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HB 926 Circuit court; Prince William County authorizing clerk to charge convenience fee for land records.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Circuit court clerks; remote access to land records; fees collected by clerks; debit cards.  Provides for the acceptance of debit cards in addition to credit cards and allows the clerk to outsource the processing of credit and debit card transactions. The bill also provides that the clerk may charge a convenience fee for processing credit or debit cards of up to $2 per transaction or four percent of the amount paid. Currently, such fee may not exceed four percent of the amount paid. The bill also provides that certain court fees collected by the clerk shall be deposited into a special fund held by the clerk. The bill also makes permanent a Prince William program authorizing the clerk to charge a convenience fee of up to $2 per transaction and a separate per image download fee for access to land records.


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