Assessments as personal debts; action for collection; penalty

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4:10-69. Assessments as personal debts; action for collection; penalty

Assessments levied by the secretary shall constitute personal debts of persons so assessed and when due shall be payable to the secretary. In the event of failure to pay any such assessment upon the due date, the secretary may file a complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction for the collection thereof.

In the event any producer or processor duly assessed fails to make full payment on or before the due date, the secretary is authorized to add to the unpaid assessment an amount not exceeding 10% to defray the cost of collecting the unpaid assessment.

L.1971, c. 308, s. 27, eff. Sept. 2, 1971.


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