6160. The Legislature finds and declares that there are costs associated with all forms of payment, including cash and checks. The Legislature further finds and declares that by accepting payment by credit card or other payment devices, state agencies will be able to take advantage of new technologies that will improve their efficiency and will […]
6161. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Cardholder” means a person making a payment to a state agency by credit card or payment device. (b) “Credit card” shall have the same meaning as provided in subsection (k) of Section 1602 of Title 15 of the United States Code (Section 103(k) of the federal Truth in Lending […]
6162. (a) Except as provided in Section 6159, the Director of General Services, or his or her designee, may negotiate and enter into any contracts necessary to implement or facilitate the acceptance of credit cards or other payment devices by state agencies. The authority granted to the director pursuant to this section shall include the discretion […]
6163. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), all state agencies shall accept payment made by means of a credit card or other payment device. (2) (A) A state agency may request that the director grant an exemption from paragraph (1) if the agency determines that its acceptance of payments by credit card or other payment […]
6164. No officer or employee of a state agency, or other individual, who in the course of his or her employment or duty has or had access to credit card or payment device information provided to the state agency under this chapter shall disclose or make known in any manner information provided under this chapter […]
6165. The Department of General Services and state agencies shall enter into interagency agreements to reimburse the Department of General Services for its costs in entering into contracts pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 926, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
6166. Any state agency accepting payment by a means of credit card, whether pursuant to this chapter or Section 19005 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall, when sending a billing statement, notify each payer permitted to make payment to that agency by means of a credit card of his or her option of making […]
