Indiana § 34-28-5-13 - Payment by credit card

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§ 34-28-5-13. Payment by credit card

Sec. 13. A court may permit a person to use a credit card issued by a financial institution for the purpose of paying a court cost and judgment with respect to a traffic violation that is enforced under this chapter. The state board of accounts shall allow a county to pay any applicable credit card service charge on behalf of a court that permits the use of a credit card under this section. The county fiscal body must appropriate funds to cover the costs of applicable credit card service charges before a court may permit the use of a credit card under this section.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32-5(g).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 34-28-5-13 ("Payment by credit card") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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