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Section 16-17-705 - Filing fees and costs

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(a)(1) The uniform filing fee to be charged by the clerks of the district courts for initiating a cause of action in district court in this state shall be as prescribed in this section.(2) No portion of the filing fee shall be refunded.(b)(1) For initiating a cause of action in the civil division of district court...............$65.00(2) For initiating a cause of action in the small claims division of district court ...............$50.00(c) A town, city, or county shall not authorize and a district court clerk shall not assess or collect any other filing fees than those authorized by this section, unless specifically provided by state law.Acts 1987, No. 431, § 5; 1987 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1995, No. 1256, § 5; 2003, No. 1185, §§ 165, 166; 2005, No. 2212, § 3; 2007, No. 663, § 3; 2009, No. 345, § 1.