All invoices imposed by this article for the payment of fees and
charges are due within 30 days after they are mailed. Any invoice
remaining unpaid after its due date will accrue interest from the
due date at the rate of interest charged on tax bills under the provisions
of MGL c. 40, § 21E, at the rate of 14% per annum or at
such other higher rate as may be set by as set by MGL. c. 59, § 57,
as the same may from time to time be amended.
If any check in payment of any fee or other charge imposed under
this article is not duly paid, then in addition to any other penalties
provided by law, the City hereby imposes a penalty to be paid by the
person who tendered the check, upon notice and demand by the Tax Collector,
in an amount equal to 1% of the amount of the check, unless the amount
of such check is less than $2,500, in which case the penalty under
this section shall be $25. A person contesting the imposition of the
penalty may have the remedy allowed under MGL c. 44, § 69.