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The appraisal of this late fee shall not prevent the Commissioner from taking other action, as provided for in this chapter. If any person is delinquent in any payment of the money due, then the amount shall be collected by civil action in the name of the Commonwealth at the direction of the Commissioner, and any person adjudged to be in default shall pay the cost of such action. The Attorney General, at the request of the Commissioner, shall institute action in any appropriate court for the collection of any money due, including interest thereon.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286859,"text":"Any manufacturer who is required to collect the equine feed assessment under this article and who has not paid the assessment to the Commissioner within 15 working days following the due date of February 1 shall pay to the Commissioner a late fee of 10 percent of the amount due or $50, whichever is greater, in addition to the amount of assessment owed. The appraisal of this late fee shall not prevent the Commissioner from taking other action, as provided for in this chapter. If any person is delinquent in any payment of the money due, then the amount shall be collected by civil action in the name of the Commonwealth at the direction of the Commissioner, and any person adjudged to be in default shall pay the cost of such action. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 497<\/a> and 588<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79008,"section_number":"3.2-1102","catch_line":"Collection of delinquent assessments; civil action","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-1102\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194765,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80109,"identifier":"3.2-1721","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/17\/3\/3.2-1721","url":"\/3.2-1721\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1721\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/17\/3\/3.2-1721","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collection of delinquent assessments; civil action","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1721","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any manufacturer<\/span> who is required to collect the equine feed assessment under this article and who has not paid the assessment to the Commissioner<\/span> within 15 working days following the due date of February 1 shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> a late fee of 10 percent of the amount due or $50, whichever is greater, in addition to the amount of assessment owed. The appraisal of this late fee shall not prevent the Commissioner<\/span> from taking other action, as provided for in this chapter. If any person is delinquent in any payment of the money due, then the amount shall be collected by civil action<\/span> in the name of the Commonwealth at the direction of the Commissioner<\/span>, and any person adjudged to be in default<\/span> shall pay the cost of such action. The Attorney General<\/span>, at the request of the Commissioner<\/span>, shall institute action in any appropriate court<\/span> for the collection of any money due, including interest thereon.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS; CIVIL ACTION (\u00a7 3.2-1721)\n\nAny manufacturer who is required to collect the equine feed assessment under\nthis article and who has not paid the assessment to the Commissioner within 15\nworking days following the due date of February 1 shall pay to the Commissioner\na late fee of 10 percent of the amount due or $50, whichever is greater, in\naddition to the amount of assessment owed. The appraisal of this late fee shall\nnot prevent the Commissioner from taking other action, as provided for in this\nchapter. If any person is delinquent in any payment of the money due, then the\namount shall be collected by civil action in the name of the Commonwealth at the\ndirection of the Commissioner, and any person adjudged to be in default shall\npay the cost of such action. The Attorney General, at the request of the\nCommissioner, shall institute action in any appropriate court for the collection\nof any money due, including interest thereon.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 497, 588, \u00a7 3.1-22.76; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}