Sec. 20. (a) If a public utility company does not file a statement with the department of local government finance on or before the date prescribed under section 19 of this chapter, the company shall pay a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day that the statement is late. However, a penalty under this subsection may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). A public utility company shall remit a penalty for which the public utility company is liable under this subsection to the department of state revenue.
(b) The department of local government finance shall notify the attorney general and the department of state revenue if a public utility company fails to file a statement on or before the due date. The attorney general shall then bring an action in the name of this state to collect the penalty due under this section.
(c) The state auditor shall deposit amounts collected under this section in the state treasury for credit to the state general fund.
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-44-6 part.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.64-1983, SEC.4; P.L.59-1985, SEC.4; P.L.90-2002, SEC.71; P.L.183-2014, SEC.4; P.L.255-2017, SEC.9.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 8. Taxation of Public Utility Companies
6-1.1-8-1. Property Owned or Used by Public Utility Company
6-1.1-8-3. Companies Subject to Taxation; Exemptions
6-1.1-8-4. Companies Within and Partially Outside State; Tax Determinations
6-1.1-8-9. Light, Heat, or Power Companies
6-1.1-8-10. Pipe Line Companies
6-1.1-8-11. Railroad Companies
6-1.1-8-13. Sleeping Car Companies
6-1.1-8-14. Street Railway Companies
6-1.1-8-15. Telephone, Telegraph, or Cable Companies
6-1.1-8-17. Water Distribution Companies
6-1.1-8-20. Failure to File Statement; Penalty; Action by Attorney General
6-1.1-8-21. Copies of Various Reports; Requests From Department of Local Government Finance
6-1.1-8-24. Township Assessor or County Assessor Determination of Assessed Values
6-1.1-8-24.5. Solar Land Base Rates; Determination and Release
6-1.1-8-25. Assessment of Distributable Property
6-1.1-8-25.5. New Fixed Property Assessments; Notification
6-1.1-8-26. Valuation of Company Property
6-1.1-8-28. Tentative Assessment by the Department; Appeal Opportunity
6-1.1-8-29. Preliminary Conference; Notice of Final Assessment
6-1.1-8-30. Appeal to Indiana Board; Appeal to Tax Court
6-1.1-8-31. Appeal of Final Judgment; Court Procedure
6-1.1-8-32. Setting Aside Final Determination; Grounds
6-1.1-8-33. Appeal of Township or County Assessor's Assessment of Fixed Property
6-1.1-8-34. Rate of Tax; Time of Payment
6-1.1-8-37. Reassessment of Distributable Property; Refunds or Taxes Due
6-1.1-8-38. Lien; Collection of Delinquent Taxes; Penalties
6-1.1-8-39. Omitted Property; Assessment
6-1.1-8-40. Omitted Property; Rate of Assessment; Interest
6-1.1-8-41. Valuation Methods Used in Other States
6-1.1-8-42. Rules and Regulations; Promulgation