Title 44, Chapter 12, Section 227
( 44-12-227)
(a) A person, firm, or corporation who willfully fails to render any
report or perform other duties required under this article shall pay
a civil penalty of $100.00 for each day the report is withheld or
the duty is not performed, but not more than $5,000.00. (b) A person, firm, or corporation who willfully fails to pay or
deliver property to the commissioner as required under this article
shall pay a civil penalty equal to 25 percent of the value of the
property that should have been paid or delivered. (c) A person, firm, or corporation who willfully refuses after
written demand by the commissioner to pay or deliver as required by
this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or by imprisonment not to
exceed six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. |