[CC 1979 §83.010; Ord. No. 106 §83.010, 5-14-1990; Ord. No. 227 §90.055, 5-14-1998]
A.
The
City of Stockton shall be entitled to collect a fee on all insufficient
funds checks written to the City of Stockton as payee. The maker or
drawer of the check shall be primarily responsible and liable for
such fee. The City shall have the right to add such fee to the water
bill, City taxes, or any other debt the maker or drawer may owe to
the City of Stockton. The City of Stockton shall have the right to
withhold the fee from any deposits or money owed to the maker or drawer
by the City of Stockton.
B.
This
remedy shall not be exclusive but shall be in addition to all rights
and remedies the City of Stockton is allowed by law concerning insufficient
funds checks.
C.
The
fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) per check but may be changed
as determined necessary by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Stockton.
