If payment is not honored by a credit card company, the municipality may collect a service charge from the defendant.

If payment is not honored by a credit card company, the municipality may collect a service charge from the defendant.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Service charges are never allowed
• D. Only the State may collect charges

Answer: (A)

When a credit card payment to the court is not honored, the municipality can add a service charge to cover the processing costs the city incurred. This charge is treated as a court cost or processing fee authorized by local ordinance or state law, and it becomes part of what the defendant owes. The reason this is allowed is to ensure the municipality isn’t left bearing the costs of a failed payment transaction. So the statement is true because municipalities may assess a service charge for dishonored credit card payments to recoup processing expenses. It’s not limited to the State, and it’s not correct to say service charges are never allowed.

When a credit card payment to the court is not honored, the municipality can add a service charge to cover the processing costs the city incurred. This charge is treated as a court cost or processing fee authorized by local ordinance or state law, and it becomes part of what the defendant owes. The reason this is allowed is to ensure the municipality isn’t left bearing the costs of a failed payment transaction.

So the statement is true because municipalities may assess a service charge for dishonored credit card payments to recoup processing expenses. It’s not limited to the State, and it’s not correct to say service charges are never allowed.