Amendment #843 to H4000

Service of Civil Process Fees

Representatives Ashe of Longmeadow, Puppolo of Springfield and Turco of Winthrop move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

“Section XXXX.  Chapter 262 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in Section 8, subsection (a) by striking out sub, subsections (1) and (2) and inserting in place thereof the following sections: -

(1)For service of an original summons, trustee process, subpoena or scire facias, either by reading it or by leaving a copy thereof, $30 for each defendant upon whom service is made, except as otherwise provided herein;

(2)For service of an original summons and complaint for divorce or for any other service required to be served in hand, $45 for each defendant upon whom service is made;”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #843 to H4000

Service of Civil Process Fees