Friday, March 4, 2011

Commerce City getting "Bad Checks" for tax payments... New Ordinance entitled "Fraud by check” will be considered

According to Commerce City: The City has been experiencing difficulty with regard to receipt of bad checks for payment of sales and use taxes owed to the City. The process has been for Finance to first notify the taxpayer of the bad check. If a satisfactory response is not received, then the case is referred to the City Attorney’s Office in order for that office to contact the taxpayer and advise of the need to satisfy the tax obligation.

If the City Attorney’s Office fails to receive cooperation with regard to payment of the bad check, there is no choice to the City but to either write off the claim or to proceed with legal action. The recommended approach is to proceed in the Municipal Court rather than the Adams County Court in Brighton for checks written for less than $1,000.00. If the check is written for $1,000.00 or more, it is a felony and the case must be filed in the District Court of Adams County.

It is desirable to handle cases involving less than $1,000.00 locally in the Municipal Court. In order to proceed in the Municipal Court, an ordinance is necessary to amend the Revised Municipal Code. Thus, Commerce City Council will be faced with a amendment to consider. Certain businesses have become chronic issuers of bad checks and it is necessary to have another enforcement tool available. It is desirable to handle cases involving less than $1,000.00 locally in the Municipal Court.

2 comments:

  1. wonder if any of these businesses are from the Commerce City tea party?

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  2. I thought the economy was fine? why are businesses writing bad checks?

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