Indiana § 6-6-6-8 - Navigation companies; failure to file return; actions against
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§ 6-6-6-8. Navigation companies; failure to file return; actions against
Sec. 8. If a navigation company incorporated under the laws of this state has not filed a required tonnage tax return and paid the tonnage tax within thirty (30) days after the July 1 due date, the state comptroller shall report that fact to the attorney general. The attorney general shall then proceed to institute an action against the company for the sequestration of its property, the forfeiture of its charter, and its final dissolution. When the attorney general initiates an action under this section, the company may be required to pay the state, in addition to the delinquent tonnage taxes, a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500).
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-1-15.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.207.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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