307No court fees to be taken from accused persons

#### 307 No court fees to be taken from accused persons 307 No court fees to be taken from accused persons > > (1) This section applies to criminal proceedings in any court in respect of any offence. > > > (2) Despite subsection (1), this section does not apply to— > > > > > (a) proceedings for a summary offence for which a penalty notice has been issued as referred to in section 20 of the [Fines Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-099), but in respect of which the accused person has elected to have the matter dealt with by a court under section 36 of that Act, or > > > > > (b) proceedings that are brought in a court for the purpose of appealing against, or obtaining a review of, some other court’s order or decision in proceedings for a summary offence. > > > (3) No court fees are payable— > > > > > (a) for the issuing of any process on behalf of the accused person, or > > > > > (b) for the recording of any appearance or plea made by the accused person, > > > > in connection with criminal proceedings to which this section applies. > > **s 307 (previously s 120):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[133\].