Town of Barton, WI Chapter 216 Checks, Returned

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Barton 12-8-1987 by Ord. No. 87-8. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 216-1 Violations and penalties. [1]

There is hereby established a penalty of $25 to be applied against persons who issue checks made payable to the Town which are returned or otherwise not honored by the institution upon which they are drawn due to insufficient funds or a stop-payment order.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 216-2 Notice of violation.

Upon learning that a check made payable to the Town has been returned or otherwise not honored by the institution upon which it is drawn, the Town Treasurer shall notify the person upon whose account such check was drawn and demand payment of the amount due for the underlying principal debt, plus the penalty established herein.

§ 216-3 Additional remedies.

This chapter shall not be exclusive of any other remedy provided by law.