§ 13-239. Penalty.  


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  • Any seller of electricity, metered natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (either metered or bottled) and manufactured gas (either metered or bottled) or fuel oil failing to remit to the county as prescribed in section 13-125 shall be liable for penalties at a rate of five (5) percent of the delinquent tax per month not to exceed a total penalty of twenty-five (25) percent. In no event will the penalty for failure to file a return be less than fifteen dollars ($15.00). Sellers filing fraudulent returns or willfully attempting to evade payment of the tax shall be liable for a specific penalty of one hundred (100) percent of the tax. In addition the commission auditor may bring suit to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise prevent the violation of this article, and to collect such unpaid taxes, and shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs if it prevails in such suit.

(Ord. No. 06-15, § 1, 5-1-06)