[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Byram 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 5-1992. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter may be known as the "Returned Check
Ordinance."
[Amended 2-4-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
Whenever a check payable to any account of the Township of Byram is returned for insufficient funds, a service charge as set forth in Chapter A287, Fees, 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.
Unpaid service charges shall become delinquent
and, when applicable, a lien against property, to be enforced in the
same manner as other liens.
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.
