Creating Installment Payment Plans

An installment payment plan must be created before enrolling items and additional plates to the plan. The state plate used for the initial search will be the first plate enrolled to the plan. eTIMS® will calculate the payment schedule when all state plates and items have been added, the down payment amount, installment amount, number of payments and starting date are entered.

Creating an Installment Payment Plan:

  1. From the Home or Search Results pages.
    1. Type in the State Plate in the data entry box. Depending on your contract, State Plate may be Driver's License instead, or a choice between the two, indicated by a radio button.
    2. Click on the Create Plan command.The page will refresh with the Enroll Items page.
    3. Enroll items using Quick Process or by selecting ticket numbers and/or fees that are eligible according to contract business rules. The page will refresh with the Create Payment Plan page displayed.
    4. Overtype plan details, as necessary. Plan details are pre-populated by the first enrolled state plate.
    5. If your authorization permits, you may overtype the Down Payment amount. Note: the Down Payment amount may be pre- calculated by the system according to the contract business rules.
    6. If your authorization permits, type in either the Installment Amount, or the Number of Payments. Note: both the Installment Amount and the Number of Payments may be pre- calculated by the system according to the contract business rules.
    7. If your authorization permits, type in the Starting On date. Note: the Starting On date may be pre- calculated by the system according to the contract business rules.
    8. If your authorization permits the Installment Amount, Number of Payments and Starting On date to be revised, select the Recalculate button to recalculate the payment schedule.
    9. Click on the Save button to save the plan to eTIMSSM or click on the Cancel button to return to the previous page without saving the plan. If the Cancel option is chosen, a pop-up box will appear requesting that the user confirm cancellation of the transaction.
    10. Depending on the contract business rules, the plan will be created in either Active or Pending status.
  2. To add another State Plate and/or License to the plan.
    1. Type in the State Plate in the data entry box. Depending on your contract, State Plate may be Driver's License instead, or a choice between the two, indicated by a radio button.
    2. Click the Add Plate (or Add License) button. Depending on your contract, Add Plate may be Add License instead, or a choice between the two, indicated by a drop-down box. The page will refresh with the Enroll Items page.
    3. Repeat this procedure until all the plates and/or licenses have been added to the plan.
  3. After all the enrollments have been completed
    1. If your authorization permits, you may overtype the Down Payment amount. Note: the Down Payment amount may be pre- calculated by the system according to the contract business rules.
    2. If your authorization permits, type in either the Installment Amount, or the Number of Payments. Note: both the Installment Amount and the Number of Payments may be pre- calculated by the system according to the contract business rules.
    3. If your authorization permits, type in the Starting On date. Note: the Starting On date may be pre- calculated by the system according to the contract business rules.
    4. If your authorization permits the Installment Amount, Number of Payments and Starting On date to be revised, select the Recalculate button to recalculate the payment schedule.
    5. Click on the Save button to save the plan to eTIMS® or click on the Cancel button to return to the previous page without saving the plan. If the Cancel option is chosen, a pop-up box will appear requesting that the user confirm cancellation of the transaction.
    6. Depending on the contract business rules, the plan will be created in either Active or Pending status.
    7. If the plan is in "Pending" status, click the Down Payment button to pay the down payment. This action will change the plan from "Pending" to "Active" status.
    8. Once the plan is in an "Active" status, depending on your contract business rules, a Receipt button will appear. Click on this button to display and print the receipt for the plan with the appropriate text pre-populated.
    9. If the Down Payment button is chosen, the Pay/Adjust page will be displayed.
  4. Click on the Plan Detail tab to return to the Plan Detail page.
  5. Click on the Search tab to search for another record.
  6. Click on the Pay/Adjust field to make an installment payment or adjustment.
  7. Click on the Payment Schedule field to view or edit the payment schedule.
  8. Click on the Plan Notes field to view or add plan notes.
  9. Click on the Transaction History field to view the installment payment plan transaction history.
  10. Click on the Enrollment List field to view the list of enrolled items.
  11. Click on the Home command in the upper right corner of the page to return to the Home page.
  12. Click on the Help command in the upper right corner of the page to see Help contents.
  13. Click on the Log Out command in the upper right corner of the page to end your eTIMS® session.
  14. To fast path to another eTIMS® subsystem, use the drop down box in the upper right corner to select a subsystem. Click on the Go button to display the selected subsystem menu.

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