An Act relative to service of civil process fees

HD 975 changes the fees charged for serving civil legal documents in Massachusetts. It sets a $30 fee for serving most initial court documents (like summonses or subpoenas) either by reading them aloud or leaving a copy, and a $45 fee for divorce-related documents or other hand-served papers. This directly affects defendants receiving legal notices, court staff processing filings, and process servers who deliver these documents. The bill modifies existing fee schedules in Chapter 262 of Massachusetts General Laws without altering substantive legal procedures.