(A) Checks for criminal charges.
(1) A fee of $15 shall be charged by the County Clerk for each name checked by the Clerk to determine if it is contained in the lists of persons charged with crimes in the courts of the county. This fee shall be charged only for checks made by employees of the County Clerk, and does not apply to searches of the county records by individuals using the computer terminals available for use by the public.
(2) The County Clerk shall post the fee set forth in this section in a prominent place within the Clerk’s office where the fee schedule is readily accessible to the public.
(3) The fee shall be paid at, or prior to, the time of the request in cash or by check or money order made payable to the County Treasurer and delivered to the County Clerk.
(4) The Clerk shall deliver all such fees received to the Treasurer for deposit in the County General Fund.
(B) ATM fees. The County Clerk, from time to time, receives vendor remits related to the Automated Teller Machine in the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. The Clerk shall deliver all fees received to the Treasurer for deposit in the County General Fund.
(C) Sheriff’s sale orders.
(1) The County Clerk shall charge a fee of $7 for copying and certifying a judgment ordering a Sheriff’s sale of real estate and preparing the related order of sale.
(2) The Clerk shall deliver all fees received to the Treasurer. Of the $7 fee, the Treasurer shall deposit $1, attributable to the Clerk’s performance of certification duties, in the Clerk’s Records Perpetuation Account, and shall deposit the remaining $6 in the County General Fund in the manner of document fees.
(D) Overpayment. If a person in payment of a fee administered by the Clerk tenders an amount as payment that exceeds the amount of the fee incurred, the amount of the excess that exceeds $3 shall be refunded to the person making payment. The Clerk may retain the amount of the excess payment up to and including $3 as an administrative fee. Such retained overpayment shall be deposited in the Clerk’s Record Perpetuation Fund established under I.C. 33-37-5-2.
(Ord. 95-31-CM, passed 6-19-95; Am. Ord. 2012-15-CM, passed 4-2-12)