Alternative Forms of Payment to the State

C.R.S. tit. 24, art. 19.5
in effect

C.R.S. § 24-19.5-101 Definitions

24-19.5-101. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Alternative forms of payment" means forms of payment, including but not limited to credit, charge, or debit cards, other than cash or check. (2) "Collector state governmental entity" means any state governmental entity that collects moneys payable to the state that the state governmental entity must remit to one or more other state or local governmental entities. (3) "Moneys payable to the state" means moneys owed or paid to any state governmental entity other than bail bonds, judicial bonds, or other moneys that the state governmental entity must return to the payer upon the satisfaction of one or more specified conditions by the payer. (4) "Provider of alternative forms of payment" means a person or entity, including but not limited to an issuer of credit, charge, or debit cards, that provides its customers with the ability to use one or more alternative forms of payment. (5) "State governmental entity" means the state, any department, agency, or other entity of the state, any state-sponsored institution of higher education, or any authorized agent of any of the foregoing.

C.R.S. § 24-19.5-102 Acceptance of alternative forms of payment for the payment of moneys payable to the state - allocation of costs

24-19.5-102. Acceptance of alternative forms of payment for the payment of moneys payable to the state - allocation of costs. (1) Any state governmental entity responsible for the collection of moneys payable to the state may accept one or more alternative forms of payment for the payment of such moneys in accordance with the provisions of this article. (2) A collector state governmental entity that chooses to accept one or more alternative forms of payment for the payment of moneys payable to the state that the collector state governmental entity must remit to one or more other governmental entities shall either: (a) Remit to such other governmental entities the gross amount of any payments made by alternative forms of payment that the collector state governmental entity is required to remit to such other governmental entities notwithstanding the deduction of any moneys from such gross amount by any provider of alternative forms of payment pursuant to a master agreement or other agreement authorized by this article; or (b) Enter into an intergovernmental agreement with each such other governmental entity regarding the allocation of the costs of accepting such alternative forms of payment.

C.R.S. § 24-19.5-103 Limitations on convenience fees for the use of alternative forms of payment

24-19.5-103. Limitations on convenience fees for the use of alternative forms of payment. (1) and (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1441, § 1, effective April 29, 2003.) (3) A state governmental entity may impose a convenience fee on persons who use alternative forms of payment, but the amount of any convenience fee imposed on or after April 29, 2003, shall not exceed the actual additional cost incurred by the state governmental agency to process the transaction by alternative form of payment. Any convenience fee on a transaction involving an alternative form of payment shall be imposed in accordance with the master agreement negotiated by the state treasurer and the rules of the alternative payment provider.

C.R.S. § 24-19.5-104 Master agreements - authority of state treasurer

24-19.5-104. Master agreements - authority of state treasurer. (1) The state treasurer may negotiate and enter into one or more contractual master agreements with providers of alternative forms of payment in accordance with law. To ensure that state governmental entities accept alternative forms of payment in the most consumer-oriented, uniform, and cost-effective manner possible, any state governmental entity that wishes to accept one or more alternative forms of payment shall do so by joining in any master agreements entered into by the state treasurer with respect to such alternative forms of payment. However, the existence of a master agreement covering a particular alternative form of payment shall not require any state governmental entity to accept such alternative form of payment. (2) The state treasurer shall enter into no more than one master agreement covering any particular alternative form of payment. Any provider of alternative forms of payment that wishes to have one or more state governmental entities accept the alternative forms of payment that it provides shall be a party to any master agreements covering such alternative forms of payment and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as all other providers of alternative forms of payment that are parties to such agreements. However, this subsection (2) shall not require the state treasurer to include any particular provider of alternative forms of payment as a party to any master agreement. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the following state governmental entities may accept alternative forms of payment without joining a master agreement entered into by the state treasurer: (a) Judicial or legislative state governmental entities that are not part of the executive branch of state government; and (b) State governmental entities that, on or before August 4, 1999, were accepting one or more alternative forms of payment for the payment of moneys payable to the state and had one or more contracts with one or more providers of alternative forms of payment that enabled the state governmental entity to accept such alternative forms of payment. (4) No later than sixty days following the end of any given fiscal year, the state treasurer shall report to the joint budget committee the total amount of: (a) Gross payments payable to the state that were made to state governmental entities by alternative forms of payment pursuant to master agreements during such fiscal year; and (b) Net revenues remitted to state governmental entities by providers of alternative forms of payment pursuant to master agreements during such fiscal year. (5) The state treasurer may promulgate rules governing master agreements, including but not limited to rules governing the negotiation and administration of such agreements. The state treasurer shall promulgate such rules in accordance with article 4 of this title.

C.R.S. § 24-19.5-105 Provider of alternative forms of payment required to make payment

24-19.5-105. Provider of alternative forms of payment required to make payment. Any provider of alternative forms of payment that approves a transaction made by an alternative form of payment for the payment of moneys to a state governmental entity shall remit to the state governmental entity the net revenue of the approved transaction due to the state governmental entity.
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