Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/uncodifiedacts/2012/session1/chapter780/
Timestamp: 2020-02-19 10:27:34
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 17', '§ 17', '§ 17', '§ 8', '§ 8', '§ 19', '§ 17', '§ 17', '§ 17']

2012 Uncodified Act - Chapter 780
Table of Contents » Chapter 780 Circuit court; Prince William County authorizing clerk to charge convenience fee for land records.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 17.1-275 and 17.1-276 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal the second enactment of Chapters 76 and 723 of the Acts of Assembly of 2009, relating to remote access to land records; fees collected by clerks; debit cards.
[H 926]
1. That §§ 17.1-275 and 17.1-276 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.1-275. Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts, generally.
17. For docketing and indexing a judgment from any other court of this the Commonwealth, for docketing and indexing a judgment in the new name of a judgment debtor pursuant to the provisions of § 8.01-451, but not when incident to a divorce, for noting and filing the assignment of a judgment pursuant to § 8.01-452, a fee of $5; and for issuing an abstract of any recorded judgment, when proper to do so, a fee of $5; and for filing, docketing, indexing and mailing notice of a foreign judgment, a fee of $20.
27. For the acceptance of credit or debit cards in lieu of money to collect and secure all fees, including filing fees, fines, restitution, forfeiture, penalties and costs, the clerk shall collect from the person presenting such credit or debit card a reasonable convenience fee for the processing of such credit or debit card. Such convenience fee shall not to exceed four percent of the amount paid for the transaction or a flat fee of $2 per transaction. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the clerk from outsourcing the processing of credit and debit card transactions to a third-party private vendor engaged by the clerk.
28. For the return of any check unpaid by the financial institution on which it was drawn or notice is received from the credit or debit card issuer that payment will not be made for any reason, the clerk shall collect, if allowed by the court, a fee of $20 or 10 percent of the amount to be paid, whichever is greater, in accordance with § 19.2-353.3.
A. A clerk of the circuit court who provides secure remote access to land records pursuant to § 17.1-294 may charge a fee as provided in this section established by the clerk to cover the operational expenses. Operational expenses shall include, but not be limited to, (i) computer support, maintenance, enhancements, upgrades, and replacements and office automation and information technology equipment including software and conversion services; (ii) preserving, maintaining, and enhancing court records, including, but not limited to, the costs of repairs, maintenance, consulting services, service contracts, redaction of social security numbers from land or other records, and system replacements or upgrades; and (iii) improving public access to records maintained by the clerk. A flat fee may be assessed for each subscriber, as defined in § 17.1-295, in an amount not to exceed $50 per month. The fee shall be paid to the clerk's office and deposited by the clerk into the clerk's nonreverting local fund to be used to cover operational expenses. The circuit court clerk shall enter into an agreement with each person whom the clerk authorizes to have remote access, in accordance with the security standards established by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency.
The Office of the Attorney General, Division of Debt Collection, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall be exempt from paying any fee for remote access to land records. If any clerk contracts with an outside vendor to provide remote access to land records to subscribers, such contract shall contain a provision exempting the Office of the Attorney General, Division of Debt Collection, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation from paying any access or subscription fee.
B. The clerk of the Circuit Court of Prince William County may establish a pilot program under which the clerk assesses a daily reasonable convenience fee that shall not exceed $2 per transaction for remote access to land records and a separate fee per image downloaded in an amount not to exceed the fee provided in subdivision A 8 of § 17.1-275. The clerk shall make a report on any such pilot program to the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice on or before September 30, 2012. The report shall provide a summary of the pilot program and include the level of participation, the costs of the program, and the revenues generated by the program.
2. That the second enactment of Chapters 76 and 723 of the Acts of Assembly of 2009 are repealed.