{"Title":"An Act relative to service of civil process fees","BillNumber":"H1582","DocketNumber":"HD975","GeneralCourtNumber":194,"PrimarySponsor":{"Id":"BMA1","Name":"Brian M. Ashe","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/BMA1","ResponseDate":"2025-01-14T11:51:24.073"},"Cosponsors":[{"Id":"BMA1","Name":"Brian M. Ashe","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/BMA1","ResponseDate":"2025-01-14T11:51:24.0733333"},{"Id":"REH1","Name":"Russell E. Holmes","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/REH1","ResponseDate":"2025-11-04T15:23:32.2666667"}],"JointSponsor":null,"BillHistory":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/Documents/H1582/DocumentHistoryActions","LegislationTypeName":"Bill","Pinslip":"By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1582) of Brian M. Ashe relative to service of civil process fees.  The Judiciary.","DocumentText":"\tChapter 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:-\r\n\t(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;\r\n\t(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;\r\n","EmergencyPreamble":null,"RollCalls":[],"Attachments":[],"CommitteeRecommendations":[{"Action":"Accompanied","FiscalAmounts":[],"Committee":{"CommitteeCode":"J19","GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/Committees/J19"},"Votes":[]}],"Amendments":[]}