§ 110. Insufficient funds received for fees
(a) Whenever any check or electronic funds transfer, including a credit or debit charge, issued in payment of any fee or for any other purpose is tendered to the Department of Motor Vehicles and payment is not honored by the bank on which the check is drawn or entity to which the electronic funds transfer is submitted, the Commissioner shall send a written notice of nonpayment to the person who provided insufficient funds and, if the required amounts are not promptly paid as required by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall suspend the license or registration of the person or persons. In no case shall the license or registration be reinstated until settlement has been made in full. Settlement in full shall also include the payment of any penalties assessed by the State Treasurer.
(b) The Commissioner may require payment for any transaction solely by certified check or in cash from persons whose licenses or registrations are under suspension pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or from persons who have repeatedly tendered checks or electronic payments to the Department that have not been honored.
(c) Any refund otherwise due from the Department to a person whose license or registration has been suspended pursuant to this section may be offset against the amount due the Commissioner under this section. (Amended 1969, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1971, No. 14, § 7, eff. March 11, 1971; 1989, No. 84, § 3; 1993, No. 27, § 4; 1993, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. June 11, 1994; 2007, No. 19, § 2; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 260, eff. July 1, 2024; 2025, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2026.)