Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc

In re:

Repeal of subdivision 6.01(a), entitled "Fee Due," subdivision 6.01(l), entitled "Current Fee," subdivision 6.01(m), entitled "Pro Hac Vice Fee," and subdivision (d) of subdivision 6.07, entitled "Disposition of Fees," of Rule 6, entitled "Fees to Practice Law," and in lieu thereof adoption of a new subdivision 6.01(a), entitled "Fee Due," a new subdivision 6.01(l), entitled "Setting the Low Income Legal Services Fee," a new subdivision 6.01(m), entitled "Current Fee," a new subdivision 6.01(n), entitled "Pro Hac Vice Fee," and new subdivisions 6.07(d) and (e) of subdivision 6.07, entitled "Disposition of Fees."
   
1.  It is ordered that subdivision 6.01(a), subdivision 6.01(l), subdivision 6.01(m), and subdivision 6.07(d) of subdivision 6.07 of Rule 6 be and the same are hereby repealed and a new subdivision 6.01(a), a new subdivision 6.01(l), a new subdivision 6.01(m), a new subdivision 6.01(n), a new subdivision 6.07(d), and a new subdivision 6.07(e) adopted in lieu thereof to read as follows:

6.01  ANNUAL ENROLLMENT FEE AND STATEMENT - EXEMPTIONS - PENALTIES - PRO HAC VICE FEE
 

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(a) Fee Due.  Each person licensed to practice law in this state shall pay to the clerk of this Court on or before January 31st of each year an enrollment fee, which shall be the total of the sums approved by this Court as the low income legal services fee, the bar fee, and the advisory committee fee.  The fee is due and shall be paid regardless of any assessment, notice, or demand by the clerk of this Court.  Payment of the annual enrollment fee on or before January 31st of each year under this Rule 6.01 means either receipt thereof by the clerk on or before January 31st or the placing of the fee in the United States mail addressed to the clerk of this Court on or before January 31st.  If January 31st is a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, payment of the enrollment fee must be made by the end of the next day that is neither Saturday, Sunday, nor a legal holiday.

 
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(l) Setting the Low Income Legal Services Fee.  This Court shall fix the amount of the low income legal services fee by order.  The fee may be fixed at a different amount for each of the categories of persons described above.  The fee shall be paid to the clerk of this Court, who shall deposit the fee in the basic civil legal services fund created by section 477.650, RSMo, as provided in Rule 6.07.
 
(m) Current Fee.  The amounts fixed by this Court for the low income legal services fee, bar fee, and the advisory committee fee shall be as follows for each of the categories of persons described above:
 



Category	Low Income Legal Services Fee	Bar Fee	Advisory Committee Fee	Total Annual Enrollment Fee
(1) All others	$30.00	$279.00	$101.00	$410.00
(2) Fewer than three years	$30.00	$149.00	$101.00	$280.00
(3) Non-resident	$30.00	$194.00	$101.00	$325.00

 
 
The total amount of the low income legal services fee, the bar fee, and the advisory fee for each category shall be the enrollment fee for that category for the year 2014 and the subsequent years unless and until changed as hereinabove provided.
 
(n) Pro Hac Vice Fee.  A lawyer seeking to appear pursuant to Rule 9.03 shall pay a fee equal to the fee paid by lawyers under Rule 6.01(j)(1), with the fee to be paid for each case in each court or administrative tribunal in which the lawyer seeks to appear.  The fee shall be paid to the clerk of this Court, who shall transfer the fee to The Missouri Bar as provided in Rule 6.07.
 
The clerk shall issue a receipt indicating the case and court in which the attorney seeks to appear. The fee will not be refunded if the court refuses to permit the attorney to appear.
 
6.07  DISPOSITION OF FEES
 
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(d)  The clerk of this Court shall cause all low income legal services fees to be deposited in the basic civil legal services fund created by section 477.650, RSMo.
 
(e) To facilitate the collection and disposition of enrollment and inactive status fees collected, the clerk, with the authorization of this Court, may establish a bar fee processing account. Funds deposited in this account shall be paid over to The Missouri Bar account, the advisory committee account, and the basic civil legal services fund as soon as practicable.

2.  It is ordered that notice of this order be published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar.
 
3.  It is ordered that this order be published in the South Western Reporter.

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MARY R. RUSSELL
Chief Justice