Needles Municipal Code § 4.4 Returned Checks - If City is notified by the Customer's bank that the bank will not…

4.4.1 Customer shall be charged a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first instance and thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for any instance thereafter for the first year where Customer tenders payment of a bill with a check which is not honored by Customer's bank. Only one twenty five dollar ($25.00) fee shall be charged for each instance when a customer has a check which was dishonored for both the City wastewater and water service payment. 4.4.2 The tender of a dishonored check shall in no way:

a) relieve Customer of the obligation to render payment to City under the original terms of the bill; b) or, defer City's right to terminate service for nonpayment of bills.

4.5 To avoid discontinuation of service, Customer may make payment in full, including any necessary deposit in accordance with Section 2.5 or, may make acceptable payment Arrangements as provided in Section 8.4.