(a) General rule.--The governing authority may promulgate regulations relating to forms and accounting methods to be utilized in connection with funds appropriated to the unified judicial system and all fees, costs, grants, moneys paid into court and all other unappropriated funds handled by system and related personnel other than county staff, defining for such accounting purposes terms not otherwise defined in this title, specifying the time and manner of making remittances and disbursements of moneys by system and related personnel other than county staff, and fixing bonding requirements of system and related personnel other than county staff.

(b) County staff.--The Department of Community Affairs, with the approval of the governing authority, may promulgate regulations relating to forms and accounting methods to be utilized in connection with the judicial and related accounts to be maintained pursuant to this part, designating the county staff who shall establish and maintain the judicial and related account of the political subdivision, defining for accounting purposes terms not otherwise defined, used in this part in connection with judicial and related accounts, specifying the time and manner of making remittances and disbursements of moneys under this part by county staff and fixing bonding requirements of county staff handling moneys which are subject to this part. As used in this subsection the term "county staff" includes personnel, except judicial officers, of the City of Pittsburgh.

(c) Payment through financial intermediary.--Regulations prescribed or promulgated pursuant to this section may:

(1) Authorize payment of fines, costs, fees and other remittances through or by a credit card issuer or other financial intermediary.

(2) Authorize the Administrative Office to enter into contracts with credit card issuers and other financial intermediaries relating to the collection, transmission and payment of such remittances.

(3) 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.

(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)

1978 Amendment. Act 53 amended subsec. (b) and added subsec. (c).

References in Text. The Department of Community Affairs, referred to in subsec. (b), was abolished by Act 58 of 1996 and its functions were transferred to the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Cross References. Section 3502 is referred to in section 3503 of this title; section 930 of Title 30 (Fish); section 931 of Title 34 (Game).