Effective 28 Aug 1995

386.300. Fees authorized — deposited, where, how. — 1. The commission may adopt rules establishing charges for copies of papers and records, official documents and orders filed with the commission, certificates under seal, certified copies of the annual report of the commission, certified copies of evidence and proceedings taken before the commission, the transmission by electronic transmittal of papers, records, evidence and transcripts, diskettes and other documents or papers for which requests for copies are received. Fees charged for copies of papers and records shall comply with the provisions of section 610.026, RSMo Supp. 1993.

2. For certificate authorizing an issue of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, the commission shall charge one dollar for each thousand dollars of the face value of the authorized issue, or fraction thereof, up to one million dollars, and fifty cents for each one thousand dollars over one million dollars and up to ten million dollars, and twenty-five cents for each one thousand dollars over ten million dollars, with a minimum fee in any case of twenty-five dollars; provided, that no fee shall be charged when such issue is made for the purpose of guaranteeing, taking over, refunding, discharging or retiring any bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness up to the amount of the issue guaranteed, taken over, refunded, discharged or retired.

3. No fees shall be charged or collected for copies of papers, records or official documents furnished to public officers for use in their official capacity, or for the annual reports of the commission in the ordinary course of distribution, but the commission may fix reasonable charges for publications issued under its authority. All fees charged and collected under this section shall be paid, at least once each month, accompanied by a detailed statement thereof, to the state director of revenue.

4. All fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the fund of the commission from which the expenses of furnishing the copies listed in subsection 1 of this section are paid and shall be used by the commission to offset such expenses. All fees collected pursuant to subsection 2 of this section shall be forwarded as provided by law for deposit in the state's general revenue fund.

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(RSMo 1939 § 5597, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 463, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1477, A.L. 1995 S.B. 64)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 5141; 1919 § 10430