(2) When a third-party defendant files an appearance in a civil action or proceeding in circuit court, and defendant has not already appeared in the action or proceeding, the clerk of the court shall collect the same filing fee that would be required of a defendant filing the same appearance in an original action. [2009 c.659 §13; 2010 c.107 §27; 2011 c.271 §§25,26; 2011 c.595 §§81,81a; 2012 c.48 §4]