[Adopted 12-28-1983 by Ord. No. 501-83 (Ch. 143, Art. III, of the 1989 Code); amended in its entirety 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 501-A-91]
A service charge in the amount of $20 shall be added to any account owing to the Township if payment tendered on the account was by 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 provided for in this article shall be included on whatever list of delinquent accounts is prepared for the enforcement of the lien.
Any 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 Township shall require future payments to be tendered in cash or by certified or cashier's check.