28.160. State entitled to certain fees--technology trust fund account established--additional fee, notary commissions--appropriation of funds, purpose--fees not collected, when.
State entitled to certain fees--technology trust fund accountestablished--additional fee, notary commissions--appropriation offunds, purpose--fees not collected, when.
28.160. 1. The state shall be entitled to fees for services to berendered by the secretary of state as follows: For issuing commission to notary public $15.00 For countersigning and sealing certificates of
official character 10.00 For all other certificates 5.00 For copying archive and state library records,
papers or documents, for each page 8 1/2 x 14
inches and smaller, not to exceed the actual
cost of document search and duplication For duplicating microfilm, for each roll, not to
exceed the actual cost of staff time required
for searches and duplication For copying all other records, papers or documents,
for each page 8 1/2 x 14 inches and smaller, not
to exceed the actual cost of document search
and duplication For certifying copies of records and papers or
documents 5.00 For causing service of process to be made 10.00 For electronic telephone transmittal, per page 2.00
2. There is hereby established the "Secretary of State's TechnologyTrust Fund Account" which shall be administered by the state treasurer.All yield, interest, income, increment, or gain received from time depositof moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the secretary of state'stechnology trust fund account shall be credited by the state treasurer tothe account. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrarynotwithstanding, moneys in the fund shall not be transferred and placed tothe credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of abiennium exceeds five million dollars. In any such biennium the amount inthe fund in excess of five million dollars shall be transferred to generalrevenue.
3. The secretary of state may collect an additional fee of tendollars for the issuance of new and renewal notary commissions which shallbe deposited in the state treasury and credited to the secretary of state'stechnology trust fund account.
4. The secretary of state may ask the general assembly to appropriatefunds from the technology trust fund for the purposes of establishing,procuring, developing, modernizing and maintaining:
(1) An electronic data processing system and programs capable ofmaintaining a centralized database of all registered voters in the state;
(2) Library services offered to the citizens of this state;
(3) Administrative rules services, equipment and functions;
(4) Services, equipment and functions relating to securities;
(5) Services, equipment and functions relating to corporations andbusiness organizations;
(6) Services, equipment and functions relating to the UniformCommercial Code;
(7) Services, equipment and functions relating to archives;
(8) Services, equipment and functions relating to record services;and
(9) Services, equipment and functions relating to state and localelections.
5. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, thesecretary of state shall not collect fees, for processing apostilles,certifications and authentications prior to the placement of a child foradoption, in excess of one hundred dollars per child per adoption, or permultiple children to be adopted at the same time.
(RSMo 1939 § 13427, A.L. 1978 S.B. 755, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1068, A.L. 1991 S.B. 197, A.L. 1993 H.B. 170, A.L. 1994 S.B. 635, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1776 merged with S.B. 675 merged with S.B. 923, et al.)Prior revisions: 1929 § 11805; 1919 § 11013; 1909 § 10716