TITLE 48 REVENUE AND TAXATION

Section 5. Ad Valorem Taxation of Property, 48-5-1 through 48-5-607.

ARTICLE 3 COUNTY TAX OFFICIALS AND ADMINISTRATION

48-5-104. Refusal by tax receiver or tax commissioner to receive returns; penalty.

1. It shall be unlawful for any tax receiver or tax commissioner to refuse to receive any return of taxes when the return is properly tendered in the presence of a witness and within the time required by law.
2. Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 846; Code 1868, § 925; Code 1873, § 922; Code 1882, § 922; Ga. L. 1895, p. 63, § 2; Penal Code 1895, § 274; Penal Code 1910, § 277; Code 1933, § 92-9918; Code 1933, § 91A-9910, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2.)