(A) A service charge of $20 is now and hereby imposed on the issuer of all checks returned to the town for reason of non-sufficient funds and that said charge shall apply to all payments by check to the town including, but not limited to, payments to the water and sewage utilities.
(B) Said service charge, in addition to the amount of the returned check, shall be payable in the form of cash or a money order and shall be due in full no later than five days from the date of notification. Notice is considered as having been given at the time the notice was deposited in the regular United States mail. In cases involving payments to the water and sewage utilities, delinquent accounts shall be disconnected from service if payment is not received within the five-day period noted above.
(C) The Clerk-Treasurer is now and hereby authorized and directed to do such things as may be necessary, including the bringing of a legal action, to collect said service charge.
(Ord. 1992-18, passed 11-4-1992)