Section 32-34-1.5-72 - Civil penalties for evasion and fraudulent reports(a) If a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this chapter or otherwise willfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this chapter, the attorney general may require the holder to pay the attorney general, in addition to interest under section 71(a) of this chapter, a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount or value of property that should have been but was not reported, paid, or delivered as a result of the evasion or failure to perform.(b) If a holder makes a fraudulent report under this chapter, the attorney general may require the holder to pay to the attorney general, in addition to interest under section 71(a) of this chapter, a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day from the date the report was made until corrected, up to a cumulative maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount or value of any property that should have been reported but was not included in the report or was underreported.Added by P.L. 141-2021,SEC. 20, eff. 7/1/2021.