Amendment #327 to H3400

Credit Card For Court Fees

[Sponsors] Representatives Winslow of Norfolk, Barrows of Mansfield, Cantwell of Marshfield, and Webster of Pembroke move to amend the bill by inserting after section XX, the following section:

“SECTION XX.   Said chapter 262, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sections:-

‘Section 65. For all fees, fines, costs, assessments and other monies collected by any department of the trial court and payable to the commonwealth under this chapter, the trial court may accept payment by credit card.

Section 66. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the trial court may collect an additional reasonable service charge from the person who owes the fine, fee, assessment, court cost or other surcharge who chooses to pay by credit card.’”.