Opinion No.

The Honorable Albert "Tom" Collier State Representative 2713 Ivy Drive Newport, AR 72112

Dear Representative Collier:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Is the losing party in a civil case tried in municipal court required to pay to the municipal court clerk the cost of the transcript and the cost for filing the case in circuit court BEFORE the clerk is required to prepare and deliver the appeal to the circuit clerk?

The answer to your question with regard to the cost for filing the case in circuit court is clearly "no". Section 8 of Act 431 of 1987…