§ 3.104. Returned checks; effect on filing.
(a) An entity which issues a check not honored by the institution on which it is drawn will be charged an additional $20 processing fee.
(b) The Department will prepare and transmit to the entity an invoice showing the amount or balance due the Department for fees and charges incurred.
(c) The invoice of the Department prepared and transmitted under subsection (b) will include the filing fee, the fee specified in § 3.24(a) (relating to invoicing fee) and the fee specified in subsection (a).
(d) If an invoice transmitted under this section is not paid within 30 days after mailing in the manner set forth in § 3.102 (relating to method of payment), the Department will prepare and file with itself a Form DS: 3.104 (Statement of Unpaid Fee), whereupon filings to which the fee relates become void.
(e) Under section 154(b) of the code (relating to enforcement and collection), if an invoice transmitted under this section is not paid within 60 days after mailing in the manner provided by § 3.102, the debtor shall pay to the Commonwealth, in addition to the principal amount of the invoice and interest thereon, liquidated damages in the amount of $500.
Source The provisions of this § 3.104 adopted June 22, 1973, effective June 23, 1973, 3 Pa.B. 1164; amended April 17, 1992, effective April 18, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 1993. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (141759).
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