Chapter 9B - INTEREST AND COURT COSTS

Sec. 9B-1. - Purpose.#

The purpose of this chapter is to enable the town to provide a rate of interest to be charged upon those sums of money owed to the town either pursuant to court judgment or lien or building official imposed lien, to authorize the municipal court to add the expenses incurred in the sending of court notices by certified mail and the expenses incurred for the service of process, and to add those liens where authorized by the general laws of the state to the taxes due on the real estate on which the lien is placed.

(Code 1970, § 9B-1; Ord. No. 2014-16, 9-16-14)

Sec. 9B-2. - Court costs.#

Upon the presentation of a matter to the town's municipal court, the official of the town shall also present a statement in writing of the itemized and total costs incurred by the town for the sending of notices by certified mail and for the payment to constables or other authorized persons for the making of service of process in the matter before the court. The officer presenting such statement, if requested by the court, shall testify to the truth and correctness of the statement. In the event that the court shall enter judgment against the defendant in the matter before the court, those expenses so incurred by the town shall be added by the court as court costs.

(Code 1970, § 9B-2; Ord. No. 2014-16, 9-16-14)

Sec. 9B-3. - Interest on judgments.#

Every judgment rendered by the town municipal court shall incur interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum or such other rate as shall from time to time be the legal rate of interest in the state commencing on the date of issuance of such judgment.

(Code 1970, § 9B-3; Ord. No. 2014-16, 9-16-14)

Sec. 9B-4. - Interest on liens; liens to be added to real estate tax.#

(a)

Building official liens. Any lien imposed by the town building official pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9 shall incur interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum or such other rate as shall from time to time be the legal rate of interest in the state commencing on the date of recording of such lien in the records of land evidence of the town.

(b)

Lien added to real estate tax. Any lien imposed by the town building official pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9 shall be added to the real estate taxes for the real estate on which such lien is placed, and shall be due and payable with the real estate taxes on said real estate.

(Code 1970, § 9B-4; Ord. No. 2014-16, 9-16-14)