Bill Cards

Bill Cards and Selecting a Printer

These are sample post card bills that are designed to work with our Jayhawk Utility Billing System (JUBS) and Jayhawk Utility Suite (JUS). You can order these bill cards for a competitive price directly from Jayhawk Software by calling toll-free (866) 800-5156. Please allow 3-4 weeks for your first custom printing order since we have to setup your preprinted information (name, address, postal permit, etc.). Please be sure to specify what format you need as illustrated below. We can print bill cards in many other formats and layouts designed to meet your needs. We can also provide bill cards for any software (you don't have to use our software to get bill cards from us). For more information on printers to use, click here.

Please click on the bill card for larger images (your actual bill card may look different depending on options you request).

OLD LASER (format 001) - has printing below the customer name and address	NEW LASER (format 101)- blank below the customer name and address for current postal regulations to bar-code


PITNEY LASER (format 102) - has additional room for larger postage stamp (will work with some Pitney Bowes machines)	CUSTOMER-READ LASER (format 103) - has boxes for customer to write in his/her meter reading


NEW CONTINUOUS for DOT MATRIX (format 310S) - meets current regulations for postal bar-code - blank below the customer name and address (tractor-fed printers)	AUTOMAIL LASER (format 201)- meets CASS postal regulations - blank below the customer name and address for postal bar-coding (SAVE $$$ with AutoMail Interface)


OLD CONTINUOUS (format 301) - has printing below the customer name and address (for tractor-fed printers)	NEW CONTINUOUS for DOT MATRIX (format 310) - standard 3.67 x 7 JUBS bill card - blank below the customer name and address (tractor-fed printers)

We will need to know if you plan to use a bill card other than these that our software supports so we can program your system for a custom bill card (for an additional programming fee). To avoid additional custom programming charges, damage to your bill card printer, or other problems, make sure you order your new cards from us or call us and request an actual sample bill card. You must have them printed identical to our sample cards (not a printout from this website sample or a fax or copy of). Be sure to let us know the correct format your new cards should be (for Lexmark laser or dot matrix printer) because they are a different layout and paper thickness. Please contact a Jayhawk support representative if you have any other questions.

Bill Card Pricing Examples
Printer	Cards per Page	Series	Qty.	Price (approx)
Laser	3	001	3000	$240
Laser	3	100	3000	$240
Laser	4	200	4000	$320
Tractor-fed	cont.	300	3000	$175
Tractor-fed	cont.	300S	3000	$270
Pricing is lower for higher quantities

Full Page Statement Bills

We also have a full page statement bill available that prints on standard paper. It is designed with one or both addresses printed to show through a standard windowed envelope and has a 1/3 page remittance stub that can be returned with the customers' payments. This is an optional add-on module for our Series 3. Please contact us for more details and sample layout options.

Past Due Notices

Past Due Notices are also available in post card formats similar to the bill cards or as a letter so it can contain more information and provide more privacy. To save costs, some customers use the bill card or use the bill card format but change the color for their past due notices.

Selecting a Bill Card Printer

JUBS will support most dot matrix printers capable of handling the thick bill card stock (70# - 120#). With dot-matrix printers, we recommend a bottom-feed paper path and a pull tractor. As a general rule, we do not recommend inkjet printers for your utility billing office. Since they are designed for low-volume home use, they are usually not very durable for high-quantity printing (except for in very small districts).

If you wish to print bills using a laser printer, we require the Lexmark Optra S (older series) or Lexmark Optra T series of laser printers. We have chosen the Optra for the following reasons:

(1) They are rated to handle the cardstock paper (to 125#) without voiding the warranty

(2) Their duty cycle is rated to print up to 100,000 pages per month

(3) They have margin capabilities and different tray options for special printing needs (including the new 4 per page landscape bill cards)

(4) Depending on the Optra model, you can print up to 35 pages per minute (that's faster than one bill card per second!).

Our laser bill cards have been designed especially for this printer. While other laser printers may be able to print on the laser bill card stock, we will not support any printer other than the Optra S or Optra T series printers and may charge you for any assistance from us while attempting to make any other printer work.

Please contact Jayhawk Software for further information on the bill card types we support. We can also provide you with more information on ordering and pricing bill cards or printers.