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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="17-323" title_number="17" title_name="Disposition of Abandoned Property" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Abandoned Property in This State">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who fails to pay or deliver abandoned property to the Administrator as required by this title shall pay a penalty equal to 15% of the value of the property.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a person fails to file any report or refuses to deliver property to the Administrator as required by this title, the Administrator may bring an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to require the filing of the report and to enforce delivery of the property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who willfully fails to render any report or perform any other duty required by this subtitle is subject to a fine of $100 for each day the report is withheld, but not more than $5,000.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a person who willfully refuses to pay or deliver abandoned property to the Administrator as required by this subtitle is subject to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months or both.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Administrator may waive any penalty required under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
