[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Chatham 5-13-1963
(Ch. 66 of the 1975 Code); amended in its entirety at time of adoption of
Code (see Ch. 1, General Provision, Art. I). Subsequent amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Borough of Chatham, under the authority of Chapter 105, P.L. 1990
(N.J.S.A. 40:5-18), herewith imposes a service charge to be added to any account
owing to said municipality, if payment tendered on the account was by check
or other written instrument which was returned for insufficient funds. The
service is herewith established in the amount of $20 per check or other written
instrument which has been so returned.
In the event that the account owing to a municipality is for a tax or
special assessment, as provided by statute or ordinance, the service charge
authorized herein shall be included on and added to the list of delinquent
accounts which is prepared for the enforcement of the appropriate tax or assessment
lien.
Any service charge authorized by this chapter shall be collected in
the same manner prescribed by law for the collection of the account for which
the check or other written instrument was tendered. To the extent that a check
or other written instrument has been returned for insufficient funds, the
governing body shall have the right to require the person or entity issuing
said check or written instrument to tender all future payments in cash or
by certified or cashier's check.
