(1) check;

(2) bank draft;

(3) money order;

(4) bank card or credit card; or

(5) any other draft or financial instrument that is payable by a third party;

and the third party refuses to pay the amount of the payment to the county treasurer after proper presentment, the county treasurer shall adjust the county treasurer’s records to remove any credit made for the payment. If the financial instrument is subsequently honored, the county treasurer shall record the payment as being made on the date the financial instrument is honored. However, the county treasurer may deduct any costs described in section 12.1 of this chapter before crediting the payment.

As added by P.L.56-1996, SEC.1.