If the assessment imposed by this chapter is not paid when due or any funds collected by a warehouse or handler are not remitted to the Tobacco Board as required in this chapter, the amount due shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month from the due date until payment.
If any person defaults in any payment of the assessment or interest thereon, or fails to remit any funds collected to the Tobacco Board, the amount shall be collected by civil action in the name of the Commonwealth at the relation of the Tobacco Board, and the person adjudged in default shall pay the cost of such action. The Attorney General, at the request of the Tobacco Board, shall institute action for the collection of the amount of any assessment past due under this chapter, including interest thereon.
The Tobacco Board, in its discretion, may waive or remit such interest, or a portion thereof, for good cause shown. In determining whether to waive interest charges or request a civil action, the Board shall consider any history of previous violations, the seriousness of the violation, and the good faith demonstrated in any attempt to achieve compliance with the chapter after notice of the violation.
Code 1950, § 3-252; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-331; 2002, c. 57; 2008, c. 860; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2017, cc. 8, 66.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
§ 3.2-2401. Tobacco Board; composition and appointment of members
§ 3.2-2402. Production areas designated
§ 3.2-2405. Powers and duties of the Tobacco Board
§ 3.2-2406. Collection of assessment
§ 3.2-2407. Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Promotion Fund established
§ 3.2-2407.1. Dark-Fired Tobacco Promotion Fund established
§ 3.2-2408. Collection and disposition of tax; reports
§ 3.2-2409. Records to be kept by warehouse and handler
§ 3.2-2410. Collection of unpaid assessment and interest thereon