(a) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter, a penalty for which is not otherwise provided, or fails or refuses to pay the tax imposed by this chapter, or engages in business in this State as a distributor or retailer without being the holder of an uncancelled license to engage in such business, or makes any false statement in any application, report or statement required by this chapter, or refuses to permit the Department of Transportation or any deputy to examine records as provided by this chapter, or fails to keep proper records of quantities of gasoline received, produced, refined, manufactured, compounded, sold, used and/or delivered in this State as required by this chapter, or collects or causes to be repaid to any person any tax not being entitled to the same under the provisions of this chapter shall, for the first offense, be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and for a second and any subsequent offense shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. In addition to the penalty imposed in conformity to the above, the defendant shall be required to pay all taxes and penalties due the State under this chapter and/or pay to the State any other moneys wrongfully withheld or illegally refunded. Each day or part thereof during which any person shall engage in business as a distributor or retailer without being the holder of an uncancelled license shall constitute a separate offense within the meaning of this section.
(b) Whoever refuses or neglects to make any statement, report or return required by this chapter, or knowingly makes, or aids or assists any other person in making a false statement in a report to the Department of Transportation or in connection with an application for refund of any tax, or sells any gasoline purchased by such person from any person other than a duly licensed distributor upon which the tax herein imposed shall not be paid shall, when no other penalty of fine and/or imprisonment is imposed by this chapter, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 1 year, or both. The Superior Court of this State shall have exclusive jurisdiction over violations of this chapter.
(c) The Delaware State Police are authorized and directed to assist in the enforcement of this section.
Structure Delaware Code
§ 5102. License for retail sale of gasoline; requirement, issuance, term, fee and display.
§ 5103. License for distributor of gasoline; requirement, application, bond and fee.
§ 5104. Issuance of distributor's license; term of license.
§ 5105. Refusal of distributor's license; grounds.
§ 5106. Assignability of distributor's license.
§ 5107. Bond of licensed distributor.
§ 5108. Revocation, cancellation and surrender of license and bond.
§ 5109. Records of Department of Transportation.
§ 5110. Levy and rate of tax; collection.
§ 5111. Exempt sales of gasoline.
§ 5112. Distributor's taxable sales of gasoline; what is included.
§ 5113. Monthly reports of distributors.
§ 5114. Payment of tax by distributor.
§ 5115. Penalties for failure to file reports or pay tax when due.
§ 5117. Collection by Department of Transportation of delinquent taxes.
§ 5118. Rules and regulations.
§ 5119. Deposit of receipts by Department of Transportation.
§ 5120. Refunds of motor fuel taxes.
§ 5121. Reports from carriers transporting gasoline; penalty for failure to file report; appeal.
§ 5122. Retention of records by distributors or retailers; penalties.
§ 5123. Inspection of records.
§ 5124. Discontinuance, sale or transfer of business by distributor or retailer; penalties.
§ 5125. Delivery from tank truck to motor vehicle; penalty.