Idaho's Clearwater County Clerk Now Accepting Credit Cards

OROFINO, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Clearwater County, Idaho, residents can now pay for marriage licenses, permits, water bills and other services using credit and debit cards at the county clerk's office in Orofino, County Clerk Carrie Bird announced.

“Paying by credit or debit card is a faster and more convenient option for a lot of our customers, especially if they're not carrying cash or checks,” Bird said. “We can finally offer a popular payment alternative.”

The clerk's office accepts any credit or debit card displaying a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express logo.

Clearwater County partnered with Access Idaho to provide its payment processing service, PayPort. The partnership operates under a self-funded model in which no tax dollars or county funds were used to develop, and none are necessary to maintain the service.

The clerk's office is the 119^th county department in the state to use Access Idaho's PayPort payment service. In addition to PayPort, Access Idaho manages the state's official Web portal, idaho.gov, and specializes in electronic government applications.

For more information, call the Clearwater County Clerk's office at 208-476-5615.

About Access Idaho

Access Idaho is the administrator of Idaho's official Web portal (idaho.gov) and provider of electronic government solutions for the state. The network manager for the portal is Idaho Information Consortium, a subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC EGOV.

About NIC

NIC Inc. EGOV is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. Our popular self-funded solution allows government to put in-demand services online without using taxpayer funds. The NIC family of companies currently provides cost-effective eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.