24A.170 Fees and costs for civil cases. (1) The Supreme Court shall by rule set the filing fees and miscellaneous costs for civil cases filed in the District Court. (2) The following fee shall be paid directly to the sheriff or other officer serving the process by the party requesting the service, at the time of the request: Service of process (per process) ...................................................................... $20.00 Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 5, effective July 1, 1994. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 6, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 137, effective July 1, 1982; ch. 159, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982; ch. 266, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 445, sec. 35, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 8, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 59, effective January 2, 1978. Legislative Research Commission Note (1982). This section was amended in 1982 Acts Chapter 445, which contains the following language in Section 45 of that Act: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1982." The Ky. Constitution, in Section 55, requires that a reason be set forth for the emergency. However, no reason is set forth in this Act. The effective date for 1982 Acts with no emergency provision is July 15, 1982.