South Dakota court clerks will now charge new or modified fees for various court services, including a $50 fee for petitions to modify child support, custody, visitation, or spousal support orders (with an exception for people receiving state assistance benefits). The bill updates the fee structure that court clerks use to collect payments for filing cases, preparing court records, and other judicial services. These changes help standardize court costs across the state.
The amendment reorganized and restructured the fee schedule for court clerk copies and services, most notably moving the $15 fee for authenticated/certified record copies from subsection (6) to its own subsection (7), simplifying the $2 fee category by removing references to document certification, and making minor grammatical corrections like changing "which" to "that" and "shall" to "must"—these are largely technical and formatting changes that NARROW the bill's scope by clarifying the specific fee structure without substantively altering the actual dollar amounts charged.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 326
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 254
Signed by the President S.J. 215
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 240
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 185
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1. S.J. 11
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 121
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 55, NAYS 12. H.J. 138
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 128
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 115
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1. H.J. 1
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 13
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Judiciary — Do Pass
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Judiciary — Do Pass