[Ord. No. 9.118 §§1 —
3, 10-4-1993]
A.
The
City Clerk, the City Collector, and the Municipal Court Clerk of the
City of California, Missouri, are hereby authorized to collect the
sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) from that person or persons, or any
entity making payment for any service, good, tax, or item provided
by or assessed by or in the name of the City of California, Missouri,
when that payment is made by personal check and the check is later
dishonored. This assessment shall not be considered or deemed a fee
or tax assessed by the City; but rather shall be and is deemed a recovery
of the cost of the time and expense incurred and/or paid by the City
when the City is presented with a personal check which is later dishonored.
B.
A check
shall be considered dishonored (and the cost in the amount of twenty
dollars ($20.00) recoverable by the City) when the check would be
dishonored pursuant to the provisions of Section 400.3-502, RSMo.
Notice of dishonor must be given if required pursuant to Section 400.3-503,
RSMo., and may be given, if required, pursuant to any method authorized
in Section 400.3-503, RSMo.
C.
The
City Clerk, City Collector, or Municipal Court Clerk may, upon presentment
of a check later dishonored, deem in his/her discretion that payment
for the services or goods rendered by the City (for which payment
had been attempted by the dishonored check) had not been made, and
may proceed, pursuant to the ordinances of the City of California,
as though payment had not been made.
