Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 27-18-350 - Interest and penalties for violations of chapter(A) A person who fails to pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter may be required to pay to the administrator interest at the rate provided in Section 12-54-25 on the property or value thereof from the date the property should have been paid or delivered.(B) A person who fails to render any report or perform other duties required pursuant to this chapter may be required to pay a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for each day the report is withheld or the duty is not performed, but not more than five thousand dollars.(C) A person who fails to pay or deliver property to the administrator as required pursuant to this chapter may be required to pay a civil penalty equal to twenty-five percent of the value of the property that should have been paid or delivered.(D) A person who wilfully refuses after written demand by the administrator to pay or deliver property to the administrator as required under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.2008 Act No. 197, Section 3, eff 4/15/2008; 1995 Act No. 60, Section 4.J; 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, Section 34A.