Texas Administrative Code
Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Chapter 17 - PAYMENT OF FEES, TAXES, AND OTHER CHARGES TO STATE AGENCIES BY CREDIT, CHARGE, AND DEBIT CARDS
Section 17.1 - Intent, Purpose, and Definitions
Universal Citation: 34 TX Admin Code ยง 17.1
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) Intent. The comptroller has been granted authority by Government Code, § 403.023(a)(1), to authorize a state agency to accept credit, charge and debit cards for the payment of fees, taxes and other charges assessed by the state agency if the comptroller determines that the best interest of the state will be promoted.
(b) Purpose.
(1) The purpose of these rules is to provide
a uniform procedure through which the comptroller may authorize a state agency
to accept credit, charge and debit cards for the payment of fees, taxes and
other charges assessed by the state agency.
(2) These rules do not apply to a particular
state agency's authority to accept credit, charge and debit cards if:
(A) another law specifically authorizes,
requires, prohibits, or otherwise regulates the acceptance of credit, charge
and debit cards;
(B) acceptance of
credit or charge cards would affect a contract that the state agency has
entered into that is in effect on September 1, 1993; or
(C) acceptance of charge or debit cards would
affect a contract that the state agency has entered into that is in effect on
September 1, 1999.
(3)
The comptroller may authorize a state agency to contract directly with vendors
or with the comptroller. A state agency may not contract directly with vendors
without prior approval of the comptroller.
(4) The comptroller will act as an
information resource to state agencies authorized by the comptroller to accept
credit, charge and debit cards.
(c) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
Chargeback--The return of a transaction when a consumer, bank, or vendor
determines that a transaction is not valid resulting in the vendor's debit of
the comptroller's designated account for the amount in question.
(2) Coding block--The state agency's USAS
information that will be submitted with each transaction. This information
should consist of a transaction code, fund number, program cost account and
comptroller object or state agency object.
(3) Merchant number--The unique
identification number(s) assigned by the vendor to each state agency or each
state agency location, if requested by the state agency.
(4) State agency--The meaning assigned by
Government Code, §
403.023(e).
(5) State treasury--The meaning assigned by
Government Code, §
404.001(8).
(6) USAS--The state's uniform statewide
accounting system.
(7) Vendor--A
company or financial institution that provides a variety of merchant services
including credit, charge and debit card billing, reporting, customer service,
authorization and settlement services.
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