HB 1048-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Revises small claims court provisions with regard to the process for prevailing parties to recover judgments in the court.

Increases the fee for the filing of a small claims action.

Requires fifty cents of each filing fee to be deposited into: (1) The judicial stabilization trust account to fund indigent defense through the office of public defense; and

(2) The crime victims' compensation account to assist crime victims.