69-1-226. Failure to pay fee -- penalty and interest -- collection of fee. (1) If a regulated company or an officer or employee of a regulated company files the statement required by 69-1-223(2) but fails, neglects, or refuses to pay the fee due within the time required, the department of revenue may after the time for payment has expired add to the fee due, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, a penalty of 10% thereof plus interest at the rate of 1% per month or fraction of month computed on the total amount of the fee. Interest is computed from the date the fee is due to the date of payment.
(2) The department of revenue shall mail to the regulated company a notice, pursuant to 15-1-211, setting forth the amount of the fee, penalty, and interest. The taxpayer may seek review of the department's action pursuant to 15-1-211.
(3) The 10% penalty may be waived by the department of revenue if reasonable cause for failure and neglect to make payment is provided to the department.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 195, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 439, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 676, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 811, L. 1991.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 1. Structure and Organization of State Agencies
Part 2. Consumer Committee and Consumer Counsel
69-1-202. through 69-1-210 reserved
69-1-211. Meetings of committee
69-1-212. Compensation of committee members
69-1-213. through 69-1-220 reserved
69-1-221. Staff of consumer counsel
69-1-223. Funding of office of consumer counsel
69-1-224. Determination of fee -- reporting
69-1-225. Computation and collection of fee in absence of statement -- penalty and interest
69-1-226. Failure to pay fee -- penalty and interest -- collection of fee
69-1-227. Warrant for distraint