“Significantly higher” fees for court services will come into effect this week, boosting revenues by an estimated $750,000 a year. The “long overdue” increases — the first in 60 years — were drafted ...

Albany Municipal Court fines can now be paid online with Visa or MasterCard. To make a payment, go to the city of Albany’s home page, www.cityofalbany.net, or to www.albanypmnts.com. A small fee, ...

California homeowner George Sheetz won a victory at the Supreme Court on Friday in his challenge to the constitutionality of a fee that he was required to pay the county to receive a permit to build ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Court fees and fines are rising in North Carolina and adding to the punishment for ...