Sec. 13. (a) A person who knowingly fails to collect or timely remit tax otherwise required to be paid to the department under section 9 of this chapter is liable for the uncollected tax plus a penalty equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the uncollected tax.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 6 felonybetween 6 mos. and 2 1/2 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-6-13-13

  • aviation fuel: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 6-6-13-2
  • department: refers to the department of state revenue. See Indiana Code 6-6-13-3
  • person: means a natural person, a partnership, a firm, an association, a corporation, a representative appointed by a court, the state, a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13), or any other entity, group, or syndicate. See Indiana Code 6-6-13-4
     (b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails or refuses to pay over to the state the aviation fuel excise tax at the time required in this chapter or who fraudulently withholds or appropriates or otherwise uses the money or any part thereof belonging to the state commits a Level 6 felony.

     (c) A person who negligently disregards any provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each separate occurrence of negligent disregard as determined by the department.

As added by P.L.288-2013, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.168-2014, SEC.10.

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