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Vol. 13, No. 8 August 2017
Fees Increase in One Week
Most
filing and service fees will increase on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Documents
submitted for filing that are received by the Clerk's office (file
counter, by mail, or through a filing depository box) on or before August 8
will be subject to the current fees. Documents received for filing on
and after August 9 will be subject to the new fees. Fees are posted on the
Clerk’s website at http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/fees.asp.
Appeal
and Cost Bond Info Online
Court rules, statutes, court orders or other authorities may require posting
appeal or cost bonds with the Clerk's Office. Depending on the type of issue,
the parties, the complexity of the case and other factors, years can pass
between the bond posting date and resolution of related issues. During that
time, parties, attorneys, and the courts may overlook issuing a court order
releasing the money. The Clerk's Office holds the funds until a court order
directs the Clerk specifically what to do with those funds. The Clerk’s Office
has now posted lists online of bonds posted with the Clerk's Office where the
need for the bond may have ended and no court order was filed allowing the
Clerk to return the money. If you or your clients posted an appeal or cost bond
in any case, it is worth checking if funds are still on hold.
Customers can search the online lists by party name or case number. A party or
their attorney must file a petition with the court requesting an order be
issued directing the Clerk to release these funds. The Clerk's Office will only
release money by court order and only as specifically directed in the order.
For more information about the deposit or release of these funds, including
specific information the Clerk’s Office needs before releasing money, see the
Clerk’s website at http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/release_bonds.asp.
The Clerk's Office will only
assist parties to a case or their attorneys. Third-party vendors, personal
representatives, and other non-parties must be named in a court order to obtain
detailed information, or to receive a payment check.
Law Library Resource Center Filings Grow by
Leaps and Bounds
Last year the Superior Court in Maricopa County
renamed, relocated and expanded its self-service center into the Law Library
Resource Center (LLRC). The Clerk’s Office staffs a filing counter within the
downtown Phoenix LLRC to allow customers a one-stop-shop for research,
drafting, and filing court documents. Filings within the LLRC have gone up
every month since its establishment. In January 2017, the file counter handled
406 transactions and nearly doubled that volume by the end of March 2017 with
802 transactions. In June, the file counter processed more than 1,000
transactions. Clerk staff at this window can process fee deferral
applications, adding to customers’ onsite convenience. For more
information about the LLRC’s services, locations, and other details, see the
Superior Court’s website at https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/LawLibraryResourceCenter/.
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