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Judiciary committee backs eliminating $10 monthly installment fee, asks legislature to backfill revenue
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to include a recommendation in its legislative study to eliminate the $10 monthly installment convenience fee defendants pay when they set up payment plans, while asking that the legislature identify replacement revenue so court technology and related programs are not underfunded.
The Senate Judiciary Committee, meeting in a joint study session with the House Judiciary Committee, voted to include in its final report a recommendation to eliminate the $10 monthly installment convenience fee that defendants pay when they set up payments for fines and court costs. Chair Dolby said the fee is ‘‘often harmful’’ to people who pay over long periods and directed the report to recommend eliminating the fee while requiring the legislature to identify a backfill for the revenue the fee now generates.
County officials told the committee…
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