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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57152</law_id><section_number>58.1-2266</section_number><catch_line>Late filing or payment; civil penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Taxes Administered by Other Agencies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="22">Virginia Fuels Tax Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="7">Enforcement and Administration</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> committing any of the following acts shall be subject to the civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> specified in subsections B and C: <a id="paragraph-209294" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Failure to submit a report required by this chapter on a timely basis; <a id="paragraph-209295" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Failure to submit the data required by this chapter; or <a id="paragraph-209296" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Failure to pay to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> or to a <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> on a timely basis the amount of taxes due under this chapter. <a id="paragraph-209297" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The amount of the civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> for any act described in subdivision A 1 or 2 shall be as follows: <a id="paragraph-209298" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> $50 for the first violation; <a id="paragraph-209299" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> $200 for the second violation; <a id="paragraph-209300" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> $500 for the third violation; and <a id="paragraph-209301" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> $1,000 for the fourth and subsequent violations.
				After imposition of the <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> under this subsection, the amount of the <span class="dictionary">penalty</span>, if not paid within 30 days of receipt of notice of such <span class="dictionary">penalty</span>, shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month until the <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> is paid. <a id="paragraph-209302" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The amount of the civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> for any act described in subdivision A 3 shall be equal to 10 percent of the tax due or $50, whichever is greater; however, penalties resulting from an audit shall be equal to 10 percent of the tax due. After imposition of the <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> under this subsection, the amount of the tax and the <span class="dictionary">penalty</span>, if not paid within 30 days of receipt of notice of such <span class="dictionary">penalty</span>, shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month until the tax and <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> are paid. <a id="paragraph-209303" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> is authorized to reduce or <span class="dictionary">waive</span> any penalties under this section if the violation is due to a reasonable or good cause shown to the satisfaction of the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. <a id="paragraph-209304" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2266/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 729, 758; 2004, c. 340.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
