171.11 COLLECTION OF UNPAID TAXES; REFUNDS OF OVERPAYMENTS.
   (a)    All taxes imposed by this chapter shall be collectible, together with any interest and penalties thereon, by suit, as other debts of like amount are recoverable. Such suit shall be brought within three (3) years after the tax was due or the return was filed, whichever is later in accordance with O.R.C. 718.12A.
   (b)    Taxes erroneously paid shall not be refunded unless a claim for refund is made within the time limitation specified in Ohio R.C. 718.12C and 718.121. Amounts less than five dollars ($5.00) shall not be refundable.
   (c)    Prosecutions for an offense made punishable under this chapter shall be commenced within three (3) years after the commission of the offense, provided that in the case of fraud, failure to file a return, or the omission of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the compensation or net profits required to be reported, prosecutions may be commenced within six (6) years after the commission of the offense in accordance with O.R.C. 718.12(B).
   (d)    Amounts of less than five dollars ($5.00) shall not be refunded or collected if the total tax due does not exceed this amount.
(Ord. 11-04.  Passed 10-11-04.)