353C.115 - Regulations of State Controller establishing fee for returned or dishonored check or other method of payment. - Nevada Statutes

353C.115  Regulations of State Controller establishing fee for returned or dishonored check or other method of payment.

      1.  The State Controller shall adopt regulations establishing a fee of $25 that an agency shall charge a person for each check or other method of payment that is returned to the agency or otherwise dishonored upon presentation for payment because the person had insufficient money or credit with the drawee or financial institution to pay the check or other method of payment, or because the person stopped payment on the check or other method of payment.

      2.  Notwithstanding any specific statute or regulation to the contrary, an agency may only charge and collect a fee for a check or other method of payment returned to the agency or otherwise dishonored upon presentation for payment because the person has insufficient money or credit, or because the person stopped payment on the check or other method of payment, in accordance with the regulations adopted by the State Controller pursuant to this section.

      3.  For the purposes of this section, “agency” does not include the Department of Taxation, Nevada Gaming Commission or State Gaming Control Board.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 201; A 2005, 589)