[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Amelia County
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-18-1995;
amended 10-20-2004]
The title of this article is the "County of Amelia Credit Card
and/or Debit Card Payment Ordinance."
The Treasurer of the County of Amelia, Virginia, is authorized
to accept payment of any local taxes, fees or other charges due the
County of Amelia by use of a credit card and/or debit card. Prior
to accepting the use of a credit card and/or debit card, the Treasurer
shall enter into an agreement with the issuers of such credit card
and/or debit card which provides, in part, that the County of Amelia
may add to any amount due a sum, not to exceed the amount charged
to the County of Amelia or the amount negotiated and agreed to in
a contract with the County of Amelia, whichever is less.
This article shall become effective on October 18, 1995, and
subsequent amendments thereto to be effective upon adoption, October
20, 2004.
[Adopted 6-16-2021]
A.
Any person
who utters, publishes, or passes any check, draft, or order for payment
of taxes or any other sums due to the County which is subsequently
returned for insufficient funds or because there is no account or
the account has been closed, or because such check, draft, or order
was returned because of a stop-payment order placed in bad faith on
the check, draft, or order by the drawer, shall pay to the County
a fee in an amount not to exceed the maximum permitted by the Code
of Virginia, § 15.2-106, in addition to the amount of such
check, draft, or order.
B.
The fee
provided for hereunder as of the adoption of this article shall be
$35. Thereafter, the Board of Supervisors may by motion or resolution
amend this fee by affirmative vote of a majority of Supervisors present
and voting at a public meeting at which a quorum is present. However,
the fee shall not exceed the authority granted in state law.
