69C-4.0035. Procedures for Requesting Approval to Accept Electronic Payments through the Use of Credit Cards, Charge Cards, Debit Cards, Electronic Checks  


Effective on Sunday, September 11, 2011
  • 1(1) A state agency or the judicial branch desiring to accept electronic payments through the use of credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, or electronic checks shall submit a written request to the Chief Financial Officer. Each written request shall include:

    42(a) The type of fees being collected.

    49(b) The locations where the payments will be accepted.

    58(c) The method of acceptance, such as card reader/swipe, electronic cash register/PC, mail, telephone, automated response unit, self service terminal, the Internet, or other.

    82(d) The projected annual amount of collections and the projected average transaction amount.

    95(e) The projected dollar amount of annual service fees to be paid. Indicate the source of fee payment, e.g., general revenue or specific trust fund.

    120(2) The justification should include the anticipated economic and other benefits that would accrue to the state, and include:

    139(a) Goals and expectations.

    143(b) The impact on state revenues and expenditures.

    151(c) Effect on the private sector. Describe benefits to the public such as improved customer service and convenience to individuals and businesses.

    173(d) Summary of expected improvement in labor and operational efficiencies, customer payment compliance, increase in collections, reduction in bad check losses or bad debts, staffing considerations, current delays in processing payments, earlier receipt of funds, and increase in sales, e.g., retail, and any other information deemed appropriate by the proposer to explain the request.

    227(e) Plan for reducing and/or redirecting resources if operational efficiencies are expected.

    239(3) When the Internet or other related electronic methods are to be used as the collection medium, the Chief Financial Officer will obtain the recommendation of the Agency for Enterprise Information Technology as to whether to approve the request with regard to the process or procedure to be used.

    288(4) The application package, Form DFS-J2-1475, Request for Approval to Accept Electronic Payments and Cost Benefit Summary, Revised 2/11, which is hereby incorporated by reference, 313http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00553, 315may be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Funds Management, Division of Treasury, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or make a request directly from the Treasury website at: 345http://www.fltreasury.org/346.

    347Rulemaking Authority 349215.322(3) FS. 351Law Implemented 353215.322 FS. 355History–New 1-27-99, Amended 9-9-01, Formerly 4C-4.0035, Amended 9-11-11.

     

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