[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Harrison
2-7-1994 by Ord. No. 3-1994. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any person, corporation, partnership or business entity who or which
issues or passes a check, draft or similar sight order for the payment of
money to the Township of Harrison which instrument is not honored for whatever
reason by the bank, savings and loan institution or other entity upon which
such check, draft or sight order is drawn shall be required to pay to the
Township of Harrison a fee of $20 for each such dishonored check to cover
the administrative and banking expenses of the Township for such dishonored
check. This fee shall be imposed regardless of whether the person, corporation,
partnership or business entity subsequently submits full payment for the amount
of the original check, draft or sight order.
The fee set forth herein shall be considered a civil penalty under the
law and shall not be considered criminal in nature.
In the event that the fee is not paid as required herein, then one of
the following shall occur:
A.Â
The license, permit or approval toward which the dishonored
check was paid may be revoked or suspended by the Township Clerk;
B.Â
In the event that such license, permit or approval cannot
be revoked or suspended by law, then the fee required herein may be entered
as a judgment or lien against said person, corporation, partnership or business
entity; and
C.Â
If the dishonored check, draft or sight order was paid
towards any tax due, then the fee required herein may be added to and collected
as part of the tax due from said person, corporation, partnership or business
entity.
