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House Journal: Page 1786: Monday, April 20, 1998

28   TRANSACTIONS.
29     1.  The division of information technology services
30   shall collect moneys paid to participating
31   governmental entities from persons who complete an
32   electronic financial transaction with the governmental
33   entity by accessing the IowAccess network.  The moneys
34   may include all of the following:
35     a.  Fees required to obtain an electronic public
36   record as provided in section 22.3A.
37     b.  Fees required to process an application or file
38   a document, including but not limited to fees required
39   to obtain a license issued by a licensing authority.
40     c.  Moneys owed to a governmental entity by a
41   person accessing the IowAccess network in order to
42   satisfy a liability arising from the operation of law,
43   including the payment of assessments, taxes, fines,
44   and civil penalties.
45     2.  Moneys transferred using the IowAccess network
46   may include amounts owed by a governmental entity to a
47   person accessing the IowAccess network in order to
48   satisfy a liability of the governmental entity.  The
49   moneys may include the payment of tax refunds, and the
50   disbursement of support payments as defined in section

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 1   252D.16 or 598.1 as required for orders issued
 2   pursuant to section 252B.14.
 3     3.  The division of information technology services
 4   shall serve as the agent of the governmental entity in
 5   collecting moneys for receipt by governmental
 6   entities.  The moneys shall be transferred to
 7   governmental entities directly or to the treasurer of
 8   state for disbursement to governmental entities as
 9   required by the treasurer of state in cooperation with
10   the auditor of state.
11     4.  In addition to other forms of payment, credit
12   cards shall be accepted in payment for moneys owed to
13   a governmental entity as provided in this section,
14   according to rules which shall be adopted by the
15   treasurer of state.  The fees to be charged shall not
16   exceed those permitted by statute.  A governmental
17   entity may adjust its fees to reflect the cost of
18   processing as determined by the treasurer of state.
19   The discount charged by the credit card issuer may be
20   included in determining the fees to be paid for
21   completing a financial transaction under this section
22   by using a credit card.
23     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  18.185  AUDITS REQUIRED.
24     A technology audit of the electronic transmission
25   system by which government records are transmitted
26   electronically to the public shall be conducted not
27   less than once annually for the purpose of determining

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