10-130.
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10-130. Redemption of bonds and payment of interest thereon; duties of treasurers; electronic fund transfer; requests for money to county treasurers; failure to pay bond moneys; penalty.
(a)The treasurer of each municipality shall remit to the state fiscal agent at least 20 days before the day of maturity of any bonds or the interest thereon, payable at the office of the state treasurer as fiscal agent, sufficient moneys for the redemption of such bonds and the payment of the interest thereon. The treasurer of any municipality, in lieu of remitting such moneys to the state fiscal agent at such time, may provide the state fiscal agent with electronic fund transfer instructions on forms prescribed by the state treasurer that shall certify that there will be funds on deposit on the transaction date sufficient for the redemption of such bonds or the payment of the interest thereon, and that such funds will either reach the office of the state fiscal agent on or before 12 noon of the third working day before the day of maturity of such bonds or the interest thereon or reach the office of the state fiscal agent on or before 12 noon of the first working day before the day of maturity of such bonds or the interest thereon, if such funds are transferred to the state fiscal agent electronically. Upon receipt of such certification, the state fiscal agent shall file the same in the office of the state fiscal agent.
(b)When a municipality needs moneys that are in the county treasury to redeem any bonds or to pay the interest thereon, the treasurer of such municipality shall make a written request of the county treasurer for the amount needed not later than 25 days prior to the maturity date of the bonds or the interest thereon. Not later than two days following the receipt of such request the county treasurer shall forward to the treasurer of the municipality the amount requested, if the county treasurer has collected the same for such purpose. If the full amount of such a request is not in the county treasury, the county treasurer shall forward that portion that is in the county treasurer's possession for such purpose.
(c)When a county treasurer is charged with the collection of tax moneys for a municipality, the territory of which is in more than one county, such treasurer shall forward any such funds when collected to the proper county treasurer as soon as practical, or not later than two days following receipt of a request from the county treasurer to whom they are to be forwarded.
(d)Failure to pay bond moneys when due is any of the following:
(1)Failure of a county treasurer to forward moneys in the county treasury when requested as provided in this section;
(2)failure of the treasurer of a municipality or any county treasurer to make timely request for moneys as provided in this section; or
(3)failure of the treasurer of a municipality to make timely remittance of moneys for redemption of bonds or to pay the interest thereon, when such moneys are available for such remittance.
(e)Failure to pay bond or interest moneys when due is a class C misdemeanor.