(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 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.
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