TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS
CHAPTER 19-1400. REALTY TRANSFER TAX
§19-1410. Civil Penalties. [206]
(1) If any part of any underpayment of tax imposed by
this Chapter is due to conduct prescribed by subsections § 19-1416(1), (b),
and (d)--(h), there shall be added to the tax an amount equal to fifty percent
(50%) of the underpayment.
(2) In the case of failure to record a
Certificate of Transfer required under this Chapter on the date prescribed
therefor, unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause, there
shall be added to the tax five percent (5%) of the amount of such tax if the
failure is for not more than one month, with an additional five percent (5%) for
each additional month or fraction thereof during which such failure continues,
not exceeding fifty percent (50%) in the aggregate.