§ 10-47B-187 — Penalties for violations.

Any person who: (1) Makes any false or fraudulent return or report in attempting to defeat or evade the tax imposed by this chapter is guilty of a Class 6 felony; (2) Fails to pay tax due under this chapter within sixty days from the date the tax becomes due is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; (3) Fails to keep the records and books required by this chapter or refuses to exhibit these records to the secretary or the secretary's agents for the purpose of examination is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; (4) Fails to file a return or report required by this chapter within sixty days from the date the return or report is due is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; (5) Engages in business as a licensee under this chapter without obtaining a fuel tax license is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; (6) Engages in business as a licensee under this chapter after the licensee's fuel tax license has been revoked by the secretary is guilty of a Class 6 felony; (7) Willfully violates any rule of the secretary for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; (8) Violates either subdivision (2) or subdivision (4) of this section two or more times in any twelve-month period is guilty of a Class 6 felony; (9) Engages in the business as a licensee under this chapter without obtaining a fuel tax license after having been notified in writing by the secretary that the person is subject to the provisions of the motor fuel tax laws is guilty of a Class 6 felony. It is not a violation of this subdivision if the person engaging in business as a licensee files an application for a fuel tax license and meets all lawful prerequisites for obtaining the license within three days from receipt of written notice from the secretary; (10) Makes false or deceptive statements in applying for a license issued pursuant to this chapter or files an application as a subterfuge for the real person in interest whose license has been canceled for cause by the secretary is guilty of a Class 6 felony; (11) Ceases conducting business as a licensee as defined under this chapter and fails to surrender a license to the secretary as required after discontinuance is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; (12) Knowingly submits a fraudulently prepared or supported claim for the refund of motor or special fuel taxes is guilty of a Class 6 felony; (13) Operates or maintains a motor vehicle in this state with special fuel that contains dye as provided in this chapter in the engine fuel supply tank, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any subsequent violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any motor vehicle owned by the state, a county, or municipal corporation for the construction, repair, and maintenance of the public highways on any public highway and intercity buses as defined by 26 U.S.C. § 6427(b) is not subject to this subdivision. Any vehicle owned by the federal government is not subject to this subdivision; (14) Signs any form prescribed by the department with knowledge that the form contains false or untrue information, in whole or in part, is guilty of a Class 6 felony; (15) Fails to carry aboard a qualified motor vehicle, fuel use tax operating credentials required under this chapter or fails to exhibit such fuel use tax credentials if so required by a law enforcement officer is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor; or (16) Operates a motor vehicle with a capacity of more than four thousand two hundred gallons that is engaged in the shipment of motor fuel and special fuel on the public highways of this state without a bill of lading containing the information required by this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Legislative History

SL 1995, ch 71, § 184; SL 1996, ch 90, § 45; SL 1999, ch 58, § 49; SL 2009, ch 55, §§ 31, 32; SL 2013, ch 59, § 19.