2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 12 - Taxation
Chapter 201 - State and Local Revenue Services. Department of Revenue Services
Section 12-9 - Local officials to file statements concerning taxes. Penalty.
The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall annually cause to be prepared by the tax collector complete statements relating to the mill rate and tax levy during the preceding year, such statements to be made upon printed blanks to be prepared and furnished by the secretary to all such officers at least thirty days before the date prescribed by the secretary for the filing of such statements. Any person who neglects to file a true and correct report in the office of the secretary at the time and in the form required by him or which, in making and filing such report, includes therein any wilful misstatement, shall forfeit one hundred dollars to the state, provided the secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and standards adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54.
(1949 Rev., S. 1686; P.A. 79-610, S. 2, 47; P.A. 87-115, S. 1, 8; P.A. 97-244, S. 7, 13.)
History: Because of effect of P.A. 77-614 “commissioner” referred to commissioner of revenue services rather than tax commissioner as previously, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of revenue services, effective July 1, 1980; P.A. 87-115 increased the forfeiture by any municipal official who fails to file the annual report as required, or includes a wilful misstatement, from $15 to $100 and provided for waiver of forfeiture in accordance with regulations to be adopted, effective May 11, 1987, and applicable to annual reports to be submitted for the assessment list of 1987 and each assessment list thereafter; P.A. 97-244 required tax collector to prepare statements instead of officers and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997.
See Sec. 12-1c re transfer of certain functions, powers and duties under this chapter to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.
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