§ 4-8-11. LATE FILING FEE.

(A)

A person responsible for filing a late report is liable to the City for payment of a late filing fee. The amount of the late filing fee shall be set by ordinance. A late filing fee is not penal in nature, and is in addition to an available sanction for a late filing of a report. A person's payment of a late fee under this section does not discharge a person's liability for a criminal offense under this chapter.

(B)

The city clerk shall determine from any available evidence whether a report under this chapter is late.

(1)

A report that is not timely filed is late.

(2)

A registration is not properly filed without the required fee being paid timely. Accordingly, a registration filed without the required fee being paid timely is late.

(C)

On making a determination that a report is late, the clerk shall immediately send, by registered mail, a notice of the determination to the person responsible for the filing, notifying the person of the fee for late filing, and charging the fee.

(D)

If the late fee is not paid before the 10th day after the date on which the notice is received by the person responsible for filing the report, the person is liable to the City for an additional late fee.

(1)

Until the person files the report, the clerk shall send a written notice to the person every 10th day. After the first notice, the clerk need not send notices by registered mail. The person is liable for an additional late fee each time the clerk sends a 10-day notice up to a cumulative maximum of $500. The clerk need not send additional notices when the total of the late fee has reached the maximum amount and may not send the notices more frequently than every 10th day.

(E)

The clerk shall provide a copy of each notice sent under this section to the city attorney.

(F)

The clerk shall deposit and use money received from late fees in the manner prescribed in this chapter for a registration fee.

(G)

A report subject to a fee, for which the fee is not paid, is not properly filed in compliance with this chapter.

Source: Ord. No. 20160922-005, Pt. 1, 6-1-17 .

Editor's note

Ordinance No. 20160922-005 takes effect on June 1, 2017.