[Adopted 2-14-1991 by Ord. No. 9-1991]
A service charge in the amount of $20 is hereby imposed to be added to any account owing to the Township, if payment tendered on the account was by a check or other written instrument which was returned for insufficient funds.
Whenever an account owing to the Township is for a tax or special assessment, the service charge authorized by this article shall be included on whatever list of delinquent accounts is prepared for the enforcement of the lien.
The service charge authorized by this article shall be collected in the same manner prescribed by law for the collection of the account for which the check or other written instrument was tendered. In addition, the municipal official responsible for the account may require future payments on the account to be tendered in cash or by certified or cashiers check.