O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-12-227 (2019)

Penalties

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(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.

History

Code 1981, § 44-12-227, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1506, § 1.