Bill > A5148

This bill would authorize local government units in New Jersey to assess and collect a convenience fee of up to $3 for accepting electronic payments, such as credit cards, debit cards, or electronic funds transfers. This is in addition to any service charges that may already be imposed to offset the administrative expenses of the local government in accepting electronic payments. The bill is being proposed in response to a recent court decision that ruled the existing "Government Electronic Payment Acceptance Act" did not authorize such convenience fees, which some local governments had been imposing. The bill aims to provide local governments with the legal authority to charge these convenience fees in order to recoup the costs of offering electronic payment options.

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