Legal Opinion
Attorney General Opinion No.
Kansas Attorney General Reports
Decided March 26, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Jeff Peterson State Representative, 66th District State Capitol, Room 182-W Topeka, Kansas 66612-1504
Dear Representative Peterson:
You request our opinion regarding the Order of the Kansas Supreme Court dated March 14, 2002 (subsequently amended on March 22, 2002) imposing a surcharge on certain court costs and fees. Specifically, your questions are these:
• "What is the authority for the Chief Justice to impose a surcharge on court costs?
• "Is it within the authority of the Chief Justice to create a new fund in the State Treasury?
• "Can money be made available to the Judicial…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- COM. Ex Rel. CARROLL v. TATESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- O'Coin's, Inc. v. Treasurer of the County of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Zylstra v. PivaWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- Pena v. District Court of Second Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- State ex rel. Hillis v. SullivanMontana Supreme Court · 1913
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