to

State indigent transcript

State indigent transcript fees are capped at $4.50 per page, and reporters must submit preparation claims directly to the State of Indiana auditor.

A maximum per page fee of state indigent transcripts shall be set at $4.50 per page. The court reporters shall submit a claim directly to the auditor of the State of Indiana for the preparation of state indigent transcripts.

Fee

$2

Applies to

Transcript or deposition copy

Copies of transcripts or depositions are capped at $2.00 per page.

A maximum per page fee for copies of transcripts/depositions shall be set at $2.00 per page.

Fee

$0.5

Applies to

Court equipment use

With court agreement, a reporter may use court resources for private deposition work but must reimburse the court quarterly at $0.50 per page.

Upon agreement of the court, the court reporter may utilize court equipment, work space and/or supplies in said private practice; however, the court reporter shall reimburse the court, on a quarterly basis, at the rate of $.50 per page for the use of said equipment, work space and/or supplies.

After determining the person’s financial means and providing notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court may require a person appointed a public defender or guardian ad litem to repay all or part of the fees incurred by the Court and County.

F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, the Court may, after determining the financial means of any person appointed a public defender or guardian ad litem, require the person to pay back all or part of the fees incurred upon by the Court and the County after giving the person notice and opportunity to be heard.

Fee

$4.5

Applies to

County indigent transcript

County indigent transcript fees are capped at $4.50 per page, and reporters must submit preparation claims directly to the county auditor.

A maximum per page fee for county indigent transcripts shall be set at $4.50 per page. The court reporters shall submit a claim directly to the county auditor for the preparation of county indigent transcripts.

Fee

$18

Applies to

Non appeal transcript

A required supply fee of $18.00 applies to non-appeal transcripts and is payable to the Jasper County Treasurer.

A standard supply fee of $18.00 shall be charged for any transcript prepared which is not for purposes of an appeal and $36.00 for any transcript prepared by the court reporters which is for purposes of appeal to cover supplies, i.e. binders and C.D.s, and said fee shall be paid to the Treasurer of Jasper County, and shall be credited to the office supply budget of the Court.

In the specified juvenile case types, the maximum public defender fee is the statutory maximum misdemeanor public defender fee.

C. In all juvenile cases (JC, JS, JD, JM, JT, JP) the maximum allowable public defender fee to be charged by the Jasper Circuit or Jasper Superior Court shall be the equivalent of the maximum misdemeanor public defender fee allowed by state statute.