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2015 SESSION
SB 1316 Circuit court clerks; changes to operation of clerks, including electronic records, fees, etc.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Circuit court clerks; electronic records, fees, etc. Makes various changes to the operations of circuit court clerks, including (i) allowing any agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth to submit records in electronic form; (ii) providing that the state highway plat book kept in the clerk's office may be produced in paper, microfilm, or electronic form; (iii) providing that the clerk may set a convenience fee for electronic filing of civil or criminal proceedings that is lower than the convenience fee currently charged for payment by debit or credit card; and (iv) providing that all unpaid fines and costs be docketed as a judgment against the defendant in favor of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Circuit court clerks; electronic records, fees, etc. Makes various changes to the operations of circuit court clerks, including (i) allowing any agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth to submit records in electronic form; (ii) providing that the state highway plat book kept in the clerk's office may be produced in paper, microfilm, or electronic form; (iii) providing that the clerk may set a convenience fee for electronic filing of civil or criminal proceedings that is lower than the convenience fee currently charged for payment by debit or credit card; (iv) providing that all unpaid fines and costs be docketed as a judgment against the defendant in favor of the Commonwealth; and (v) repealing a provision of the Code requiring the assessment of an extra $2 fee in certain cases to be deposited into the Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdiction Fund.