Payment of filing fee by credit or debit card

1. A credit or debit card account acceptable to the state agency may be used to pay for filing fees on facsimile filings made directly to a state agency. The transmission cover sheet for these filings must include the credit or debit card account number to which the fee is be charged, the signature of the cardholder authorizing the charging of the fees, and the expiration date of the credit or debit card. 2. Rejection of charge. If a charge is rejected by the issuing company, the state agency may notify the facsimile filer that the filing is rejected because of the rejected charge. This provision does not prevent a state agency from seeking authorization for the charge before the filing and rejecting the filing if the charge is not approved by the issuing company. 3. Amount of charge. The amount of credit or debit card charge must be the applicable statutory fee, tax, or other authorized charge. An additional fee may not be charged to the facsimile filer in order to accept payment by credit card.