Section 29.45.250. Rates of penalty and interest.

   (a) A penalty not to exceed 20 percent of the tax due may be added to all delinquent taxes, and interest not to exceed 15 percent a year shall accrue upon all unpaid taxes, not including penalty, from the due date until paid in full.  A municipality may impose a penalty not to exceed 20 percent of the tax due upon the late return of personal property assessment forms.  A penalty under this section may be imposed according to a formula that increases the amount of the penalty as the length of time increases during which payment is delinquent or assessment forms are not returned.
   (b) If a taxpayer is given the right to pay the tax in two installments, penalty and interest on an unpaid installment accrues from the date the installment becomes due.

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History

(Sec. 12 ch 74 SLA 1985)