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SB 82 permit local government officials and employees...

State of South Dakota  
SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,  2001
 

762E0399  
HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ENGROSSED   NO. SB 82   -   02/20/2001  

        Introduced by: Senators McCracken and Reedy and Representatives Duniphan, Bartling, Broderick, and Hennies (Thomas)  


         FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to  permit local government officials and employees to use credit cards and to permit the state and its political subdivisions to accept credit and debit card payments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, local government officials and employees may be permitted to use a credit card for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, or other authorized transactions for the benefit of the local government entity. Before authorizing the use of a credit card, the governing body shall, by resolution, establish policies providing for the use and accountability of credit card purchases.
     Section  2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state and its political subdivisions may accept a credit card or a debit card as payment for a transaction. The state and its political subdivisions may assess and collect a fee in an amount sufficient to cover any processing fee associated with a credit card or debit card transaction. The Bureau of Finance and Management shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 relating to the establishment and collection of

a processing fee associated with a credit card or debit card transaction. The governing body of each political subdivision may, by resolution, establish and collect a processing fee associated with a credit card or debit card transaction.