[Amended 12-1-2008 by Ord. No. 1640-2008]
The Township of Hamilton, under the authority of Chapter
105, P.L. 1990, herewith imposes a service charge to be added to any account
owing to said municipality, if payment tendered on the account was
by check or any other written instrument which was returned for insufficient
funds. The service charge is herewith established in the amount of
$40.
In the event that the account owing to a municipality
is for a tax or special assessment, as provided by statute or ordinance,
the service charge authorized herein shall be included on and added
to the list of delinquent accounts which is prepared for the enforcement
of the appropriate tax or assessment lien.
Any service charge authorized by this chapter
shall be collected in the same manner prescribed by law for the collection
of the account for which the check or other written instrument was
tendered. To the extent that a check or other written instrument has
been returned for insufficient funds, the governing body shall have
the right to require the person or entity issuing said check or written
instrument to tender all future payments in cash or by certified or
cashier's check.