A. A municipal official receiving money for the municipality shall make a receipt in not less than duplicate form which shall show the:

(1)     amount received;

(2)     date of payment; and

(3)     account for which payment is made. One copy shall be made available to the person paying money to the municipality.

B. In lieu of a receipt, a municipal official may mark “paid” and the date paid on the portion of a municipal utility bill or statement to be retained by the payer and on the portion retained by the municipality.