2022 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 51 - Courts
Chapter 882 - Superior Court
Section 51-193b. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Payment of fees, costs and fines by credit card.
Payment of any fees, costs, fines or other charges to the Judicial Branch may be made by means of a credit card, and the payor may be charged a service fee for any payment made by credit card. The service fee shall not exceed any charge by the credit card issuer, including any discount rate. Payments by credit card shall be made at such time and under such conditions as the Office of the Chief Court Administrator may prescribe.
(P.A. 94-135, S. 4; P.A. 14-207, S. 6.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2022, this section, as amended by section 443 of public act 21-2 of the June special session, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 51-193b. Payment of fees, costs and fines by credit card. Payment of any fees, costs, fines or other charges to the Judicial Branch may be made by means of a credit card and the payor shall be charged a service fee for any such payment made by means of a credit card. The service fee shall not exceed any charge by the credit card issuer, including any discount rate. Payments by credit card shall be made at such time and under such conditions as the Office of the Chief Court Administrator may prescribe, except that the Chief Court Administrator shall determine the rate or amount of the service fee for any such card in accordance with subsection (c) of section 1-1j.”
(P.A. 94-135, S. 4; P.A. 14-207, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 443.)
History: P.A. 14-207 substituted “Judicial Branch” for “Superior Court”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended section to require charging service fee, add provision re rate or amount of service fee and make technical changes, effective July 1, 2022.
