CHAPTER 281
SB 62-FN – FINAL VERSION
03/24/05 0624s
11 May 2005… 1325h
06/29/05 1917cofc
2005 SESSION
09/10
SENATE BILL 62-FN
This bill allows court fees and fines paid into any court to be paid by credit card.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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03/24/05 0624s
11 May 2005… 1325h
06/29/05 1917cofc
05-0995
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT allowing court fees to be paid by credit card.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
281:1 Subdivision Heading. Amend the subdivision heading preceding RSA 490:26-a to read as follows:
Court Fees, Fines, Forms, and Personnel
281:2 Supreme Court; Court Fees and Fines; Payments by Credit Card. Amend RSA 490:26-a to read as follows:
490:26-a Court Fees and Fines; Credit Card Payments. The supreme court shall establish by rule an equitable fee schedule for all courts in the state [by January 1, 1982]. All court fees and all fines paid into any court may be paid by credit card in lieu of cash payment. The courts shall collect a $3 processing fee in addition to each fee or fine paid by credit card.
281:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: July 22, 2005)
(Effective Date: September 20, 2005)