20-362. Disposition of docket fees. The clerk of the district court shall remit all revenues received from docket fees as follows:

(a) At least monthly to the county treasurer, for deposit in the county treasury and credit to the county general fund:

(1) A sum equal to $10 for each docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2001 and 60-3005, and amendments thereto, during the preceding calendar month;

(2) a sum equal to $10 for each $46 or $76 docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A. 61-4001, or K.S.A. 61-2704 or 61-2709, and amendments thereto; and

(3) a sum equal to $5 for each $26 docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A. 61-4001 or K.S.A. 61-2704, and amendments thereto, during the preceding calendar month.

(b) At least monthly to the board of trustees of the county law library fund, for deposit in the fund, a sum equal to the library fees paid during the preceding calendar month for cases filed in the county.

(c) At least monthly to the county treasurer, for deposit in the county treasury and credit to the prosecuting attorneys' training fund, a sum equal to $2 for each docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A. 28-172a, and amendments thereto, during the preceding calendar month for cases filed in the county and a sum equal to $1 for each fee paid pursuant to K.S.A. 28-170(c), and amendments thereto, during the preceding calendar month for cases filed in the county.

(d) To the state treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the law enforcement training center fund a sum equal to $15 for each docket fee paid pursuant to K.S.A. 28-172a, and amendments thereto, during the preceding calendar month.

(e) To the state treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, for deposit in the state treasury a sum equal to the balance which remains from all docket fees paid during the preceding calendar month after deduction of the amounts specified in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d). Of the balance remitted to the state treasury pursuant to this subsection, the state treasurer shall credit 0.99% to the judicial council fund. During the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, of the remainder, the state treasurer shall deposit and credit the first $3,100,000 to the electronic filing and management fund created in K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 20-1a20, and amendments thereto. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, of the remainder, the state treasurer shall deposit and credit the first $1,500,000 to the electronic filing and management fund. Of the balance which remains after deduction of the amounts specified in this subsection, the state treasurer shall deposit and credit the remainder to the judicial branch docket fee fund.

History: L. 1978, ch. 108, § 3; L. 1982, ch. 116, § 3; L. 1985, ch. 106, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 146, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 134, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 239, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 202, § 26; L. 1992, ch. 315, § 7; L. 1994, ch. 281, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 155, § 3; L. 2000, ch. 161, § 104; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 77; L. 2002, ch. 199, § 4; L. 2006, ch. 170, § 2; L. 2009, ch. 116, § 4; L. 2014, ch. 82, § 18; L. 2015, ch. 81, § 7; L. 2018, ch. 79, § 1; May 17.

L. 2014, ch. 82, was held to be an invalid enactment, see Solomon v. State, 303 K. 512, 364 P.3d 536 (2015).