SB3684 Summary

• Amends the Clerks of Courts Act to allow court clerks to accept certified checks as payment for fines, penalties, and costs from offenders.

• Defines "certified check" as having the meaning provided in Section 3-409 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

• Court clerks may continue accepting credit cards and debit cards for fines, penalties, costs, statutory fees, and bail bond cash deposits as previously authorized.

• Clerks are authorized to collect a service fee up to $5 or the amount charged by credit card companies, debit card issuers, or third-party payment processors, with revenue remitted to the county general revenue fund.