52:32-35. Payment of interest, period, rate
a. Interest on amounts due shall be paid to the business concern for the period beginning on the day after the required payment date and ending on the date on which the check for payment is drawn. The interest shall be paid at a rate which the State Treasurer shall specify as applicable on the 30th day after the enactment of this act and by the 30th day after the end of each fiscal year thereafter.
In determining the rate, the Treasurer shall take into consideration current private commercial rates of interest for new loans maturing in approximately five years. The Treasurer shall publish the rate.
b. No interest charge as required by this act shall become a debt of the State until its exceeds $5.00.
c. Interest may be paid by separate payment to a business concern, but shall be paid within 30 days of the late payment.
d. No appropriation of funds shall be made for the payment of interest required by this section. The division or using agency, whichever is responsible for the late payment, shall pay any interest charges required by this act out of the funds available for the administration of division or agency programs.
L.1987,c.184,s.4; amended 1991,c.64,s.3.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.