631.6 Fees and costs.
1. The clerk of the district court shall collect the following fees and costs in small claims actions, which shall be paid in advance and assessed as costs in the action:
a. Fees for filing and docketing shall be eighty-five dollars.
b. Fees for service of notice on nonresidents are as provided in section 617.3.
c. Postage charged for the mailing of original notice shall be ten dollars.
d. Fees for personal service by peace officers or other officials of the state are the amounts specified by law.
2. The amounts collected for filing and docketing shall be distributed as provided in section 602.8108.
[C73, §631.5, 631.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.6; 81 Acts, ch 189, §5, 7]
83 Acts, ch 63, §2, 3, 4; 83 Acts, ch 101, §125; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10118, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §59; 85 Acts, ch 197, §37, 38; 88 Acts, ch 1258, §2; 89 Acts, ch 83, §84; 91 Acts, ch 116, §18; 91 Acts, ch 218, §26; 91 Acts, ch 219, §34; 94 Acts, ch 1074, §10; 2002 Acts, ch 1126, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §50; 2006 Acts, ch 1144, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §63, 72
Referred to in §602.8105, 602.9104A
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