(1) The clerks of the circuit court shall charge the following fees:
(a) Docketing, filing, marking and registering each $ 85.00
complaint, petition and indictment
(b) Docketing and filing each motion to renew judgment, $ 35.00
notice of renewal of judgment, suggestion for a writ of garnishment,
suggestion for a writ of execution and judgment debtor actions and
issuing all process, filing and recording orders or other papers and
swearing witnesses
(c) For every civil case filed, an additional fee to be deposited $ 10.00
to the credit of the Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems
Fund established in Section 9-21-14
(d) For every civil case filed, an additional fee to be $ 40.00
deposited to the credit of the Judicial System Operation Fund
established in Section 9-21-45
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the clerks of the circuit court shall charge the following fees:
(a) Filing and marking each order or other paper and $ 2.00
recording and indexing same
(b) Issuing each writ, summons, subpoena, citation, $ 1.00
capias and other such instruments
(c) Administering an oath and taking bond $ 2.00
(d) Certifying copies of filed documents, for each
complete document $ 1.00
(e) Recording orders, fiats, licenses, certificates, oaths and bonds:
First page $ 2.00
Each additional page $ 1.00
(f) Furnishing copies of any papers of record or on file and entering marginal notations on documents of record:
If performed by the clerk or his employee, per page $1.00
If performed by any other person, per page $.25
(g) Judgment roll entry $ 5.00
(h) Taxing cost and certificate $ 1.00
(i) For taking and recording application for marriage license, $ 35.00
for filing and recording consent of parents when required by law, for
filing and recording medical certificate, filing and recording proof of
age, recording and issuing license, recording and filing returns
(j) For certified copy of marriage license and search of record, the same fee charged by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health.
(k) For public service not particularly provided for, the $5,000.00
circuit court may allow the clerk, per annum, to be paid by the
county on presentation of the circuit court’s order, the following
amount
(l) For drawing jurors and issuing venire, to be paid by the
county $ 5.00
(m) For each day’s attendance upon the circuit court term, $ 75.00
for himself and necessary deputies allowed by the court, each to
be paid by the county
(n) Summons, each juror to be paid by the county upon the $ 1.00
allowance of the court
(o) For issuing each grand jury subpoena, to be paid by $ 1.00
the county on allowance by the court, not to exceed Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) in any one (1) term of court
(p) For each civil filing, to be deposited into the Civil $ 5.00
Legal Assistance Fund
(3) On order of the court, clerks and deputies may be allowed five (5) extra days for attendance upon the court to get up records.
(4) The clerk’s fees in state cases where the state fails in the prosecution, or in cases of felony where the defendant is convicted and the cost cannot be made out of his estate, in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) in one (1) year, shall be paid out of the county treasury on approval of the circuit court, and the allowance thereof by the board of supervisors of the county. In counties having two (2) judicial districts, such allowance shall be made in each judicial district; however, the maximum thereof shall not exceed Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00). Clerks in the circuit court, in cases where appeals are taken in criminal cases and no appeal bond is filed, shall be allowed by the board of supervisors of the county after approval of their accounts by the circuit court, in addition to the above fees, for making such transcript the rate of Two Dollars ($2.00) per page.
(5) The clerk of the circuit court may retain as his commission on all money coming into his hands, by law or order of the court, a sum to be fixed by the court not exceeding one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) on all such sums.
(6) For making final records required by law, including, but not limited to, circuit and county court minutes, and furnishing transcripts of records, the circuit clerk shall charge Two Dollars ($2.00) per page. The same fees shall be allowed to all officers for making and certifying copies of records or papers which they are authorized to copy and certify.
(7) The circuit clerk shall prepare an itemized statement of fees for services performed, cost incurred, or for furnishing copies of any papers of record or on file, and shall submit the statement to the parties or, if represented, to their attorneys within sixty (60) days. A bill for same shall accompany the statement.