Local Rule B-5081-1: Payment by Check, Credit Card and Returned Checks

B-5081-1 Payment by Check, Credit Card and Returned Checks

(a) No personal or business checks or credit cards will be accepted from debtors while the case is pending.

(b) In the event that any check or draft received by the clerk is returned for any reason, including but not limited to insufficient funds, closed account, etc., no further checks or drafts will be accepted from the maker unless the clerk is directed by the judge, after written application of the maker, to do so.

(c) Whenever a check or draft is returned for any reason, the returned check fee specified by the Judicial Conference shall be paid in full, in collected funds, in addition to the amount specified on the returned instrument, before the maker may apply for an order directing the clerk to accept checks or drafts.