§ 2-12. Civil penalty recovery from drawer of bad check, draft or order.

In the event a check, draft or order tendered for payment of any amounts due the city, or due any other organization for which the city is acting as a fiscal agent, the payment of which has been refused by the drawee because of lack of funds in or credit with such drawee, is not paid in full within thirty (30) days after receipt by the drawer of written notice by registered or certified or regular mail with the city retaining sufficient proof of mailing, which may be a U.S. Postal Certificate of Mailing, from the city that the check, draft or order has been returned unpaid, the city may recover from the drawer in a civil claim or action a civil penalty of the lesser of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or three (3) times the amount of the check, draft or order. No action may be initiated under this section if any action has been initiated under section 18.2-181 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.

(Ord. No. 2881-82; Ord. No. 3355-85; Ord. No. 5070-97; Ord. No. 5818-02, § 1)

(Ord. No. 2881-82; Ord. No. 3355-85; Ord. No. 5070-97; Ord. No. 5818-02, § 1)