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CHAPTER 207. TRANSMITTING REMITTANCES

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207.1.    Authorization by Supreme Court.
207.2.    Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division—Adjustment of Fines, Costs, Fees and Other Remittances.
207.3.    Online Payment Convenience Fee—Adjustment of Fines, Costs, Fees, and Other Remittances.

§ 207.1. Authorization by Supreme Court.

 The Supreme Court, pursuant to Art. 5 §  10 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, and 42 Pa.C.S. §  1721, hereby authorizes the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania to adjust the level of fines, costs, fees and other remittances as otherwise fixed by law so as to facilitate the transmission of remittances through or by a financial intermediary pursuant to such regulations without net cost to any government unit, pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §  3502(c)(3).

 For purposes of 42 Pa.C.S. §  3502(c) and this regulation, the term financial intermediary shall include credit card issuers, ticket processing service organizations, and other institutions providing services relating to the collection of fines, costs and other remittances.

Source

   The provisions of this §  207.1 adopted October 14, 1988, effective October 14, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 4860.

§ 207.2. Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division—Adjustment of Fines, Costs, Fees and Other Remittances.

 (a)  Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §  3502(c)(3), the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania hereby adjusts the level of fines, costs, fees and other remittances in all cases under the Motor Vehicle Code (Title 75, Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) and local ordinances prosecuted in the Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division by increasing such costs, fees and other remittances to the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per citation or traffic violation report. Said amount shall be paid to a contracting financial intermediary and shall be added to the fines, costs, fees and other remittances at such time as the Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division sends or causes to be served a written notice other than a summons to a defendant.

 (b)  This regulation shall become effective April 1, 2006, and shall apply to all citations and traffic violation reports filed prior to that date.

Source

   The provisions of this §  207.2 adopted January 30, 1989, effective March 1, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 521; amended March 10, 1989, effective March 1, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 957; amended March 4, 1991, effective March 18, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 1032; amended January 1, 2000, effective January 1, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 865; amended March 20, 2006, effective March 20, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 1491; amended November 5, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 7208. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (393955) to (393956).

§ 207.3. Online Payment Convenience Fee—Adjustment of Fines, Costs, Fees, and Other Remittances.

 (a)  Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §  3502(c)(3), the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania hereby adjusts the level of fines, costs, fees, and other remittances by assessing a non-refundable 2.75 percent (%) convenience fee for online credit/debit card payments of court costs, fines, fees, and restitution associated with pre-existing cases, cases initiated within the Magisterial District Judge, Common Pleas, and Appellate Court Case Management Systems of the Pennsylvania Courts, or filings submitted via the Guardianship Tracking System. The 2.75% convenience fee shall also be assessed on any other online credit/debit card payments initiated through the AOPC’s UJS Portal. Said amount shall be paid through a contracted financial intermediary and shall be added at the time of the payment.

 (b)  This regulation shall become effective April 1, 2024, and shall apply to all online credit/debit card payments initiated through the AOPC’s UJS Portal.

Source

   The provisions of this §  207.3 adopted December 14, 2009, effective January 1, 2010, 39 Pa.B. 7184; amended August 31, 2018, effective immediately, 48 Pa.B. 5714; amended March 6, 2024, effective April 1, 2024, 54 Pa.B. 1525. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (394666).


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