(A) Pursuant to I.C. 35-43-5-5(e), the Lake County Prosecutor is authorized to collect a service charge of $35 for making collections on dishonored checks in addition to the service fee collected on dishonored checks payable to the local merchants.
(B) Pursuant to I.C. 35-43-5-5, the service fee of $35 per dishonored checks shall be deposited in a separate fund known as the Lake County Check Deception Collection Program Fund to be appropriated by the Lake County Council to offset salary expenses in the Lake County Prosecutor's Office, or as otherwise provided by law.
(Ord. 1307A, passed 1-13-2009)