Section 78A-2-310 - Report by Judicial Council on court fees(1) As used in this section: (a) "Cost" means the direct and indirect costs and expenses for providing the good or service for which a fee is charged, including:(i) salaries, benefits, contracted labor costs, travel expenses, training expenses, equipment and material costs, depreciation expenses, utility costs, and other overhead costs; and(ii) costs and expenses for administering the fee.(b)(i) "Judiciary" means the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, a district court, or a juvenile court.(ii) "Judiciary" includes any board, committee, or staff office of the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, a district court, or a juvenile court.(2) Before November 30 of each year, the Judicial Council shall submit a report to the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature that: (a) includes details on: (i) the types of fees charged and collected by the Judiciary;(ii) the methods used to determine the amount of each fee charged and collected by the Judiciary;(iii) the Judiciary's estimated cost related to each fee;(iv) whether each fee is intended to cover the Judiciary's cost related to the fee; and(v) the number of fee waivers granted by the Judiciary for each type of fee charged and collected by the Judiciary; and(b) include any recommendations regarding fees charged and collected by the Judiciary.(3) If the Judicial Council recommends that the Legislature create a fee or modify an existing fee under Subsection (2)(b), the Judicial Council shall include the following information with the recommendation: (a) the title or purpose of the fee;(b) the present amount of the fee;(c) the proposed amount of the fee;(d) the percent that the fee will have increased or decreased if the Legislature approves the modification of the fee;(e) the estimated total annual revenue and total estimated annual revenue change that will result from the creation or modification of the fee;(f) the account or fund into which the fee will be deposited;(g) the reason for the creating or modifying the fee;(h) the estimated number of persons to be charged the fee;(i) the Judiciary's estimated cost related to the fee; and(j) whether the fee is intended to cover the Judiciary's cost related to the fee.Added by Chapter 428, 2023 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/3/2023.