7-17-5  Methods of payment. (a) Payment
in cash shall be accepted if paid in person at the
filing office.

 (b) Personal checks, cashier's checks, and
money orders made payable to the filing office,
including checks in an amount to be filled in by a
filing officer but not to exceed a particular
amount, shall be accepted for payment if they are
drawn on a bank acceptable to the filing office or
if the drawer is acceptable to the filing office.

 (c) A prepaid account may be used for payment
to the secretary of state's office, except for elec-
tronic filing. An account shall be opened by sub-
mitting an application and prepaying an amount
prescribed by the secretary of state. An account
number to be used by the remitter shall be issued
by the secretary of state. Filing fees shall be de-
ducted from the remitter's prepaid account by the
secretary of state when authorized to do so by the
remitter.

 (d) Payment by debit cards and credit cards is-
sued by approved issuers shall be accepted by the
secretary of state. Remitters shall provide the sec-
retary of state with the following information:

 (1) The card number;

 (2) the expiration date of the card;

 (3) the name of the approved card issuer;

 (4) the name of the person or entity to whom
the card was issued; and

 (5) the billing address for the card.

 Payment shall not be deemed tendered until
the issuer or its agent has confirmed payment to
the filing office. (Authorized by L. 2000, Ch. 142,
§ 97; implementing L. 2000, Ch. 142, § 87; effec-
tive Oct. 12, 2001.)