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	1	+	EH1478.2
	2	+	April 2, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1478
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1478 (Updated April 1, 2025 10:54 am - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 33-34; IC 33-37.
	8	+	Synopsis: Pro bono legal services fee. Removes the sunset provision
	9	+	for pro bono legal services fees.
	10	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	11	+	Zimmerman, Bascom, DeLaney
	12	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — KOCH, CHARBONNEAU, POL JR.)
	13	+	January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
	14	+	February 3, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
	15	+	February 6, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
	16	+	February 7, 2025, engrossed.
	17	+	February 10, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 90, nays 1.
	18	+	SENATE ACTION
	19	+	February 20, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
	20	+	March 13, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on Tax and
	21	+	Fiscal Policy.
	22	+	April 1, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	23	+	EH 1478—LS 7064/DI 149 April 2, 2025
1	24		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	25		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	26		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	27		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	28		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	29		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	30		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	31		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	32		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	33		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1478
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.
	34	+	ENGROSSED
	35	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1478
	36	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil
	37	+	procedure.
13	38		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 33-34-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.178-2022(ts),
15		-	SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The following fees and costs apply to cases
17		-	in the small claims court:
18		-	(1) A township docket fee of five dollars ($5) plus forty-five
19		-	percent (45%) of the infraction or ordinance violation costs fee
20		-	under IC 33-37-4-2.
21		-	(2) The bailiff's service of process by registered or certified mail
22		-	fee of fifteen dollars ($15) for each service.
23		-	(3) The cost for the personal service of process by the bailiff or
24		-	other process server of fifteen dollars ($15) for each service.
25		-	(4) Witness fees, if any, in the amount provided by IC 33-37-10-3
26		-	to be taxed and charged in the circuit court.
27		-	(5) A redocketing fee, if any, of five dollars ($5).
28		-	(6) A document storage fee under IC 33-37-5-20.
29		-	(7) An automated record keeping fee under IC 33-37-5-21.
30		-	(8) A late fee, if any, under IC 33-37-5-22.
31		-	(9) A public defense administration fee under IC 33-37-5-21.2.
32		-	(10) A judicial insurance adjustment fee under IC 33-37-5-25.
33		-	(11) A judicial salaries fee under IC 33-37-5-26.
34		-	(12) A court administration fee under IC 33-37-5-27.
35		-	(13) Before July 1, 2025, A pro bono legal services fee under
36		-	HEA 1478 2
37		-	IC 33-37-5-31.
38		-	(14) A sheriff's service of process fee under IC 33-37-5-15 for
39		-	each service of process performed outside Marion County.
40		-	The docket fee and the cost for the initial service of process shall be
41		-	paid at the institution of a case. The cost of service after the initial
42		-	service shall be assessed and paid after service has been made. The
43		-	cost of witness fees shall be paid before the witnesses are called.
44		-	(b) If the amount of the township docket fee computed under
45		-	subsection (a)(1) is not equal to a whole number, the amount shall be
46		-	rounded to the next highest whole number.
47		-	SECTION 2. IC 33-34-8-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
48		-	SECTION 507, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
49		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Payment for all costs made as
50		-	a result of proceedings in a small claims court shall be to the _______
51		-	Township of Marion County Small Claims Court (with the name of the
52		-	township inserted). The court shall issue a receipt for all money
53		-	received on a form numbered serially in duplicate.
54		-	(b) This subsection applies only to a low caseload court (as defined
55		-	in section 5 of this chapter). All township docket fees and late fees
56		-	received by the court shall be paid to the township trustee at the close
57		-	of each month.
58		-	(c) This subsection does not apply to a low caseload court. This
59		-	subsection applies to all other township small claims courts in Marion
60		-	County. One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of the township docket fee
61		-	shall be paid to the township trustee of each low caseload court at the
62		-	end of each month. The remaining township docket fees and late fees
63		-	received by the court shall be paid to the township trustee at the close
64		-	of each month.
65		-	(d) The court shall:
66		-	(1) semiannually distribute to the state comptroller:
67		-	(A) all automated record keeping fees (IC 33-37-5-21)
68		-	received by the court for deposit in the homeowner protection
69		-	unit account established by IC 4-6-12-9 and the state user fee
70		-	fund established under IC 33-37-9;
71		-	(B) all public defense administration fees collected by the
72		-	court under IC 33-37-5-21.2 for deposit in the state general
73		-	fund;
74		-	(C) sixty percent (60%) of all court administration fees
75		-	collected by the court under IC 33-37-5-27 for deposit in the
76		-	state general fund;
77		-	(D) all judicial insurance adjustment fees collected by the
78		-	court under IC 33-37-5-25 for deposit in the state general fund;
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80		-	(E) seventy-five percent (75%) of all judicial salaries fees
81		-	collected by the court under IC 33-37-5-26 for deposit in the
82		-	state general fund; and
83		-	(F) one hundred percent (100%) of the pro bono legal services
84		-	fees collected before July 1, 2025, by the court under
85		-	IC 33-37-5-31 for deposit in the pro bono legal services fund
86		-	established by IC 33-37-5-34; and
87		-	(2) distribute monthly to the county auditor all document storage
88		-	fees received by the court.
89		-	The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of the judicial salaries fees
90		-	described in subdivision (1)(E) shall be deposited monthly in the
91		-	township general fund of the township in which the court is located.
92		-	The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed under subdivision (2)
93		-	into the clerk's record perpetuation fund under IC 33-37-5-2.
94		-	(e) The court semiannually shall pay to the township trustee of the
95		-	township in which the court is located the remaining forty percent
96		-	(40%) of the court administration fees described under subsection
97		-	(d)(1)(C) to fund the operations of the small claims court in the
98		-	trustee's township.
99		-	SECTION 3. IC 33-37-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.237-2023,
100		-	SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
101		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) The clerk shall collect a civil costs fee of
102		-	one hundred dollars ($100) from a party filing a civil action. This
103		-	subsection does not apply to the following civil actions:
104		-	(1) Proceedings to enforce a statute defining an infraction under
105		-	IC 34-28-5 (or IC 34-4-32 before its repeal).
106		-	(2) Proceedings to enforce an ordinance under IC 34-28-5 (or
107		-	IC 34-4-32 before its repeal).
108		-	(3) Proceedings in juvenile court under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37.
109		-	(4) Proceedings in paternity under IC 31-14.
110		-	(5) Proceedings in small claims court under IC 33-34.
111		-	(6) Proceedings in actions described in section 7 of this chapter.
112		-	(b) In addition to the civil costs fee collected under this section, the
113		-	clerk shall collect the following fees, if they are required under
114		-	IC 33-37-5:
115		-	(1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or
116		-	IC 33-37-5-4).
117		-	(2) A support and maintenance fee (IC 33-37-5-6).
118		-	(3) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
119		-	(4) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
120		-	(5) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
121		-	(6) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
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123		-	(7) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
124		-	(8) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
125		-	(9) A service fee (IC 33-37-5-28(b)(1) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(2)).
126		-	(10) A garnishee service fee (IC 33-37-5-28(b)(3) or
127		-	IC 33-37-5-28(b)(4)).
128		-	(11) For a mortgage foreclosure action, a mortgage foreclosure
129		-	counseling and education fee (IC 33-37-5-33) (before its
130		-	expiration on July 1, 2017).
131		-	(12) Before July 1, 2025, A pro bono legal services fee (IC
132		-	33-37-5-31).
133		-	(13) A jury fee (IC 33-37-5-19.5).
134		-	SECTION 4. IC 33-37-4-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2022,
135		-	SECTION 62, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
136		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) For each small claims action, the clerk shall
137		-	collect the following fees:
138		-	(1) From the party filing the action:
139		-	(A) a small claims costs fee of thirty-five dollars ($35);
140		-	(B) a small claims service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each
141		-	named defendant that is not a garnishee defendant; and
142		-	(C) if the party has named more than three (3) garnishees or
143		-	garnishee defendants, a small claims garnishee service fee of
144		-	ten dollars ($10) for each garnishee or garnishee defendant in
145		-	excess of three (3).
146		-	(2) From any party adding a defendant that is not a garnishee
147		-	defendant, a small claims service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each
148		-	defendant that is not a garnishee defendant added in the action.
149		-	(3) From any party adding a garnishee or garnishee defendant, a
150		-	small claims garnishee service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each
151		-	garnishee or garnishee defendant added to the action. However,
152		-	a clerk may not collect a small claims garnishee service fee for the
153		-	first three (3) garnishees named in the action.
154		-	However, a clerk may not collect a small claims costs fee, small claims
155		-	service fee, or small claims garnishee service fee for a small claims
156		-	action filed by or on behalf of the attorney general.
157		-	(b) A clerk may not collect a fee under subsection (a)(1)(B),
158		-	(a)(1)(C), (a)(2), or (a)(3) for a small claims action filed through the
159		-	Indiana electronic filing system adopted by the Indiana supreme court.
160		-	(c) In addition to a small claims costs fee, small claims service fee,
161		-	and small claims garnishee service fee collected under this section, the
162		-	clerk shall collect the following fees, if they are required under
163		-	IC 33-37-5:
164		-	(1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or
165		-	HEA 1478 5
166		-	IC 33-37-5-4).
167		-	(2) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
168		-	(3) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
169		-	(4) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
170		-	(5) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
171		-	(6) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
172		-	(7) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
173		-	(8) Before July 1, 2025, A pro bono legal services fee (IC
174		-	33-37-5-31).
175		-	SECTION 5. IC 33-37-4-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2022,
176		-	SECTION 63, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
177		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided under subsection (c), the
178		-	clerk shall collect from the party filing the action a probate costs fee of
179		-	one hundred twenty dollars ($120) for each action filed under any of
180		-	the following:
181		-	(1) IC 29 (probate).
182		-	(2) IC 30 (trusts and fiduciaries).
183		-	(b) In addition to the probate costs fee collected under subsection
184		-	(a), the clerk shall collect from the party filing the action the following
185		-	fees, if they are required under IC 33-37-5:
186		-	(1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or
187		-	IC 33-37-5-4).
188		-	(2) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
189		-	(3) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
190		-	(4) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
191		-	(5) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
192		-	(6) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
193		-	(7) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
194		-	(8) Before July 1, 2025, A pro bono legal services fee (IC
195		-	33-37-5-31).
196		-	(c) A clerk may not collect a court costs fee for the filing of the
197		-	following exempted actions:
198		-	(1) Petition to open a safety deposit box.
199		-	(2) Filing an inheritance tax return, unless proceedings other than
200		-	the court's approval of the return become necessary.
201		-	(3) Offering a will for probate under IC 29-1-7, unless
202		-	proceedings other than admitting the will to probate become
203		-	necessary.
204		-	(4) Filing a closing statement for an estate described in
205		-	IC 29-1-8-4.
206		-	SECTION 6. IC 33-37-5-31, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2022,
207		-	SECTION 64, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
208		-	HEA 1478 6
209		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 31. In each:
210		-	(1) civil action in which the clerk is required to collect a civil
211		-	costs fee under IC 33-37-4-4(a);
212		-	(2) small claims action in which:
213		-	(A) a party is required to pay a township docket fee under
214		-	IC 33-34-8-1(a)(1); or
215		-	(B) the clerk is required to collect a small claims costs fee
216		-	under IC 33-37-4-6; or
217		-	(3) probate action in which the clerk is required to collect a
218		-	probate costs fee under IC 33-37-4-7(a);
219		-	the clerk shall before July 1, 2025, collect a pro bono legal services fee
220		-	of one dollar ($1).
221		-	SECTION 7. IC 33-37-7-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
222		-	SECTION 510, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
223		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The clerk of a circuit court
224		-	shall distribute semiannually to the state comptroller as the state share
225		-	for deposit in the homeowner protection unit account established by
226		-	IC 4-6-12-9 one hundred percent (100%) of the automated record
227		-	keeping fees collected under IC 33-37-5-21 with respect to actions
228		-	resulting in the accused person entering into a pretrial diversion
229		-	program agreement under IC 33-39-1-8 or a deferral program
230		-	agreement under IC 34-28-5-1 and for deposit in the state general fund
231		-	seventy percent (70%) of the amount of fees collected under the
232		-	following:
233		-	(1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
234		-	(2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
235		-	(3) IC 33-37-4-3(a) (juvenile costs fees).
236		-	(4) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
237		-	(5) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
238		-	(6) IC 33-37-4-7(a) (probate costs fees).
239		-	(7) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
240		-	(b) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the
241		-	state comptroller for deposit in the state user fee fund established in
242		-	IC 33-37-9-2 the following:
243		-	(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the drug abuse, prosecution,
244		-	interdiction, and correction fees collected under
245		-	IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
246		-	(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the alcohol and drug
247		-	countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6),
248		-	IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
249		-	(3) One hundred percent (100%) of the child abuse prevention
250		-	fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(7).
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252		-	(4) One hundred percent (100%) of the domestic violence
253		-	prevention and treatment fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(8).
254		-	(5) One hundred percent (100%) of the highway worksite fees
255		-	collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(9) and IC 33-37-4-2(b)(5).
256		-	(6) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the safe schools fee collected
257		-	under IC 33-37-5-18.
258		-	(7) One hundred percent (100%) of the automated record keeping
259		-	fee collected under IC 33-37-5-21 not distributed under
260		-	subsection (a).
261		-	(c) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county
262		-	auditor the following:
263		-	(1) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the drug abuse, prosecution,
264		-	interdiction, and correction fees collected under
265		-	IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
266		-	(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the alcohol and drug
267		-	countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6),
268		-	IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
269		-	The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed by a clerk under this
270		-	subsection into the county drug free community fund established under
271		-	IC 5-2-11.
272		-	(d) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county
273		-	auditor one hundred percent (100%) of the late payment fees collected
274		-	under IC 33-37-5-22. The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed
275		-	by a clerk under this subsection as follows:
276		-	(1) If directed to do so by an ordinance adopted by the county
277		-	fiscal body, the county auditor shall deposit forty percent (40%)
278		-	of the fees in the clerk's record perpetuation fund established
279		-	under IC 33-37-5-2 and sixty percent (60%) of the fees in the
280		-	county general fund.
281		-	(2) If the county fiscal body has not adopted an ordinance
282		-	described in subdivision (1), the county auditor shall deposit all
283		-	the fees in the county general fund.
284		-	(e) The clerk of the circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the
285		-	state comptroller for deposit in the sexual assault victims assistance
286		-	fund established by IC 5-2-6-23(d) one hundred percent (100%) of the
287		-	sexual assault victims assistance fees collected under IC 33-37-5-23.
288		-	(f) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county
289		-	auditor the following:
290		-	(1) One hundred percent (100%) of the support and maintenance
291		-	fees for cases designated as non-Title IV-D child support cases in
292		-	the Indiana support enforcement tracking system (ISETS) or the
293		-	successor statewide automated support enforcement system
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295		-	collected under IC 33-37-5-6.
296		-	(2) The percentage share of the support and maintenance fees for
297		-	cases designated as Title IV-D child support cases in ISETS or the
298		-	successor statewide automated support enforcement system
299		-	collected under IC 33-37-5-6 that is reimbursable to the county at
300		-	the federal financial participation rate.
301		-	The county clerk shall distribute monthly to the department of child
302		-	services the percentage share of the support and maintenance fees for
303		-	cases designated as Title IV-D child support cases in ISETS, or the
304		-	successor statewide automated support enforcement system, collected
305		-	under IC 33-37-5-6 that is not reimbursable to the county at the
306		-	applicable federal financial participation rate.
307		-	(g) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county
308		-	auditor the following:
309		-	(1) One hundred percent (100%) of the small claims service fee
310		-	under IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(B) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(2) for deposit in
311		-	the county general fund.
312		-	(2) One hundred percent (100%) of the small claims garnishee
313		-	service fee under IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(C) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(3) for
314		-	deposit in the county general fund.
315		-	(3) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the safe schools fee collected
316		-	under IC 33-37-5-18 for deposit in the county general fund.
317		-	(h) This subsection does not apply to court administration fees
318		-	collected in small claims actions filed in a court described in IC 33-34.
319		-	The clerk of a circuit court shall semiannually distribute to the state
320		-	comptroller for deposit in the state general fund one hundred percent
321		-	(100%) of the following:
322		-	(1) The public defense administration fee collected under
323		-	IC 33-37-5-21.2.
324		-	(2) The judicial salaries fees collected under IC 33-37-5-26.
325		-	(3) The DNA sample processing fees collected under
326		-	IC 33-37-5-26.2.
327		-	(4) The court administration fees collected under IC 33-37-5-27.
328		-	(5) The judicial insurance adjustment fee collected under
329		-	IC 33-37-5-25.
330		-	(i) The proceeds of the service fee collected under
331		-	IC 33-37-5-28(b)(1) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(2) shall be distributed as
332		-	follows:
333		-	(1) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
334		-	service fees collected in a circuit, superior, county, or probate
335		-	court to the county auditor for deposit in the county general fund.
336		-	(2) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
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338		-	service fees collected in a city or town court to the city or town
339		-	fiscal officer for deposit in the city or town general fund.
340		-	(j) The proceeds of the garnishee service fee collected under
341		-	IC 33-37-5-28(b)(3) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(4) shall be distributed as
342		-	follows:
343		-	(1) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
344		-	garnishee service fees collected in a circuit, superior, county, or
345		-	probate court to the county auditor for deposit in the county
346		-	general fund.
347		-	(2) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
348		-	garnishee service fees collected in a city or town court to the city
349		-	or town fiscal officer for deposit in the city or town general fund.
350		-	(k) The clerk of the circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the
351		-	state comptroller for deposit in the home ownership education account
352		-	established by IC 5-20-1-27 one hundred percent (100%) of the
353		-	following:
354		-	(1) The mortgage foreclosure counseling and education fees
355		-	collected under IC 33-37-5-33 (before its expiration on July 1,
356		-	2017).
357		-	(2) Any civil penalties imposed and collected by a court for a
358		-	violation of a court order in a foreclosure action under
359		-	IC 32-30-10.5.
360		-	(l) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the
361		-	state comptroller for deposit in the pro bono legal services fund
362		-	established by IC 33-37-5-34 one hundred percent (100%) of the pro
363		-	bono legal services fees collected before July 1, 2025, under
364		-	IC 33-37-5-31.
365		-	SECTION 8. IC 33-37-7-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
366		-	SECTION 511, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
367		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) The clerk of a city or town
368		-	court shall distribute semiannually to the state comptroller as the state
369		-	share for deposit in the homeowner protection unit account established
370		-	by IC 4-6-12-9 one hundred percent (100%) of the automated record
371		-	keeping fees collected under IC 33-37-5-21 with respect to actions
372		-	resulting in the accused person entering into a pretrial diversion
373		-	program agreement under IC 33-39-1-8 or a deferral program
374		-	agreement under IC 34-28-5-1 and for deposit in the state general fund
375		-	fifty-five percent (55%) of the amount of fees collected under the
376		-	following:
377		-	(1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
378		-	(2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
379		-	(3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
380		-	HEA 1478 10
381		-	(4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
382		-	(5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
383		-	(b) The city or town fiscal officer shall distribute monthly to the
384		-	county auditor as the county share twenty percent (20%) of the amount
385		-	of fees collected under the following:
386		-	(1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
387		-	(2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
388		-	(3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
389		-	(4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
390		-	(5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
391		-	(c) The city or town fiscal officer shall retain twenty-five percent
392		-	(25%) as the city or town share of the fees collected under the
393		-	following:
394		-	(1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
395		-	(2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
396		-	(3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
397		-	(4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
398		-	(5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
399		-	(d) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute semiannually to
400		-	the state comptroller for deposit in the state user fee fund established
401		-	in IC 33-37-9 the following:
402		-	(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the drug abuse, prosecution,
403		-	interdiction, and correction fees collected under
404		-	IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
405		-	(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the alcohol and drug
406		-	countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6),
407		-	IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
408		-	(3) One hundred percent (100%) of the highway worksite fees
409		-	collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(9) and IC 33-37-4-2(b)(5).
410		-	(4) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the safe schools fee collected
411		-	under IC 33-37-5-18.
412		-	(5) One hundred percent (100%) of the automated record keeping
413		-	fee collected under IC 33-37-5-21 not distributed under
414		-	subsection (a).
415		-	(e) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute monthly to the
416		-	county auditor the following:
417		-	(1) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the drug abuse, prosecution,
418		-	interdiction, and correction fees collected under
419		-	IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
420		-	(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the alcohol and drug
421		-	countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6),
422		-	IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
423		-	HEA 1478 11
424		-	The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed by a clerk under this
425		-	subsection into the county drug free community fund established under
426		-	IC 5-2-11.
427		-	(f) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute monthly to the
428		-	city or town fiscal officer (as defined in IC 36-1-2-7) one hundred
429		-	percent (100%) of the following:
430		-	(1) The late payment fees collected under IC 33-37-5-22.
431		-	(2) The small claims service fee collected under
432		-	IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(B) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(2).
433		-	(3) The small claims garnishee service fee collected under
434		-	IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(C) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(3).
435		-	(4) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the safe schools fee collected
436		-	under IC 33-37-5-18.
437		-	The city or town fiscal officer (as defined in IC 36-1-2-7) shall deposit
438		-	fees distributed by a clerk under this subsection in the city or town
439		-	general fund.
440		-	(g) The clerk of a city or town court shall semiannually distribute to
441		-	the state comptroller for deposit in the state general fund one hundred
442		-	percent (100%) of the following:
443		-	(1) The public defense administration fee collected under
444		-	IC 33-37-5-21.2.
445		-	(2) The DNA sample processing fees collected under
446		-	IC 33-37-5-26.2.
447		-	(3) The court administration fees collected under IC 33-37-5-27.
448		-	(4) The judicial insurance adjustment fee collected under
449		-	IC 33-37-5-25.
450		-	(h) The clerk of a city or town court shall semiannually distribute to
451		-	the state comptroller for deposit in the state general fund seventy-five
452		-	percent (75%) of the judicial salaries fee collected under
453		-	IC 33-37-5-26. The city or town fiscal officer shall retain twenty-five
454		-	percent (25%) of the judicial salaries fee collected under
455		-	IC 33-37-5-26. The funds retained by the city or town shall be
456		-	prioritized to fund city or town court operations.
457		-	(i) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute semiannually to
458		-	the state comptroller for deposit in the pro bono legal services fund
459		-	established by IC 33-37-5-34 one hundred percent (100%) of the pro
460		-	bono legal services fees collected before July 1, 2025, under
461		-	IC 33-37-5-31.
462		-	HEA 1478 Speaker of the House of Representatives
463		-	President of the Senate
464		-	President Pro Tempore
465		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
466		-	Date: Time:
467		-	HEA 1478
	39	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 33-34-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.178-2022(ts),
	40	+	2 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	41	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The following fees and costs apply to cases
	42	+	4 in the small claims court:
	43	+	5 (1) A township docket fee of five dollars ($5) plus forty-five
	44	+	6 percent (45%) of the infraction or ordinance violation costs fee
	45	+	7 under IC 33-37-4-2.
	46	+	8 (2) The bailiff's service of process by registered or certified mail
	47	+	9 fee of fifteen dollars ($15) for each service.
	48	+	10 (3) The cost for the personal service of process by the bailiff or
	49	+	11 other process server of fifteen dollars ($15) for each service.
	50	+	12 (4) Witness fees, if any, in the amount provided by IC 33-37-10-3
	51	+	13 to be taxed and charged in the circuit court.
	52	+	14 (5) A redocketing fee, if any, of five dollars ($5).
	53	+	15 (6) A document storage fee under IC 33-37-5-20.
	54	+	16 (7) An automated record keeping fee under IC 33-37-5-21.
	55	+	17 (8) A late fee, if any, under IC 33-37-5-22.
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	57	+	1 (9) A public defense administration fee under IC 33-37-5-21.2.
	58	+	2 (10) A judicial insurance adjustment fee under IC 33-37-5-25.
	59	+	3 (11) A judicial salaries fee under IC 33-37-5-26.
	60	+	4 (12) A court administration fee under IC 33-37-5-27.
	61	+	5 (13) Before July 1, 2025, A pro bono legal services fee under
	62	+	6 IC 33-37-5-31.
	63	+	7 (14) A sheriff's service of process fee under IC 33-37-5-15 for
	64	+	8 each service of process performed outside Marion County.
	65	+	9 The docket fee and the cost for the initial service of process shall be
	66	+	10 paid at the institution of a case. The cost of service after the initial
	67	+	11 service shall be assessed and paid after service has been made. The
	68	+	12 cost of witness fees shall be paid before the witnesses are called.
	69	+	13 (b) If the amount of the township docket fee computed under
	70	+	14 subsection (a)(1) is not equal to a whole number, the amount shall be
	71	+	15 rounded to the next highest whole number.
	72	+	16 SECTION 2. IC 33-34-8-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
	73	+	17 SECTION 507, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	74	+	18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Payment for all costs made as
	75	+	19 a result of proceedings in a small claims court shall be to the _______
	76	+	20 Township of Marion County Small Claims Court (with the name of the
	77	+	21 township inserted). The court shall issue a receipt for all money
	78	+	22 received on a form numbered serially in duplicate.
	79	+	23 (b) This subsection applies only to a low caseload court (as defined
	80	+	24 in section 5 of this chapter). All township docket fees and late fees
	81	+	25 received by the court shall be paid to the township trustee at the close
	82	+	26 of each month.
	83	+	27 (c) This subsection does not apply to a low caseload court. This
	84	+	28 subsection applies to all other township small claims courts in Marion
	85	+	29 County. One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of the township docket fee
	86	+	30 shall be paid to the township trustee of each low caseload court at the
	87	+	31 end of each month. The remaining township docket fees and late fees
	88	+	32 received by the court shall be paid to the township trustee at the close
	89	+	33 of each month.
	90	+	34 (d) The court shall:
	91	+	35 (1) semiannually distribute to the state comptroller:
	92	+	36 (A) all automated record keeping fees (IC 33-37-5-21)
	93	+	37 received by the court for deposit in the homeowner protection
	94	+	38 unit account established by IC 4-6-12-9 and the state user fee
	95	+	39 fund established under IC 33-37-9;
	96	+	40 (B) all public defense administration fees collected by the
	97	+	41 court under IC 33-37-5-21.2 for deposit in the state general
	98	+	42 fund;
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	100	+	1 (C) sixty percent (60%) of all court administration fees
	101	+	2 collected by the court under IC 33-37-5-27 for deposit in the
	102	+	3 state general fund;
	103	+	4 (D) all judicial insurance adjustment fees collected by the
	104	+	5 court under IC 33-37-5-25 for deposit in the state general fund;
	105	+	6 (E) seventy-five percent (75%) of all judicial salaries fees
	106	+	7 collected by the court under IC 33-37-5-26 for deposit in the
	107	+	8 state general fund; and
	108	+	9 (F) one hundred percent (100%) of the pro bono legal services
	109	+	10 fees collected before July 1, 2025, by the court under
	110	+	11 IC 33-37-5-31 for deposit in the pro bono legal services fund
	111	+	12 established by IC 33-37-5-34; and
	112	+	13 (2) distribute monthly to the county auditor all document storage
	113	+	14 fees received by the court.
	114	+	15 The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of the judicial salaries fees
	115	+	16 described in subdivision (1)(E) shall be deposited monthly in the
	116	+	17 township general fund of the township in which the court is located.
	117	+	18 The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed under subdivision (2)
	118	+	19 into the clerk's record perpetuation fund under IC 33-37-5-2.
	119	+	20 (e) The court semiannually shall pay to the township trustee of the
	120	+	21 township in which the court is located the remaining forty percent
	121	+	22 (40%) of the court administration fees described under subsection
	122	+	23 (d)(1)(C) to fund the operations of the small claims court in the
	123	+	24 trustee's township.
	124	+	25 SECTION 3. IC 33-37-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.237-2023,
	125	+	26 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	126	+	27 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) The clerk shall collect a civil costs fee of
	127	+	28 one hundred dollars ($100) from a party filing a civil action. This
	128	+	29 subsection does not apply to the following civil actions:
	129	+	30 (1) Proceedings to enforce a statute defining an infraction under
	130	+	31 IC 34-28-5 (or IC 34-4-32 before its repeal).
	131	+	32 (2) Proceedings to enforce an ordinance under IC 34-28-5 (or
	132	+	33 IC 34-4-32 before its repeal).
	133	+	34 (3) Proceedings in juvenile court under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37.
	134	+	35 (4) Proceedings in paternity under IC 31-14.
	135	+	36 (5) Proceedings in small claims court under IC 33-34.
	136	+	37 (6) Proceedings in actions described in section 7 of this chapter.
	137	+	38 (b) In addition to the civil costs fee collected under this section, the
	138	+	39 clerk shall collect the following fees, if they are required under
	139	+	40 IC 33-37-5:
	140	+	41 (1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or
	141	+	42 IC 33-37-5-4).
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	143	+	1 (2) A support and maintenance fee (IC 33-37-5-6).
	144	+	2 (3) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
	145	+	3 (4) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
	146	+	4 (5) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
	147	+	5 (6) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
	148	+	6 (7) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
	149	+	7 (8) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
	150	+	8 (9) A service fee (IC 33-37-5-28(b)(1) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(2)).
	151	+	9 (10) A garnishee service fee (IC 33-37-5-28(b)(3) or
	152	+	10 IC 33-37-5-28(b)(4)).
	153	+	11 (11) For a mortgage foreclosure action, a mortgage foreclosure
	154	+	12 counseling and education fee (IC 33-37-5-33) (before its
	155	+	13 expiration on July 1, 2017).
	156	+	14 (12) Before July 1, 2025, A pro bono legal services fee (IC
	157	+	15 33-37-5-31).
	158	+	16 (13) A jury fee (IC 33-37-5-19.5).
	159	+	17 SECTION 4. IC 33-37-4-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2022,
	160	+	18 SECTION 62, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	161	+	19 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) For each small claims action, the clerk shall
	162	+	20 collect the following fees:
	163	+	21 (1) From the party filing the action:
	164	+	22 (A) a small claims costs fee of thirty-five dollars ($35);
	165	+	23 (B) a small claims service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each
	166	+	24 named defendant that is not a garnishee defendant; and
	167	+	25 (C) if the party has named more than three (3) garnishees or
	168	+	26 garnishee defendants, a small claims garnishee service fee of
	169	+	27 ten dollars ($10) for each garnishee or garnishee defendant in
	170	+	28 excess of three (3).
	171	+	29 (2) From any party adding a defendant that is not a garnishee
	172	+	30 defendant, a small claims service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each
	173	+	31 defendant that is not a garnishee defendant added in the action.
	174	+	32 (3) From any party adding a garnishee or garnishee defendant, a
	175	+	33 small claims garnishee service fee of ten dollars ($10) for each
	176	+	34 garnishee or garnishee defendant added to the action. However,
	177	+	35 a clerk may not collect a small claims garnishee service fee for the
	178	+	36 first three (3) garnishees named in the action.
	179	+	37 However, a clerk may not collect a small claims costs fee, small claims
	180	+	38 service fee, or small claims garnishee service fee for a small claims
	181	+	39 action filed by or on behalf of the attorney general.
	182	+	40 (b) A clerk may not collect a fee under subsection (a)(1)(B),
	183	+	41 (a)(1)(C), (a)(2), or (a)(3) for a small claims action filed through the
	184	+	42 Indiana electronic filing system adopted by the Indiana supreme court.
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	186	+	1 (c) In addition to a small claims costs fee, small claims service fee,
	187	+	2 and small claims garnishee service fee collected under this section, the
	188	+	3 clerk shall collect the following fees, if they are required under
	189	+	4 IC 33-37-5:
	190	+	5 (1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or
	191	+	6 IC 33-37-5-4).
	192	+	7 (2) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
	193	+	8 (3) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
	194	+	9 (4) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
	195	+	10 (5) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
	196	+	11 (6) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
	197	+	12 (7) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
	198	+	13 (8) Before July 1, 2025, A pro bono legal services fee (IC
	199	+	14 33-37-5-31).
	200	+	15 SECTION 5. IC 33-37-4-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2022,
	201	+	16 SECTION 63, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	202	+	17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided under subsection (c), the
	203	+	18 clerk shall collect from the party filing the action a probate costs fee of
	204	+	19 one hundred twenty dollars ($120) for each action filed under any of
	205	+	20 the following:
	206	+	21 (1) IC 29 (probate).
	207	+	22 (2) IC 30 (trusts and fiduciaries).
	208	+	23 (b) In addition to the probate costs fee collected under subsection
	209	+	24 (a), the clerk shall collect from the party filing the action the following
	210	+	25 fees, if they are required under IC 33-37-5:
	211	+	26 (1) A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or
	212	+	27 IC 33-37-5-4).
	213	+	28 (2) A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).
	214	+	29 (3) An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).
	215	+	30 (4) A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).
	216	+	31 (5) A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).
	217	+	32 (6) A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).
	218	+	33 (7) A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).
	219	+	34 (8) Before July 1, 2025, A pro bono legal services fee (IC
	220	+	35 33-37-5-31).
	221	+	36 (c) A clerk may not collect a court costs fee for the filing of the
	222	+	37 following exempted actions:
	223	+	38 (1) Petition to open a safety deposit box.
	224	+	39 (2) Filing an inheritance tax return, unless proceedings other than
	225	+	40 the court's approval of the return become necessary.
	226	+	41 (3) Offering a will for probate under IC 29-1-7, unless
	227	+	42 proceedings other than admitting the will to probate become
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	229	+	1 necessary.
	230	+	2 (4) Filing a closing statement for an estate described in
	231	+	3 IC 29-1-8-4.
	232	+	4 SECTION 6. IC 33-37-5-31, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2022,
	233	+	5 SECTION 64, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	234	+	6 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 31. In each:
	235	+	7 (1) civil action in which the clerk is required to collect a civil
	236	+	8 costs fee under IC 33-37-4-4(a);
	237	+	9 (2) small claims action in which:
	238	+	10 (A) a party is required to pay a township docket fee under
	239	+	11 IC 33-34-8-1(a)(1); or
	240	+	12 (B) the clerk is required to collect a small claims costs fee
	241	+	13 under IC 33-37-4-6; or
	242	+	14 (3) probate action in which the clerk is required to collect a
	243	+	15 probate costs fee under IC 33-37-4-7(a);
	244	+	16 the clerk shall before July 1, 2025, collect a pro bono legal services fee
	245	+	17 of one dollar ($1).
	246	+	18 SECTION 7. IC 33-37-7-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
	247	+	19 SECTION 510, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	248	+	20 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The clerk of a circuit court
	249	+	21 shall distribute semiannually to the state comptroller as the state share
	250	+	22 for deposit in the homeowner protection unit account established by
	251	+	23 IC 4-6-12-9 one hundred percent (100%) of the automated record
	252	+	24 keeping fees collected under IC 33-37-5-21 with respect to actions
	253	+	25 resulting in the accused person entering into a pretrial diversion
	254	+	26 program agreement under IC 33-39-1-8 or a deferral program
	255	+	27 agreement under IC 34-28-5-1 and for deposit in the state general fund
	256	+	28 seventy percent (70%) of the amount of fees collected under the
	257	+	29 following:
	258	+	30 (1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
	259	+	31 (2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
	260	+	32 (3) IC 33-37-4-3(a) (juvenile costs fees).
	261	+	33 (4) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
	262	+	34 (5) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
	263	+	35 (6) IC 33-37-4-7(a) (probate costs fees).
	264	+	36 (7) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
	265	+	37 (b) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the
	266	+	38 state comptroller for deposit in the state user fee fund established in
	267	+	39 IC 33-37-9-2 the following:
	268	+	40 (1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the drug abuse, prosecution,
	269	+	41 interdiction, and correction fees collected under
	270	+	42 IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
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	272	+	1 (2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the alcohol and drug
	273	+	2 countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6),
	274	+	3 IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
	275	+	4 (3) One hundred percent (100%) of the child abuse prevention
	276	+	5 fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(7).
	277	+	6 (4) One hundred percent (100%) of the domestic violence
	278	+	7 prevention and treatment fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(8).
	279	+	8 (5) One hundred percent (100%) of the highway worksite fees
	280	+	9 collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(9) and IC 33-37-4-2(b)(5).
	281	+	10 (6) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the safe schools fee collected
	282	+	11 under IC 33-37-5-18.
	283	+	12 (7) One hundred percent (100%) of the automated record keeping
	284	+	13 fee collected under IC 33-37-5-21 not distributed under
	285	+	14 subsection (a).
	286	+	15 (c) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county
	287	+	16 auditor the following:
	288	+	17 (1) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the drug abuse, prosecution,
	289	+	18 interdiction, and correction fees collected under
	290	+	19 IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
	291	+	20 (2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the alcohol and drug
	292	+	21 countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6),
	293	+	22 IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
	294	+	23 The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed by a clerk under this
	295	+	24 subsection into the county drug free community fund established under
	296	+	25 IC 5-2-11.
	297	+	26 (d) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county
	298	+	27 auditor one hundred percent (100%) of the late payment fees collected
	299	+	28 under IC 33-37-5-22. The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed
	300	+	29 by a clerk under this subsection as follows:
	301	+	30 (1) If directed to do so by an ordinance adopted by the county
	302	+	31 fiscal body, the county auditor shall deposit forty percent (40%)
	303	+	32 of the fees in the clerk's record perpetuation fund established
	304	+	33 under IC 33-37-5-2 and sixty percent (60%) of the fees in the
	305	+	34 county general fund.
	306	+	35 (2) If the county fiscal body has not adopted an ordinance
	307	+	36 described in subdivision (1), the county auditor shall deposit all
	308	+	37 the fees in the county general fund.
	309	+	38 (e) The clerk of the circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the
	310	+	39 state comptroller for deposit in the sexual assault victims assistance
	311	+	40 fund established by IC 5-2-6-23(d) one hundred percent (100%) of the
	312	+	41 sexual assault victims assistance fees collected under IC 33-37-5-23.
	313	+	42 (f) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county
	314	+	EH 1478—LS 7064/DI 149 8
	315	+	1 auditor the following:
	316	+	2 (1) One hundred percent (100%) of the support and maintenance
	317	+	3 fees for cases designated as non-Title IV-D child support cases in
	318	+	4 the Indiana support enforcement tracking system (ISETS) or the
	319	+	5 successor statewide automated support enforcement system
	320	+	6 collected under IC 33-37-5-6.
	321	+	7 (2) The percentage share of the support and maintenance fees for
	322	+	8 cases designated as Title IV-D child support cases in ISETS or the
	323	+	9 successor statewide automated support enforcement system
	324	+	10 collected under IC 33-37-5-6 that is reimbursable to the county at
	325	+	11 the federal financial participation rate.
	326	+	12 The county clerk shall distribute monthly to the department of child
	327	+	13 services the percentage share of the support and maintenance fees for
	328	+	14 cases designated as Title IV-D child support cases in ISETS, or the
	329	+	15 successor statewide automated support enforcement system, collected
	330	+	16 under IC 33-37-5-6 that is not reimbursable to the county at the
	331	+	17 applicable federal financial participation rate.
	332	+	18 (g) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute monthly to the county
	333	+	19 auditor the following:
	334	+	20 (1) One hundred percent (100%) of the small claims service fee
	335	+	21 under IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(B) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(2) for deposit in
	336	+	22 the county general fund.
	337	+	23 (2) One hundred percent (100%) of the small claims garnishee
	338	+	24 service fee under IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(C) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(3) for
	339	+	25 deposit in the county general fund.
	340	+	26 (3) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the safe schools fee collected
	341	+	27 under IC 33-37-5-18 for deposit in the county general fund.
	342	+	28 (h) This subsection does not apply to court administration fees
	343	+	29 collected in small claims actions filed in a court described in IC 33-34.
	344	+	30 The clerk of a circuit court shall semiannually distribute to the state
	345	+	31 comptroller for deposit in the state general fund one hundred percent
	346	+	32 (100%) of the following:
	347	+	33 (1) The public defense administration fee collected under
	348	+	34 IC 33-37-5-21.2.
	349	+	35 (2) The judicial salaries fees collected under IC 33-37-5-26.
	350	+	36 (3) The DNA sample processing fees collected under
	351	+	37 IC 33-37-5-26.2.
	352	+	38 (4) The court administration fees collected under IC 33-37-5-27.
	353	+	39 (5) The judicial insurance adjustment fee collected under
	354	+	40 IC 33-37-5-25.
	355	+	41 (i) The proceeds of the service fee collected under
	356	+	42 IC 33-37-5-28(b)(1) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(2) shall be distributed as
	357	+	EH 1478—LS 7064/DI 149 9
	358	+	1 follows:
	359	+	2 (1) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
	360	+	3 service fees collected in a circuit, superior, county, or probate
	361	+	4 court to the county auditor for deposit in the county general fund.
	362	+	5 (2) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
	363	+	6 service fees collected in a city or town court to the city or town
	364	+	7 fiscal officer for deposit in the city or town general fund.
	365	+	8 (j) The proceeds of the garnishee service fee collected under
	366	+	9 IC 33-37-5-28(b)(3) or IC 33-37-5-28(b)(4) shall be distributed as
	367	+	10 follows:
	368	+	11 (1) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
	369	+	12 garnishee service fees collected in a circuit, superior, county, or
	370	+	13 probate court to the county auditor for deposit in the county
	371	+	14 general fund.
	372	+	15 (2) The clerk shall distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
	373	+	16 garnishee service fees collected in a city or town court to the city
	374	+	17 or town fiscal officer for deposit in the city or town general fund.
	375	+	18 (k) The clerk of the circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the
	376	+	19 state comptroller for deposit in the home ownership education account
	377	+	20 established by IC 5-20-1-27 one hundred percent (100%) of the
	378	+	21 following:
	379	+	22 (1) The mortgage foreclosure counseling and education fees
	380	+	23 collected under IC 33-37-5-33 (before its expiration on July 1,
	381	+	24 2017).
	382	+	25 (2) Any civil penalties imposed and collected by a court for a
	383	+	26 violation of a court order in a foreclosure action under
	384	+	27 IC 32-30-10.5.
	385	+	28 (l) The clerk of a circuit court shall distribute semiannually to the
	386	+	29 state comptroller for deposit in the pro bono legal services fund
	387	+	30 established by IC 33-37-5-34 one hundred percent (100%) of the pro
	388	+	31 bono legal services fees collected before July 1, 2025, under
	389	+	32 IC 33-37-5-31.
	390	+	33 SECTION 8. IC 33-37-7-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
	391	+	34 SECTION 511, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	392	+	35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) The clerk of a city or town
	393	+	36 court shall distribute semiannually to the state comptroller as the state
	394	+	37 share for deposit in the homeowner protection unit account established
	395	+	38 by IC 4-6-12-9 one hundred percent (100%) of the automated record
	396	+	39 keeping fees collected under IC 33-37-5-21 with respect to actions
	397	+	40 resulting in the accused person entering into a pretrial diversion
	398	+	41 program agreement under IC 33-39-1-8 or a deferral program
	399	+	42 agreement under IC 34-28-5-1 and for deposit in the state general fund
	400	+	EH 1478—LS 7064/DI 149 10
	401	+	1 fifty-five percent (55%) of the amount of fees collected under the
	402	+	2 following:
	403	+	3 (1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
	404	+	4 (2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
	405	+	5 (3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
	406	+	6 (4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
	407	+	7 (5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
	408	+	8 (b) The city or town fiscal officer shall distribute monthly to the
	409	+	9 county auditor as the county share twenty percent (20%) of the amount
	410	+	10 of fees collected under the following:
	411	+	11 (1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
	412	+	12 (2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
	413	+	13 (3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
	414	+	14 (4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
	415	+	15 (5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
	416	+	16 (c) The city or town fiscal officer shall retain twenty-five percent
	417	+	17 (25%) as the city or town share of the fees collected under the
	418	+	18 following:
	419	+	19 (1) IC 33-37-4-1(a) (criminal costs fees).
	420	+	20 (2) IC 33-37-4-2(a) (infraction or ordinance violation costs fees).
	421	+	21 (3) IC 33-37-4-4(a) (civil costs fees).
	422	+	22 (4) IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(A) (small claims costs fees).
	423	+	23 (5) IC 33-37-5-17 (deferred prosecution fees).
	424	+	24 (d) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute semiannually to
	425	+	25 the state comptroller for deposit in the state user fee fund established
	426	+	26 in IC 33-37-9 the following:
	427	+	27 (1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the drug abuse, prosecution,
	428	+	28 interdiction, and correction fees collected under
	429	+	29 IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
	430	+	30 (2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the alcohol and drug
	431	+	31 countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6),
	432	+	32 IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
	433	+	33 (3) One hundred percent (100%) of the highway worksite fees
	434	+	34 collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(9) and IC 33-37-4-2(b)(5).
	435	+	35 (4) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the safe schools fee collected
	436	+	36 under IC 33-37-5-18.
	437	+	37 (5) One hundred percent (100%) of the automated record keeping
	438	+	38 fee collected under IC 33-37-5-21 not distributed under
	439	+	39 subsection (a).
	440	+	40 (e) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute monthly to the
	441	+	41 county auditor the following:
	442	+	42 (1) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the drug abuse, prosecution,
	443	+	EH 1478—LS 7064/DI 149 11
	444	+	1 interdiction, and correction fees collected under
	445	+	2 IC 33-37-4-1(b)(5).
	446	+	3 (2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the alcohol and drug
	447	+	4 countermeasures fees collected under IC 33-37-4-1(b)(6),
	448	+	5 IC 33-37-4-2(b)(4), and IC 33-37-4-3(b)(5).
	449	+	6 The county auditor shall deposit fees distributed by a clerk under this
	450	+	7 subsection into the county drug free community fund established under
	451	+	8 IC 5-2-11.
	452	+	9 (f) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute monthly to the
	453	+	10 city or town fiscal officer (as defined in IC 36-1-2-7) one hundred
	454	+	11 percent (100%) of the following:
	455	+	12 (1) The late payment fees collected under IC 33-37-5-22.
	456	+	13 (2) The small claims service fee collected under
	457	+	14 IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(B) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(2).
	458	+	15 (3) The small claims garnishee service fee collected under
	459	+	16 IC 33-37-4-6(a)(1)(C) or IC 33-37-4-6(a)(3).
	460	+	17 (4) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the safe schools fee collected
	461	+	18 under IC 33-37-5-18.
	462	+	19 The city or town fiscal officer (as defined in IC 36-1-2-7) shall deposit
	463	+	20 fees distributed by a clerk under this subsection in the city or town
	464	+	21 general fund.
	465	+	22 (g) The clerk of a city or town court shall semiannually distribute to
	466	+	23 the state comptroller for deposit in the state general fund one hundred
	467	+	24 percent (100%) of the following:
	468	+	25 (1) The public defense administration fee collected under
	469	+	26 IC 33-37-5-21.2.
	470	+	27 (2) The DNA sample processing fees collected under
	471	+	28 IC 33-37-5-26.2.
	472	+	29 (3) The court administration fees collected under IC 33-37-5-27.
	473	+	30 (4) The judicial insurance adjustment fee collected under
	474	+	31 IC 33-37-5-25.
	475	+	32 (h) The clerk of a city or town court shall semiannually distribute to
	476	+	33 the state comptroller for deposit in the state general fund seventy-five
	477	+	34 percent (75%) of the judicial salaries fee collected under
	478	+	35 IC 33-37-5-26. The city or town fiscal officer shall retain twenty-five
	479	+	36 percent (25%) of the judicial salaries fee collected under
	480	+	37 IC 33-37-5-26. The funds retained by the city or town shall be
	481	+	38 prioritized to fund city or town court operations.
	482	+	39 (i) The clerk of a city or town court shall distribute semiannually to
	483	+	40 the state comptroller for deposit in the pro bono legal services fund
	484	+	41 established by IC 33-37-5-34 one hundred percent (100%) of the pro
	485	+	42 bono legal services fees collected before July 1, 2025, under
	486	+	EH 1478—LS 7064/DI 149 12
	487	+	1 IC 33-37-5-31.
	488	+	EH 1478—LS 7064/DI 149 13
	489	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	490	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred
	491	+	House Bill 1478, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
	492	+	to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
	493	+	bill do pass.
	494	+	(Reference is to HB 1478 as introduced.)
	495	+	JETER
	496	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0
	497	+	_____
	498	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	499	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Judiciary, to which was
	500	+	referred House Bill No. 1478, has had the same under consideration
	501	+	and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
	502	+	recommendation that said bill DO PASS and be reassigned to the
	503	+	Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
	504	+	(Reference is to HB 1478 as printed February 3, 2025.)
	505	+	BROWN L, Chairperson
	506	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0
	507	+	_____
	508	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	509	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy, to
	510	+	which was referred Engrossed House Bill No. 1478, has had the same
	511	+	under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	512	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	513	+	(Reference is to EHB 1478 as printed March 14, 2025.)
	514	+
	515	+	HOLDMAN, Chairperson
	516	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0
	517	+	EH 1478—LS 7064/DI 149