Section 735.400  Participation

a)         The E-Pay Program is offered to public agencies to facilitate the acceptance and processing of credit card, debit card or E-check payments. The E-Pay Program is offered to local governments to facilitate the acceptance and processing of credit card payments as authorized by the Local Government Acceptance of Credit Cards Act [50 ILCS 345].

b)         In order to participate in the E-Pay Program, a public agency shall submit an enrollment form and agree to the terms and conditions established by the Treasurer and its vendors. 

c)         State agencies, when accepting or processing credit card, debit card or E-check payments to be held within the State Treasury, must either participate in the E-Pay Program or receive a waiver in accordance with Section 735.420 in order to comply with Section 7 of the Act.

d)         Participation in the Public Treasurers' Investment Pool shall not be a prerequisite for participation in the Treasurer's E-Pay Program. [15 ILCS 505/17]

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 19013, effective November 10, 2022)