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.