Are cities ever required to remit electronically?

• A. Always
• B. May not be required but may voluntarily remit
• C. Never
• D. Only if mandated by statute

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is that rules about electronic remittance are not the same everywhere and can depend on the specific statute or program. Some laws require cities to remit electronically for certain payments, while other situations do not mandate electronic submission at all. Yet many jurisdictions also permit or even encourage electronic remittance even when there isn’t a mandatory rule, because it improves speed, accuracy, and tracking. So the statement that best fits is that cities may not be required but may voluntarily remit. The other options are too absolute: remittance is not universally required, it isn’t never allowed (there are mandates in some places), and it isn’t true that electronic remittance happens only when a statute mandates it (voluntary electronic remittance also occurs).