Ordinance 84-2428 ORDINANCE NO. 84-2428
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 1-9 OF THE MIAMI BEACH
CITY CODE PROVIDING FOR SERVICE FEES FOR DIS-
HONORED CHECKS WHERE THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
IS PAYEE ; PROVIDING FOR SERVERABILITY ; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH ; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1 :
That Chapter 1 of the Miami Beach City Code be and the same is
hereby amended by the addition of a new section , Section 1-9 to
read as follows :
Sec . 1-9 Fee for dishonored checks .
A service fee of $5 . 00 or five (5) percent of the face
amount of the check, whichever is greater , shall be added
to the amount due and owing the City of Miami Beach for
any dishonored checks in which the City or any of its
agencies are named as payee.
SECTION 2 : SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this ordinance is , for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional
by any court of competent jurisdiction , such portion shall be
deemed a separate , distinct and independent provision , and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this ordinance.
SECTION 3 . REPEALER
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed .
SECTION 4 . EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after adoption in
accordance with law on August 4 , 1984 .
PASSED and ADOPTED this 75th day of July , 1984 .
VICE MAYO
ATTEST :
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1st Reading - July 11 , 1984
2nd Reading - July 25 , 1984 (as amended)
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