New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 30 - LOCAL FINANCE BOARD
Subchapter 9 - GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC RECEIPT ACCEPTANCE
Section 5:30-9.3 - General grant of authority

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:30-9.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Local units may enter into agreements with processors to utilize electronic receipts as an alternative to acceptance of cash and checks as receipt for local unit obligations.

(b) Authorization of the local unit obligations that shall be accepted as electronic receipts shall be made by resolution of the governing body of the local unit. The resolution shall specify both the types of local unit obligations approved for electronic receipt, and the types of electronic receipt that shall be permitted.

(c) The use of specialized techniques of processing electronic receipt such as, but not restricted to, computer assisted, telephone based transactions, computer network based, and other related transactions are permitted.

(d) Forms of surcharges, fees or other mechanisms that are assessed to the originator of an electronic receipt transaction for the purpose of recouping any or all costs the local unit incurs in processing electronic receipt transactions may be utilized unless prohibited by the processor or by contract with a card issuer.

(e) Transactions related to municipal court obligations shall be authorized in accordance with Rules of the Court promulgated by the State Supreme Court.

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