Montana LC LC0864
UNAPPROVED DRAFT BILL -- Subject to Change Without Notice!
BILL NO.
INTRODUCED BY
(Primary Sponsor)
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING REQUIREMENTS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES FOR APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT; REQUIRING PAYMENT OF SUPREME COURT FEES AT THE TIME A NOTICE OF APPEAL IS FILED IN DISTRICT COURT; REQUIRING THAT MOTIONS TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS BE APPROVED BEFORE A PERSON CAN FILE A NOTICE OF APPEAL OR AN APPLICATION FOR A WRIT; AND AMENDING SECTION 3-2-403, MCA."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 3-2-403, MCA, is amended to read:
"3-2-403. Fees. The clerk must shall collect the following fees:
(1) for filing the transcript on appeal in any civil case appealed to the supreme court, $75 payable by the appellant as payment in full for all services rendered in the case up to the remittitur to the court below; at the time the appellant files a notice of appeal in the district court. A motion to proceed in forma pauperis must be approved by the district court prior to the filing of a notice of appeal.
(2) for at the time of filing a petition of an application for any writ, $75., as payment in full for all services rendered in the cause; A motion to proceed in forma pauperis must be approved by the supreme court prior to the filing of an application for a writ.
(3) for a certificate of good standing as an attorney, $5;
(4) for preparing copies of documents on file, 15 cents per page;
(5) for each certified copy under seal, $1."
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