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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 28-19 Criminal and civil penalties.">
  <section prefix="§" num="28-19" heading="Criminal and civil penalties.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">Evasion of payment or the willful refusal on the part of any person to pay taxes over to the Director as required by this subtitle shall be a misdemeanor and upon conviction the person is subject:<para num="(1)">to imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">additionally, to a civil penalty of 100% of the amount of the assessment, in addition to the actual assessment provided by this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Evidence of willful refusal.">Willful refusal is evidenced by failure to pay the full amount due within 15 days of the date of the assessment.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 28, §81</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 86-687</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
