Board adds returned‑payment fee to cover electronic payment returns

Aug 11, 2026

Montgomery County supervisors amended the county code to allow a returned‑check fee to apply to returned electronic payments. The ordinance passed on a 6–0 roll call; staff said the code change follows state law amendments allowing the fee to cover electronic transfers.

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The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to Chapter 2, Section 2.36 of the county code on Aug. 10 to allow a returned‑check fee to be applied to returned electronic payments.

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