Lawsuit filing fees hiked to fund technology for courts
Attorneys file lots of cases to beat deadline
Posted: August 9, 2009 at 6:22 a.m.
Bridgette Secrist, Washington County deputy circuit clerk, hands papers to a resident after filing paperwork for a case Friday at the Washington County Courthouse in Fayetteville. The state Legislature increased filing fees for certain lawsuits to fund a new statewide, automated court management system.
The cost of filing a lawsuit to collect a bad debt or resolve a civil dispute increased statewide on Aug. 1.
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