2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - § 67.1002. — Ballot form--tax to be effective when--collection of tax, options --penalty on unpaid taxes--delinquent when, any county and certain cities.

67.1002. 1. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

Shall the .......................... (City or County) levy a tax of ............ percent on each sleeping room occupied and rented by transient guests of hotels and motels located in the city or county, where the proceeds of which shall be expended for promotion of tourism?

â ã Yes â ã No If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall become effective on the first day of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the election was held. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the governing body for the city or county shall have no power to impose the tax authorized by this section unless and until the governing body of the city or county again submits the question to the qualified voters of the city or county and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.

2. On and after the effective date of any tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1000, the city or county which levied the tax may adopt one of the two following provisions for the collection and administration of the tax:

(1) The city or county which levied the tax may adopt rules and regulations for the internal collection of such tax by the city or county officers usually responsible for collection and administration of city or county taxes; or

(2) The city or county may enter into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the purpose of collecting the tax authorized in this section and section 67.1000. In the event any city or county enters into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the collection of the tax authorized in this section and section 67.1000, the director of revenue shall perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, enforcement and operation of such tax, and the director of revenue shall collect the additional tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1000. The tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1000 shall be collected and reported upon such forms and under such administrative rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the director of revenue, and the director of revenue shall retain not less than one percent nor more than three percent for cost of collection.

3. If a tax is imposed by a city or county under this section and section 67.1000, the city or county may collect a penalty of one percent and interest not to exceed two percent per month on unpaid taxes which shall be considered delinquent thirty days after the last day of each quarter.

(L. 1991 H.B. 25 § 1 subsecs. 2, 3, 4)