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Madison County delays adoption of statewide court fee schedule pending legal review

Madison County Board · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Board postponed an ordinance to adopt revised civil filing fees and criminal/traffic assessments required under 2018 state law, asking county counsel and the chief judge for legal guidance on permissible uses of discretionary fee allocations before a special meeting.

The Judiciary Committee presented an ordinance to implement the 2018 statewide changes to civil filing fees and criminal and traffic assessments (following the Clerks of Courts Act and the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act). The ordinance enumerated new schedules for civil filing fees, appearance fees, miscellaneous clerk charges and assessment…

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