Section 11-51-185
Request for department to collect municipal taxes; effective date; when department to perform duties under division.
(a) Except where the Department of Revenue is already collecting taxes on July 1, 1998, any municipality requesting the Department of Revenue to collect its tax shall forward a certified copy of the enabling act, ordinance, or resolution to the department at least 30 days prior to the first day of the month on which the act, ordinance, or resolution is to take effect.
(b) A new levy, or a levy changed by an amendment of a municipal ordinance heretofore adopted, which shall be collected under this division or a new request to collect shall not be effective nor subject to collection by the Department of Revenue until the first day of the month next following the expiration of 30 days after receipt by the department of a certified copy of the enabling ordinance or resolution with any amendments thereto.
(c) The Department of Revenue shall not be required to make any collection of municipal privilege or license taxes levied in the nature of sales or use taxes or otherwise perform any duties as provided for in this division until a certified copy of the ordinance and amendments thereto has been on file with the Department of Revenue for at least 30 days.
(Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 203, p. 272, §6; Act 98-192, p. 310, §3.)