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Sheriffs seek fee increases for civil process to cover higher costs, training and safety equipment
Summary
County sheriffs and chief deputies told the joint committee that civil process fees have not been updated in decades and requested that H1582/S1183 be reported favorably. They said fee revenue funds local, segregated accounts used to run civil-process divisions (service of papers, evictions) and to pay for body cameras, tactical gear and social-
Representatives of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association and individual county sheriff offices urged the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to advance H1582/S1183, bills that update the statutory fee schedule for service of civil process.
Witnesses said the fee structure under chapter 262, section 8, has remained largely unchanged since the early 2000s while operational costs have risen sharply. Chief deputies…
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