§ 5.04.200. License—Tax—Payment—Method.

A.

Unless otherwise provided in this section, all fees, licenses, permits, taxes and monetary obligations owing to the city under Title 5 of this code may be paid by personal check, cash, credit card, or debit card.

B.

Any person whose personal check is returned to the city without payment must pay a penalty charge of twenty-five dollars. The twenty-five dollar penalty charge will be added to the fee, license, permit or tax for which the personal check was drafted and that monetary obligation will not be deemed to have been paid until both the monetary obligation and the ten dollar penalty charge have been honored and paid by the financial institution.

C.

For a period of two years, the city may require a person whose personal check was returned to the city without payment to pay all fees, licenses, permits and taxes by cash, a cashier's check or postal money order.

D.

In addition to the provisions of this section, a person whose personal check is returned to the city without payment is liable for all civil penalties authorized by California Civil Code section 1719.

E.

All negotiable instruments must be made payable to the order of the city.

F.

The penalties provided in this section will be imposed in addition to penalties due under Section 5.04.190.

(Ord. No. 719, § 3(Exh. A), 6-27-2017)