SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2012 SESSION
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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102108D pdf
- 01/30/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104679D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/12 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104679D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105301D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB251ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102108D
- 01/10/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104679D-S1
- 01/30/12 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104679D-S1
- 01/30/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/12 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/09/12 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105301D-S2
- 02/13/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/14/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/12 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 12104679D-S1
- 02/14/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105301D-S2
- 02/14/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB251S2
- 02/14/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/12 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/12 House: Read first time
- 02/16/12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/20/12 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 02/27/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/12 House: Read second time
- 02/29/12 House: Read third time
- 02/29/12 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/29/12 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/29/12 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/29/12 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB251ER)
- 03/05/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 714 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714)