Sec. 411.0135.  METHOD OF PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES.  (a)  The department may adopt rules regarding the method of payment of any fee or charge that is imposed or collected by the department.
(b)  Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may authorize payment, under circumstances prescribed by the department:
(1)  in person, by mail, by telephone, or over the Internet;
(2)  by means of electronic funds transfer;  or
(3)  by means of a valid credit card issued by a financial institution chartered by a state or the federal government or by a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the department.
(c)  The department by rule may require, in addition to the amount of the fee or charge, the payment of:
(1)  a discount, convenience, or service charge for a payment transaction;  or
(2)  a service charge in connection with the payment of a payment transaction that is dishonored or refused for lack of funds or insufficient funds.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 866, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.