Authorizes counties of the third classification to use up to fifty percent of collected court costs and court fees for courthouse construction or renovation projects over a seven-year period

Plain English Breakdown

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Counties Can Use Court Fees for Courthouse Projects

This legislation allows counties of a certain size to use up to half of their court fees and costs for building or fixing courthouses over seven years.

What This Bill Does

• Allows county commissions in third-classification counties to keep up to fifty percent of collected court costs and fees.
• Permits the kept funds to be used for new courthouse construction or renovation projects.
• Limits the use of these funds to a maximum period of seven consecutive years per project.

Who It Names or Affects

• County commissions in third-classification counties
• Courthouse construction and renovation projects

Terms To Know

Third classification counties

Counties that fall into a specific category based on population or other criteria.

Court costs and fees

Money collected from individuals involved in court cases, such as fines or processing charges.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only applies to counties of the third classification.
• It is unclear how many projects can be funded with these fees over seven years.

Official Summary Text

Authorizes counties of the third classification to use up to fifty percent of collected court costs and court fees for courthouse construction or renovation projects over a seven-year period

Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1642
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE OVERCAST .
4277H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 488, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to courthouse
construction or renovation projects.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 488, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 488.071, to read as follows:
488.071. 1. Notwithstanding any other pr ovision of law to the contrary , the
2 county commission of any county of the third classification may withhold and use up to
3 fifty per cent of all court costs and court fees collected in such county for new courthouse
4 construction pr ojects or reno vation of an existing courthouse pr oject.
5 2. No county shall use court costs and court fees withheld under subsection 1 of
6 this section for mor e than seven consecutive years per pr oject.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.