Borough of Lawnside, NJ Chapter 8 Checks, Returned

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Lawnside 6-7-1989 by Ord. No. 6-1989; amended in its entirety 3-4-1992 by Ord. No. 7-FY92. Further amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 8-1 Charge for checks returned for insufficient funds.

A. This ordinance may be known as the Returned Check Ordinance.

B. Whenever a check payable to any account of the Borough of Lawnside is returned for insufficient funds, a service charge of $30 per transaction shall be added to the account. The service charge shall be paid and credited before any other payment on the account is accepted and credited.

[Amended 11-3-1999 by Ord. No. 06-FY2000]

C. Unpaid service charges shall become delinquent and when applicable, a lien against property, to be enforced in the same manner as other liens.

D. Any person whose returned checks become chronic, as determined by the chief financial officer, may thereafter be required to pay in cash or by certified or cashier's check.