HB 427 -- Basic Civil Legal Services Fund

Co-Sponsors:  Byrd, Stevenson, Goodman, Pratt, Yates

This bill creates the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund.  The fund
will increase the public money available for civil legal services
for low-income persons, as defined by the federal Legal Services
Corporation Income Eligibility Guidelines.  To fund the program,
a $20 fee will be assessed upon the filing of every civil or
criminal proceeding in circuit court and any appellate court; a
$10 fee will be assessed upon filings in associate circuit court.
The Missouri Supreme Court or its designee will administer the
fund.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:11 am