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Committee approves higher civil filing fee and expanded prejudgment interest provisions
Summary
Bill 36-0112, which raises the Superior Court general civil filing fee and extends prejudgment interest procedures, was approved by the committee and will go to the full Legislature. The bill directs fee revenue to judicial capital improvements and would allow prejudgment interest when a judgment-offer mechanism is used.
The Committee on Rules and Judiciary voted to forward Bill 36-0112 to the full Legislature after testimony from the judiciary and the Virgin Islands Bar Association on fees and litigation incentives.
Sponsor Senator Carla J. Joseph said the bill raises the filing fee for general civil complaints from $75 to $150 and expands the fee to include affirmative relief claims such as counterclaims, cross claims and third‑party complaints. The…
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