Any expenses necessarily incurred in any criminal proceeding or prosecution, except such expenses as are incurred by the Division of Criminal Justice, when approved by the court in which the proceeding or prosecution is had, shall be paid in the same manner as are other expenses of maintenance of the court. The court may allow the payment of any fees charged by such court by means of a credit card, charge card or debit card and may charge the person making such payment a service fee for any such payment made by any such card. The fee shall not exceed any charge by the card issuer, including any discount rate.
(1949 Rev., S. 8843; P.A. 73-122, S. 15, 27; P.A. 13-247, S. 64.)
History: P.A. 73-122 added exception re expenses incurred by criminal justice division and deleted reference to payments “from the same treasury” as other expenses of maintaining court; P.A. 13-247 added provisions re payment of fees by credit card, charge card or debit card and charging service fee therefor, effective July 1, 2013.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 962 - Costs, Fees and Expenses in Criminal Proceedings or Prosecutions
Section 54-143. - Costs imposed in prosecutions.
Section 54-143a. - Cost imposed for infractions and certain motor vehicle violations.
Section 54-143b. - Forfeited bonds for motor vehicle violations.
Section 54-143c. - Additional fine for sexual assault offenses.
Section 54-144. - Payment of expenses.
Section 54-147. - Rules for payment of expenses. Waiver of fee or cost.
Section 54-148. - Support of prisoners after sentence.
Section 54-149. - Payment for board of prisoners.
Section 54-150. - Compensation of physicians.
Section 54-151. - Cost of transcript and printing on appeal.
Section 54-152. - Allowance to witnesses from another state in criminal prosecutions.
Section 54-153. - Where witnesses for accused paid by state.
Section 54-154. - Taxing expenses in search and seizure cases.