Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-11-9-.11 - Penalties

(1) Every owner of a mobile home subject to these regulations, in addition to the ad valorem tax due on the mobile home, shall be liable for a penalty of 10 percent of the tax due or $ 5, whichever is greater, for their failure to make the return or pay the tax by April 1 of each year.

(2) Reserved.

(3) Every owner of a mobile home located in a county on January 1 and subject to these regulations, in addition to the ad valorem tax due on the mobile home, if applicable, and the penalty, if applicable, for failure to make the return or pay the tax by April 1 of each year, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if they fail to secure, attach and display on a mobile home the decal that is required by Regulation 560-11-9-.04. Upon conviction thereof, the owner shall be punished by a fine of not less than $ 100.00 nor more than $ 300.00, except that upon receipt of proof of purchase of a decal prior to the date of the issuance of a summons, the fine shall be $ 50.00 provided, however that in the event such person owns more than one mobile home in an individual mobile home park, the maximum fine under this paragraph for such person with respect to such mobile home park shall not exceed $1,000.00. The county governing authority may, by local ordinance, provide for penalties for owners who locate a mobile home in the county after January 1 and fail to secure, attach and display on a mobile home the decal that is required by Regulation 560-11-9-.04.

(4) Any person who moves or transports a mobile home which is required to and which does not have attached and displayed thereon the decal required by Regulation 560-11-9-.04 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $ 200.00 nor more than $ 1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 12 months, or both.

(5) The tax commissioner may issue executions for nonpayment of mobile home taxes in the manner prescribed in Georgia Code Section 48-3-3. The collection of such executions shall follow the procedures prescribed in Chapter 3 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Such executions shall bear interest at the rate prescribed by Georgia Code Section 48-2-40 once issued.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-11-9-.11

O.C.G.A. Secs. 48-2-12, 48-2-40, 48-3-3, 48-5-440 through 48-5-442, 48-5-444 through 48-5-448, 48-5-450, 48-5-451, 48-5-490, 48-5-492 through 48-5-495.

Original Rule entitled "Penalties" adopted. F. Dec. 5, 1997; eff. Dec. 25, 1997. Amended: F. May 3, 2000; eff. May 23, 2000. Amended: F. Jan. 4, 2016; eff. Jan. 24, 2016.