Section 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 convenience fee for online credit/debit card payments of court costs, fines, fees, and restitution associated with pre-existing cases or those initiated within the Magisterial District Judge, Common Pleas, and Appellate Court Case Management Systems of the Pennsylvania Courts. 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 January 1, 2010, and shall apply to all online credit/debit card payments initiated through the AOPC’s UJS Portal made on or after this date on pre-existing cases or those initiated within the Magisterial District Judge, Common Pleas, and Appellate Court Case Management Systems of the Pennsylvania Courts.

The provisions of this § 207.3 adopted December 14, 2009, effective January 1, 2010, 39 Pa.B. 7184.