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 Pasco County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 34. COURTS
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 34-3. Service charges for support of mediation and arbitration programs.  

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  • (a)

    Civil proceedings in circuit court. The clerk of the court is authorized and enjoined to collect a service charge of $5.00 on any civil proceeding commenced in the sixth judicial circuit in and for the county. All funds derived from the imposition of the service charge set forth in this subsection shall be deposited in the mediation-arbitration account under the supervision of the chief administrative judge of the sixth judicial circuit in and for the county. Of each charge collected, $1.00 shall be forwarded to the office of the state courts administrator and the remainder utilized to fund mediation and arbitration programs.

    (b)

    Civil proceedings in county court. The clerk of the court is authorized and enjoined to collect a service charge of $5.00 on any civil proceeding commenced in county court in and for the county. All funds derived from the imposition of the service charge set forth in this subsection shall be deposited in the mediation-arbitration account under the supervision of the chief administrative judge in the sixth judicial circuit in and for the county. Of each charge collected, $1.00 shall be forwarded to the office of the state courts administrator and the remainder utilized to fund county civil mediation services.

    (c)

    Petition for modification of final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The clerk of the court is authorized and enjoined to collect a service charge of $45.00 on any petition for a modification of a final judgment of dissolution of marriage filed in the sixth judicial circuit in and for the county. All funds derived from the imposition of the service charge set forth in this subsection shall be deposited in the family mediation account under the supervision of the chief administrative judge in the sixth judicial circuit in and for the county. Of each charge collected, $1.00 shall be forwarded to the office of the state courts administrator and the remainder utilized to fund family mediation services.

(Code 1970, §§ 5-6—5-8; Ord. No. 92-12, §§ 1—6, 7-21-92)

State law reference

Authority for above fees, F.S. § 44.108.