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2012 SESSION

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SB 251 Circuit court clerks; fees charged and collected.

Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Court fees.  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 revenue fund held by the clerk. The bill also institutes a fee of $25 for recording an order to celebrate the rites of marriage by a non-minister.


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