Any person, association, or corporation who, after the forfeiture by the Tax Commission of any bond posted by him, shall continue or attempt to continue in the business or operations made taxable by any state tax law pursuant to which the bond was required to be posted, without having said bond reinstated or without making a new bond, shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year; and, upon complaint of the Tax Commission, shall be enjoined from further operating or conducting such business until such bond has been reinstated or a new bond has been approved.
The venue for prosecutions arising pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be in the district court of any county in which such business activities are transacted.
Amended by Laws 1984, c. 220, § 3, operative July 1, 1984.