28-177. Court procedures; fees; authorized only by legislative enactment; judicial branch surcharge fund.
28-177
28-177. Court procedures; fees; authorized only bylegislative enactment; judicial branch surcharge fund.(a) Except as provided further, the fees established by legislativeenactmentshall be the only fee collected or moneys in the nature of a fee collected forcourt procedures. Such fee shall only be established by an act of thelegislature and no other authority is established by law or otherwise tocollect a fee. Court procedures shall include docket fees, filing fees or otherfees related to access to court procedures. On and after July 1, 2009 throughJune 30, 2010, the supreme court may impose an additional charge, not to exceed$10 per fee, to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel.
(b) Any additionalcharge imposed by the court pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2107, 8-2110,21-4619, 22-2410, 23-108a, 28-170,28-172a, 59-104, 60-1621, 60-2001, 60-2203a, 61-2704 and 61-4001 and K.S.A.2009 Supp. 28-178, 38-2215 and 38-2314, and amendments thereto, shall beremitted tothe statetreasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendmentsthereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shalldeposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the judicialbranch surcharge fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury.
(c) All moneys credited to the judicial branch surcharge fund shall be usedfor compensation of non-judicial personnel and shall not be expended forcompensation of judges or justices of the judicial branch.
(d) All expenditures from the judicial branch surcharge fund shall be made inaccordance with appropriation acts and upon warrants of the director ofaccounts and reports issued pursuant to payrolls approved by the chief justiceof the Kansas supreme court or by a person or persons designated by the chiefjustice.
History: L. 2006, ch. 215, § 1;L. 2009, ch. 116, § 16; July 1.