N.J. Admin. Code § 5:30-9.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 5:30-9.4 - Contracting for services

(a) Contracts for acquisition of electronic receipt equipment and services shall be subject to provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, 40A:11-1 et seq.

(b) A local unit may have contracts with more than one processor, but shall have only one contract to process transactions of any single card issuer for similar types of transactions. For example, a local unit may have a contract with one bank to process Master Cards and Visa cards for over-the-counter transactions, and separate contracts with other processors for processing Discover and American Express over the counter card transactions; but it may not have more than one contract to process Master Cards, unless it is a specialized service not available from the processor, for example, a voice response or interactive computer based system. A single contract with an independent service organization to process transactions of any number of issuers shall be permitted.

(c) Contracts shall require that processors shall transmit or otherwise deposit in the local unit's bank account the proceeds of electronic receipt transactions at any interval not to exceed 72 hours after the transmission or processing of the transactions by the local unit, weekends and holidays excepted.

(d) All contracts shall provide that chargebacks or electronic debits of returned or otherwise failed transactions shall require either paper based or electronic confirmation of the debit transaction and identification of individual debits.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:30-9.4