§ 40.07 PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY BUSINESS TAX.
   40.07(A)   Penalty. Any who engages in any within the without first obtaining a , if hereby required, is subject to a penalty of 25% of the due, in addition to any other penalty provided by or ordinance.
   40.07(B)   Delinquency.   that are not renewed when due and payable are delinquent and subject to a delinquency penalty of 10% for the month of October, plus an additional 5% penalty for each subsequent month of delinquency until paid. Each delinquency penalty shall be applied to the amount equal to the due plus all previous outstanding delinquency penalties. However, the total delinquency penalty may not exceed 25% of the for the delinquent establishment. Any money received shall be applied to the oldest delinquent and penalties first.
   40.07(C)   Except as otherwise provided, any who engages in any covered by this Chapter who does not pay the required within 150 days after the initial notice of the tax due and who does not obtain the required is subject to civil actions and penalties, including court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, additional administrative costs incurred as a result of collection efforts, and a penalty equal to the annual amount of the or $250.00, whichever is less.
   40.07(D)   Collection of taxes, penalties and fees due from prior years. In the event the determines that a has failed to pay the , the shall submit a written notice to such indicating the failure to pay the and requesting payment. A who receives written notice of failure to pay a shall be liable for payment of all outstanding taxes, fees and penalties due for the current   and for payment of all outstanding taxes, fees and penalties due from prior from the time that the first received written notice from the that the was liable for payment of a .
(Ord. 2010-11, passed 10-4-2010; Am. Ord. 2012-10, passed 4-16-2012)