California Government Code CHAPTER 2.5 - Medium of Payment

• Section 6150.
  Any officer of a county who is not specifically authorized by statute so to do may be authorized by the board of supervisors of the...
• Section 6151.
  As used in this chapter, “negotiable paper” means bank checks and drafts and express and post-office money orders.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1471.)
• Section 6151.5.
  Any local officer, office, agency or unit which collects or receives taxes, fees, charges or any funds for public services may, when payment is acceptable...
• Section 6152.
  The acceptance of negotiable paper pursuant to this chapter constitutes payment of any amount owing to a county as of the date of acceptance when,...
• Section 6153.
  (a) If, pursuant to another provision of law, a bank account has been authorized for the use of the officer, he shall deposit in that account...
• Section 6154.
  Any negotiable paper redeemed by or charged back to the county treasurer by reason of nonpayment shall be returned to the officer who deposited it...
• Section 6155.
  If any negotiable paper is not paid on due presentment for any reason, any record of payment made by the officer receiving such paper shall...
• Section 6156.
  When a cancellation is made, the officer making it shall enter it in the accounting records of his office. He shall immediately send a notice...
• Section 6157.
  (a) The state, and each city, whether general law or chartered, county, and district, each subdivision, department, board, commission, body, or agency of the foregoing, shall...
• Section 6159.
  (a) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:(1) “Credit card” means a card, plate, coupon book, or other credit device existing for the purpose of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018