Effective 28 Aug 2002

28.160. State entitled to certain fees — technology trust fund account established — additional fee, notary commissions — appropriation of funds, purpose — fees not collected, when. — 1. The state shall be entitled to fees for services to be rendered by the secretary of state as follows:

2. There is hereby established the "Secretary of State's Technology Trust Fund Account" which shall be administered by the state treasurer. All yield, interest, income, increment, or gain received from time deposit of moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the secretary of state's technology trust fund account shall be credited by the state treasurer to the account. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, moneys in the fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of a biennium exceeds five million dollars. In any such biennium the amount in the fund in excess of five million dollars shall be transferred to general revenue.

3. The secretary of state may collect an additional fee of ten dollars for the issuance of new and renewal notary commissions which shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the secretary of state's technology trust fund account.

4. The secretary of state may ask the general assembly to appropriate funds from the technology trust fund for the purposes of establishing, procuring, developing, modernizing and maintaining:

(1) An electronic data processing system and programs capable of maintaining a centralized database of all registered voters in the state;

(2) Library services offered to the citizens of this state;

(3) Administrative rules services, equipment and functions;

(4) Services, equipment and functions relating to securities;

(5) Services, equipment and functions relating to corporations and business organizations;

(6) Services, equipment and functions relating to the Uniform Commercial Code;

(7) Services, equipment and functions relating to archives;

(8) Services, equipment and functions relating to record services; and

(9) Services, equipment and functions relating to state and local elections.

5. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the secretary of state shall not collect fees, for processing apostilles, certifications and authentications prior to the placement of a child for adoption, in excess of one hundred dollars per child per adoption, or per multiple children to be adopted at the same time.

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(RSMo 1939 § 13427, A.L. 1978 S.B. 755, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1068, A.L. 1991 S.B. 197, A.L. 1993 H.B. 170, A.L. 1994 S.B. 635, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1776 merged with S.B. 675 merged with S.B. 923, et al.)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11805; 1919 § 11013; 1909 § 10716