AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE

1. Page 1, introduced, line 17, after checks

strike

shall may

insert

shall

2. Page 1, introduced, line 32, after fee of

strike

twenty

insert

forty

3. Page 1, introduced, line 34

strike

all of lines 34 through 40

insert

The clerk of court may refuse acceptance of checks or credit cards of an individual if (i) he has been convicted of a violation of Chapter 6 (§ 18.2 – 168 et seq.) of Title 18.2 in which a check, credit card, or credit card information was used to commit the offense, (ii) he has previously tendered to the court a check which was not ultimately honored or a credit card or credit card information which did not ultimately result in payment by the credit card issuer, (iii) authorization of payment is not given by the bank or credit card issuer, (iv) the validity of the check or credit card cannot be verified, or (v) the payee of the check is other than the court.