Indiana § 7.1-3-1-13.5 Payments

Indiana Statutes

§ 7.1-3-1-13.5 — Payments

Indiana § 7.1-3-1-13.5

Art. 3PERMITS

Ch. 1General Provisions

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Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-13.5 (2026).

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5.

(a)As used in this section, "credit card" means a:

(1)credit card;

(2)debit card;

(3)charge card; or

(4)stored value card.

(b)The commission shall accept a payment to the commission for any purpose by any of the following financial instruments:

(1)Cash.

(2)Certified check.

(3)Cashier's check.

(4)Check drawn on the bank deposit of a business.

(5)Valid postal money order of the United States.

(6)Bank draft.

(7)Money order.

(8)Bank card or credit card.

(9)Electronic funds transfer.

(10)Any other financial instrument authorized by the commission.

(c)If there is a charge to the commission for the use of a financial instrument, the commission may collect a sum equal to the amount of the charge from the person who uses the financial instrument.

(d)A procedure authorized for a

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5. (a) As used in this section, "credit card"
means a:
(1) credit card;
(2) debit card;
(3) charge card; or
(4) stored value card.
(b) The commission shall accept a payment to the commission for
any purpose by any of the following financial instruments:
(1) Cash.
(2) Certified check.
(3) Cashier's check.
(4) Check drawn on the bank deposit of a business.
(5) Valid postal money order of the United States.
(6) Bank draft.
(7) Money order.
(8) Bank card or credit card.
(9) Electronic funds transfer.
(10) Any other financial instrument authorized by the
commission.
(c) If there is a charge to the commission for the use of a financial
instrument, the commission may collect a sum equal to the amount of
the charge from the person who uses the financial instrument.
(d) A procedure authorized for a particular type of payment must be
uniformly applied to all payments of the same type.
(e) The commission may contract with a bank card or credit card
vendor for acceptance of bank cards or credit cards. However, if there
is a vendor transaction charge or discount fee, whether billed to the
commission or charged directly to the commission's account, the
commission may collect from the person using the card:
(1) an official fee that may not exceed the transaction charge or
discount fee charged to the commission by bank or credit card
vendors; or
(2) a reasonable convenience fee:
(A) that may not exceed three dollars ($3); and
(B) that must be uniform regardless of the bank card or credit
card used.
The fees described in subdivisions (1) and (2) may be collected
regardless of retail merchant agreements between the bank and credit
card vendors that may prohibit such fees. These fees are permitted
additional charges under IC 24-4.5-3-202.
(f) The commission may pay any applicable bank card or credit card
service charge associated with the use of a bank card or credit card
under this section.