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Benton County commission votes to raise litigation filing fee by $10

Benton County Commission · March 1, 2026
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Summary

On Oct. 15, 2018 the Benton County Commission approved Resolution 1015-05 to increase the litigation tax fee in civil and criminal cases from $50 to $60 under T.C.A. 67-4-601(b); the roll-call vote was 16 Ayes, 1 Nay.

The Benton County Commission approved a $10 increase to the litigation filing fee in all civil and criminal cases at its Oct. 15 meeting.

Resolution 1015-05, cited in the minutes as increasing the litigation tax fee from fifty dollars ($50) to sixty dollars ($60) under T.C.A. 67-4-601(b), passed on a roll-call vote, 16 Ayes and 1 Nay. The transcript records the roll-call table showing each commissioner's recorded vote.

The resolution was presented as a statutory fee adjustment under Tennessee Code Annotated section 67-4-601(b). The commission proceeded to other agenda items after the vote.