Sec. 1-1j. Methods of payment of license fees.
Sec. 1-1j. Methods of payment of license fees. Each state agency, as defined in
section 4-166, shall accept payment in cash or by check, draft or money order for any
license issued by such agency pursuant to the provisions of the general statutes. Except
as otherwise provided by the general statutes, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management may authorize any state agency (1) to allow an applicant for a license to
pay the license fee by means of a credit card, charge card or debit card, and (2) to charge
such applicant a service fee for any such payment made by credit card, charge card or
debit card. Such service fee shall be (A) related to the cost of service, (B) uniform for
all credit cards, charge cards and debit cards accepted, and (C) applied only when allowed
by the operating rules and regulations of the credit card, charge card or debit card issuer
or processor involved or when authorized in writing by such issuer or processor. Payments by credit card, charge card or debit card shall be made at such times and under
such conditions as the secretary may prescribe in regulations adopted in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 54. Payment of a license fee by credit card, charge card
or debit card shall constitute full payment of such fee, regardless of any discount applied
by a credit card company.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 86, 117; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 2, 51.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 added provisions concerning payment of license fees with a credit card, charge card
or debit card, effective July 1, 1999.