Civil penalty for unpaid checks.

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(1) The executive director of the department of revenue, or such executive director's delegate, shall assess a forty-one-dollar penalty against any person who issues a check returned for any of the reasons set forth in subsection (2) of this section to the department of revenue in payment of taxes, licenses, or fees collectible by the department of revenue for this state. The penalty provided for in this section shall be assessed in addition to any other penalties or interest provided by law, but shall not be assessed for checks issued pursuant to section 42-4-1701 (5), C.R.S., as a penalty assessment.

(2) The penalty in subsection (1) shall apply to a check that is returned to the department of revenue without payment because of insufficient funds, a closed account, or a stop payment order on the check.

Source: L. 77: Entire section added, p. 1219, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 697, § 1, effective March 19. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2556, § 55, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1914, § 1, effective July 1.

Cross references: For the penalty for insufficient funds checks issued to other state departments, institutions, or agencies, see § 24-30-202 (25).


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