Effective - 01 Jan 1999
142.881. Bond requirements. — 1. In lieu of any of the bonds required by this chapter a licensee may deposit with the director cash, a certificate of deposit or an irrevocable letter of credit. If the applicant files a bond or letter of credit it shall:
(1) Be with a surety company or bank approved by the director which may be an affiliate in the business of assuring such obligations;
(2) Name the applicant as the principal obligor and the state as the obligee; and
(3) Be on forms prescribed by the director.
2. The director may, at the reasonable discretion of the director, require a licensee or an applicant to furnish current verified, financial statements. The director may make independent inquiry into the financial condition of the applicant and, in any case, is not required to accept as accurate financial statements which have not been certified or independently audited. If the director determines that the financial condition of a licensee warrants an increase in the bond, the director may require the licensee to furnish an increased bond.
3. The director may require a licensee to file a new bond with a satisfactory surety in the same form and amount if:
(1) Liability upon the previous bond is discharged or reduced by a judgment rendered, payment made, or otherwise disposed of; or
(2) In the opinion of the director, any surety on the previous bond becomes unsatisfactory. If the new bond is unsatisfactory, the director shall cancel the license. If the new bond is satisfactorily furnished, the director shall release in writing the surety on the previous bond from any liability accruing after the effective date of the new bond.
4. If a licensee has cash, a certificate of deposit or a letter of credit with the director and it is reduced by a judgment rendered, payment made, or otherwise disposed of, the director may require the licensee to make a new deposit equal to the amount of the reduction.
5. If the director reasonably determines that the amount of the existing bond is insufficient to ensure payment to the state of the tax, fee, and any penalty and interest for which the licensee is or may become liable, the licensee shall, upon written demand of the director, file a new or increased bond. The director shall allow the licensee at least fifteen days to secure the increased bond or cash deposit.
6. The new bond shall meet the requirements set forth in this chapter.
7. If the new bond required pursuant to this section is unsatisfactory, the director shall cancel the license.
8. Sixty days after making a written request for release to the director, the surety of a bond furnished by a licensee shall be released from any liability to the state accruing on the bond after the sixty-day period. The release does not affect any liability accruing before the expiration of the sixty-day period.
9. The director shall promptly notify the licensee furnishing the bond that a release has been requested. Unless the licensee obtains a new bond that meets the requirements of this chapter and files with the director the new bond within the sixty-day period, the director shall cancel the license.
10. Sixty days after making a written request for release to the director, the cash deposit, letter of credit or certificate of deposit provided by a licensee shall be cancelled as security for any obligation accruing after the expiration of the sixty-day period. However, the director may retain all or part of the bond for up to three years and one day as security for any obligations accruing before the effective date of the cancellation. Any part not retained by the director shall be released to the licensee. Before the expiration of the sixty-day period, the licensee shall provide the director with a bond that satisfies the requirements of this chapter or the director shall cancel the license.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 619)
Effective 1-1-99
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title X - Taxation and Revenue
Section 142.015 - Limited alcohol manufacturer, federal permit to be filed, where.
Section 142.029 - Expiration date of section 142.028.
Section 142.200 - Duty of attorney general — suit in name of state.
Section 142.310 - Exchange of information with other states.
Section 142.345 - Motor fuel tax fund created — disbursement, transfer.
Section 142.350 - Distribution of funds for highway and road purposes.
Section 142.800 - Definitions.
Section 142.806 - Presumption of highway use.
Section 142.809 - Tax levied, when, how measured.
Section 142.812 - Excise tax on motor fuel losses unaccounted for — liability for excise tax.
Section 142.815 - Exemptions allowed for nonhighway use.
Section 142.817 - Fuel tax exemption for certain public services.
Section 142.818 - Federal government exemption, how claimed.
Section 142.833 - Liability for unpaid tax.
Section 142.842 - Precollection of tax and remittal by person removing fuel through supplier.
Section 142.845 - Terminal operator liability for tax.
Section 142.848 - Distributor's election on timing of remittance.
Section 142.851 - Timing election by distributors, requirements.
Section 142.854 - Supplier's duty to remit — tax credit, supplier entitled, when.
Section 142.857 - Supplier's eligibility for credit.
Section 142.860 - Remittance by electronic fund transfer, when.
Section 142.863 - Costs of administration, percentage retained by supplier.
Section 142.866 - Consumer liable, when — vendor liable, when.
Section 142.869 - Alternative fuel decal fee in lieu of tax — increase, when — decal — penalty.
Section 142.872 - Diverted fuel, liability.
Section 142.875 - Final report.
Section 142.878 - Application for license.
Section 142.881 - Bond requirements.
Section 142.884 - Supplier's license — supplier's bond for financial responsibility required.
Section 142.890 - Transporter's license, when required — transporter's bond — required reports.
Section 142.893 - Distributor's license, when required.
Section 142.896 - Distributors' bond — motor fuel trust fund created.
Section 142.900 - Director may prescribe forms and require the submission of information.
Section 142.902 - Reports, filing date, how determined.
Section 142.905 - Revocation of license — review — penalties.
Section 142.908 - Consumer remittance, when due — penalty.
Section 142.909 - Penalties for failure to comply with chapter — misdemeanor or class E felony.
Section 142.914 - Transporters' duties — penalties.
Section 142.923 - Motor fuel tax evasion, exceptions, penalty.
Section 142.926 - Notice of exempt use on shipping papers — penalty — enforcement authority.
Section 142.935 - Notice of dyed fuels.
Section 142.938 - Tamper-resistant standards for shipping papers.
Section 142.941 - Inspections, requirements, limitations.
Section 142.947 - Liens, motor fuel tax — notice of, satisfaction — record content.
Section 142.950 - Enforcement authority.
Section 142.951 - Director may conduct investigations.