Any locality may by ordinance provide for a fee, not exceeding $50, for the uttering, publishing or passing of any check, draft, or order for payment of taxes or any other sums due, which is subsequently returned for insufficient funds or because there is no account or the account has been closed, or because such check, draft, or order was returned because of a stop-payment order placed in bad faith on the check, draft, or order by the drawer.
1973, c. 103, § 15.1-29.4; 1982, c. 20; 1997, c. 587; 1998, c. 502; 2004, c. 565; 2010, c. 708; 2011, c. 255.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 15.2-100. Charter powers not affected by title
§ 15.2-103. Name "Mount Vernon" reserved
§ 15.2-104. Liens against real estate
§ 15.2-105. Penalty and interest for failure to pay accounts when due
§ 15.2-106. Ordinances providing fee for passing bad checks to localities
§ 15.2-107. Advertisement and enactment of certain fees and levies
§ 15.2-107.1. Advertisement of legal notices on web sites
§ 15.2-107.2. Alternative method for local government to give notice by mail
§ 15.2-108.1. Local fees charged to places of worship
§ 15.2-109. Regulations on political campaign signs
§ 15.2-110. Authority to require approval by common interest community association