[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Port Vue 11-1992 by Ord. No. 438 (Ch. 1, Part 8, of the 1989 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association or government entity; includes a trustee, a receiver, an assignee or a similar representative of any of them.
A. 
The Borough is hereby authorized to impose a charge in an amount commensurate with the bank charge to the Borough upon the account of any person, as that term is defined in § 128-1 hereinabove, who remits a payment to the Borough by a check which is returned to the Borough due to insufficient funds in the account upon which the check was drawn.
B. 
The Borough Secretary or other designated Borough official shall notify the person in whose name the account is titled that the subject account has been so charged as a result of the returned check. Said notice shall be sent by regular mail to the last known address of the account holder within 20 days of the date that the account has been so charged.
[Added 6-3-2008 by Ord. No. 554]
A. 
The Borough shall charge a fee equal to the fee charged by the Borough's financial institution for processing a check for which there are insufficient funds for collection to the party who issues the check.
B. 
The fee charged for insufficient funds, if unpaid, shall be included in any lien filed for nonpayment of water, sewage, garbage, taxes or for any municipal assessment if said fee, tax or assessment shall remain unpaid.
C. 
Effective date. This section and the fees established thereby shall be effective June 4, 2008.