When any person shall give or cause to be given to any Village official, Department, or Division, a negotiable instrument in payment of any obligation of such person due the Village, which instrument is subsequently dishonored by the party or institution upon whom drawn, a one- time fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) for each check shall be added to the original obligation as a Dishonored Check Fee. This charge is to offset the cost of additional bookkeeping and processing and is made irrespective of any charge which may be levied against the maker by his bank. Notice by the Village to the maker that a check has been returned unpaid is not required nor is notice of the above charge required. The tender of payment shall not be considered as received as long as this charge has not been paid. Assessment of the Dishonored Check Fee shall not relieve the maker of a dishonored negotiable instrument of any criminal or civil liability otherwise provided by law.
(Ord. 2013-51. Passed 12-3-13.)