CHAPTER 3. ELECTRONIC PAYMENT

IC 5-27-3
    Chapter 3. Electronic Payment

IC 5-27-3-1
Electronic payment
    Sec. 1. A governmental body may accept electronic payment fora service, a tax, a license, a permit, a fee, information, or any otheramount due the governmental body for a transaction conductedthrough the computer gateway administered by the office oftechnology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1.
As added by P.L.114-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.177-2005,SEC.25.

IC 5-27-3-2
Governmental bodies; contracting with provider companies
    Sec. 2. (a) A governmental body may enter into a contract with aprovider company to enable the governmental body to accept anelectronic payment.
    (b) A governmental body must use the provider company providedor specified by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1to accept an electronic payment submitted to the governmental bodyas payment for a fee based service, license, or permit or for fee basedinformation obtained through electronic access.
As added by P.L.114-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.177-2005,SEC.26.

IC 5-27-3-3
Charges and fees
    Sec. 3. (a) A governmental body may:
        (1) if the governmental body obtains the consent of eachgovernmental body that is directly affected by the transaction,recognize the net amount remitted by the provider company aspayment in full of an amount due the governmental entity for aservice, a tax, a license, a permit, a fee, information, or anyother amount due the governmental body that was paid by anelectronic payment; or
        (2) collect a sum for the vendor transaction charge, discountfee, or any other charge from the person who makes anelectronic payment.
A fee under subdivision (2) may be collected as an enhanced servicefee by a governmental body. The fee is a permitted additional chargeunder IC 24-4.5-3-202.
    (b) A governmental body may pay a service charge or fee inconnection with its agreement with the provider company.
As added by P.L.114-2002, SEC.1.