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Committee backs amended plan to raise Marion County small-claims filing fee and pool new revenue among nine township courts
Summary
The Judiciary committee voted 10-0 to recommit an amended Senate Bill 327, which raises Marion County small‑claims filing fees and requires equal sharing of specified new fee revenue among nine township courts, after debate from judges and legislators about fiscal fairness and access.
The Judiciary committee voted 10-0 to recommit an amended Senate Bill 327 to the Tax and Fiscal Committee after lawmakers and township judges debated fee sharing, court venue and the financial impact on individual township small-claims courts.
Senator Freeman, sponsor of the amendment, said the bill would raise the Marion County small-claims filing fee by $26 and add other distribution rules to sustain nine township small-claims courts that vary in caseload. "When a case is filed in Marion County ... it will be filed in the Marion County small claims court," Freeman said, describing three parts of the amendment: require filings under the small‑claims rules for cases under $10,000, permit venue in the…
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