§ 488.005 Clerk not to collect surcharge, when
§ 488.006 Infraction charges imposed same as misdemeanor charges
§ 488.010 Definitions
§ 488.012 Clerk to collect — supreme court to set amount — amount prior to adjustment
§ 488.014 Overpayment of court costs, no duty to refund, when
§ 488.015 Court not to increase charges, may be adjusted annually — additional fee, ..
§ 488.016 Veterans, waiver of costs, when
§ 488.018 Disbursement of court costs
§ 488.020 Collection of court costs, when, how
§ 488.024 Assessment of surcharge, exceptions — remittance to sheriffs’ retirement fund
§ 488.026 Surcharge for all criminal cases, amount — county ordinance defined — ..
§ 488.027 Statewide court automation fund fee, amount, disposition
§ 488.029 Surcharge for crime lab analysis of controlled substances, deposit of ..
§ 488.031 Additional fees for civil and criminal actions and proceedings, collection of
§ 488.032 Fees of witnesses — examination on oath
§ 488.035 Witness in criminal proceedings, mileage allowance and per diem
§ 488.040 Compensation of jurors, mileage — additional compensation and mileage ..
§ 488.045 Costs for impaneling jury to be paid, when
§ 488.064 Handling fee for child support payments, paid to clerk, when (Marion County)
§ 488.200 Centralized bureau funds
§ 488.305 Court costs — circuit clerk, duties — surcharge for garnishment cases ..
§ 488.315 Surcharge for juvenile justice preservation fund — contingent expiration
§ 488.426 Deposit required in civil actions — exemptions — surcharge to remain in ..
§ 488.429 Fund paid to treasurer may be designated by circuit judge — use of fund for ..
§ 488.432 Party filing suit may recover deposit
§ 488.435 Sheriff to receive charges for civil cases
§ 488.445 Funding shelters — fees for marriage licenses — surcharge for filing of ..
§ 488.447 Court restoration fund — special surcharge in civil cases to be deposited ..
§ 488.470 Lawful fences, gates, liability to erect or maintain, when — recovery of ..
§ 488.472 Liability for damages, telecommunications company — recovery of attorney ..
§ 488.473 Condemnation of property by utility, payment of costs — compensation of ..
§ 488.474 Utility right of access, wrongful action — recovery of costs
§ 488.605 Circuit clerk, duties — (child support)
§ 488.607 Additional surcharges authorized for municipal and associate circuit courts ..
§ 488.610 Victim of domestic assault, stalking, or domestic violence not to pay costs
§ 488.627 Dispositional hearing for juvenile, witness fee and mileage allowance
§ 488.633 Friend of court in child support matters, compensation (City of St. Louis ..
§ 488.635 Surcharge collected, deposit into domestic relations resolution fund
§ 488.636 Two-dollar surcharge to be collected on domestic relations cases — deposit ..
§ 488.1005 Fee to accompany request for notice of final or partial distribution
§ 488.1010 Fee required for will deposit
§ 488.2206 Circuit No. 37, additional surcharge for a county or municipal judicial ..
§ 488.2210 Additional court cost imposed, municipal ordinance violations — waiver, ..
§ 488.2215 Additional $5 court cost imposed, municipal ordinance violations — waiver, ..
§ 488.2220 Violation of ordinances, municipal court cases, additional court costs, ..
§ 488.2230 Municipal ordinance violations, additional court costs (Kansas City)
§ 488.2235 Kansas City, additional surcharge for municipal courthouses
§ 488.2245 City of Florissant, additional surcharge for a municipal courthouse
§ 488.2250 Fees for appeal transcript of testimony — judge may order transcript, when
§ 488.2253 Fees, amount, payment
§ 488.2275 Additional surcharge authorized for criminal cases (Greene, Cass, and ..
§ 488.2300 Family services and justice fund established, where — purpose — surcharge, ..
§ 488.4014 Court costs in certain civil and criminal cases, exceptions — collection ..
§ 488.5017 Surcharge in criminal and infraction cases, exceptions
§ 488.5025 Judgments paid on time-payment basis, additional assessment for
§ 488.5026 Two dollar surcharge for all criminal cases, funds to be deposited in ..
§ 488.5028 Court cost delinquencies, income tax setoff may be requested, procedure
§ 488.5029 Delinquent debt, notice to department of conservation, when — hunting and ..
§ 488.5030 Contracting for collection of delinquent court-ordered payments authorized ..
§ 488.5050 Surcharges on all criminal cases, amount — deposit in general revenue fund ..
§ 488.5320 Charges in criminal cases, sheriffs and other officers — MODEX fund created
§ 488.5332 Surcharge in criminal cases, when, exceptions — payment to independent ..
§ 488.5334 Reimbursement of costs of arrest, when — limitations
§ 488.5336 Court costs may be increased, amount, how, exceptions, deposit — additional ..
§ 488.5339 Surcharge for crime victims’ compensation fund, exceptions — surcharge in ..
§ 488.5342 Appointment of substitute prosecutor, when — fees
§ 488.5345 Cost of necessary clothing for prisoner, how paid
§ 488.5356 Change of venue, costs allowed when
§ 488.5358 Treatment court operations, surcharge for, exceptions (Jackson County)
§ 488.5375 Additional cost, certain felony sexual offenses with electronic devices seized
§ 488.6697 Recording of order of consolidation — fee
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 488 - Court Costs

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardianship: if used in a section in a context relating to rights and obligations other than property rights or obligations, means guardian of the person as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Place of residence: means the place where the family of any person permanently resides in this state, and the place where any person having no family generally lodges. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.