Amendment #270 to H4600

Service of Civil Process Fees

Mr. Ashe of Longmeadow moves 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 our 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”.