2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-36 - Motor Fuel Tax
Chapter 31-36-3 - Bond of a motor fuel distributor.


RI Gen L § 31-36-3 (2012) What's This?

§ 31-36-3 Bond of a motor fuel distributor. – (a) Before the division of taxation shall register a distributor as provided in § 31-36-2, the distributor shall deposit with the Division of Taxation a surety bond running to the general treasurer and in form and substance approved by the division, in amount based upon an estimate of the average annual tax to be paid by the distributor as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, with any surety if any that the division may require, conditioned to pay any final judgment obtained against the principal named in the bond for failure to pay any and all taxes assessed under the provisions of this chapter.

(b) SEE THE BOOK FOR THE PROPER TABLE.

(c) In no event shall the amount of the bond in this section exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000).

History of Section.
(P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 2; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3177, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-36-3; P.L. 1962, ch. 63, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 24, § 1.)

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