12-115. Additional filing, appearance and
answer or response fees; deposit
(Rpld. 12/31/13)
A. In addition to any other assessment authorized by law, the supreme court shall
establish an additional fee on each filing, appearance and answer or response fee charged
by a clerk of the superior court.
B. The clerk shall collect the additional fee and monthly remit the additional fees
to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall transmit the fees to the state
treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of each month for deposit, pursuant to sections
35-146 and 35-147, in the Arizona lengthy trial fund established by section 21-222. The
state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,
and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
C. The additional fee may be deferred or waived pursuant to sections 12-302 and
12-304.
D. In establishing the additional fees under subsection A of this section, the
supreme court may designate by rule that the additional fees not be imposed on filings in
cases that involve minimal use of court resources or that are not afforded the
opportunity for a trial by jury.
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