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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363158</law_id><section_number>4.1-240</section_number><catch_line>Collection of taxes and fees; service charge; storage of credit card, debit card, and automated clearinghouse information</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="7" identifier="4.1">Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Alcoholic Beverage Control Act</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="2">Administration of Licenses</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="4" identifier="3">Applications for Licenses and Permits; Fees; Taxes</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may accept payment by any commercially acceptable means, including checks, credit cards, debit cards, and electronic funds transfers, for the taxes, penalties, or other fees imposed on a <span class="dictionary">licensee</span> in accordance with this subtitle. In addition, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may assess a service charge for the use of a credit or debit card. The service charge shall not exceed the amount negotiated and agreed to in a <span class="dictionary">contract</span> with the Department. <a id="paragraph-1353447" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-240/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Upon the request of a license applicant or <span class="dictionary">licensee</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may collect and maintain a record of the applicant&#x2019;s or <span class="dictionary">licensee</span>&#x2019;s credit card, debit card, or automated clearinghouse transfer information and use such information for future payments of taxes, penalties, other fees, or amounts due for products purchased from the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may assess a service charge as provided in subsection A for any payments made under this subsection. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may procure the services of a third-<span class="dictionary">party</span> vendor for the secure storage of information collected pursuant to this subsection. <a id="paragraph-1353448" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-240/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, c. 801; 2015, c. 412.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
