Rhode Island General Laws 44-53-4. Notice before levy
(a) Levy may be made under § 44-53-1 upon the salary or wages or other property of any person with respect to any unpaid tax after the tax administrator has notified the person, in writing, of his or her intention to make the levy. The notice shall be given thirty (30) days prior to the levy and shall be given:
(1) in person, or
(2) left at the dwelling or usual place of business of the person, or
(3) sent by certified or registered mail to the person’s last known address no less than thirty (30) days before the day of the levy.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-53-4
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Levy: as used in this chapter , includes the power of distraint and seizure by any means. See Rhode Island General Laws 44-53-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(b) This section shall not apply to a levy if the tax administrator has made a finding under the last sentence of § 44-53-1 that the collection of tax is in jeopardy.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 68, § 1.