(A)
In addition to those fees and costs already imposed by law, the following fees and costs shall be assessed and hereafter delivered to the County Treasurer in civil and criminal cases in County Circuit and District Courts:
(1) A fee of $25 is added to the filing fees in civil cases in Circuit Court;
(2) A cost $25 is added to the court costs in criminal cases in Circuit Court;
(3) A fee of $25 is added to the filing fees in civil cases appealed from Circuit Court to the Court of Appeals;
(4) In all traffic cases, a fee of $10 shall be added to the court costs;
(5) In misdemeanor cases, a cost of $20 shall be added to the court costs;
(6) In District Court civil cases, a fee of $10 shall be added to all filing fees, excluding probate and small claim cases.
(B) In addition to those charges already allowed by law, fees for the service of a subpoena and for the service of a civil summons collected by the Sheriff shall be charged, as follows:
(1) For the service of a subpoena, a fee of $10 shall be added to the service charge;
(2) For the service of a civil summons, a fee of $10 shall be added to the service charge.
(C) All funds collected as additional fees and/or costs pursuant to this section shall be expended for the purpose of paying for expenses for courthouses, bonds related to them, and administration expenses of the County District and Circuit Courts, pursuant to the authority of KRS 23A.220, 24.185, and 64.091.
(Ord. 2012-3, passed 2-22-2012; Ord. 2019-05, passed 7-10-2019)