Any person, whether acting for himself or for any other person, who willfully makes any false entry or who fails to make any entry which it is his duty to make in any book, ledger, or account required by the provisions of this title or any state tax law to be kept, 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 sentenced to the county jail for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or both.
The venue of all prosecutions arising pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be in the district court of the county in which such person resides, or if such person is not a resident of this state, any county in which such person does business or maintains an established place of business.
Amended by Laws 1984, c. 220, § 6, operative July 1, 1984.