65-409. Hospital lien; fee for filing; authorized only by legislative enactment. (a) The clerk of the district court shall charge a fee of $14 for entering and filing a lien statement under this act.

(b) Except as provided further, the lien fee established in subsection (a) shall be the only fee collected or moneys in the nature of a fee collected for such lien. Such fee shall only be established by an act of the legislature and no other authority is established by law or otherwise to collect a fee. On and after July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2025, the supreme court may impose an additional charge, not to exceed $22 per lien fee, to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel.

History: L. 1939, ch. 235, § 4; L. 1976, ch. 196, § 4; L. 1982, ch. 116, § 13; L. 2012, ch. 66, § 20; L. 2013, ch. 125, § 20; L. 2015, ch. 81, § 28; L. 2017, ch. 80, § 23; L. 2019, ch. 58, § 24; July 1.