| | 4. Revocation of registration. The assessor may revoke the | registration certificate of an operator who has failed to file | with the assessor a return required under section 4944 within 15 | days after the due date, who has failed to file, within 15 days | after receipt of notice, a bond or deposit required under section | 4946 or who has failed to pay any tax required by this chapter | that is shown to be due on a return filed by the operator, is | admitted to be due by the operator or has been determined to be | due by the assessor and that determination has become final. The | revocation is reviewable in accordance with section 151. The | registration certificate is suspended from the date of notice of | the suspension until the delinquent tax is paid or a bond or | deposit required under section 4946 is filed with the assessor or | it is determined by an appropriate court that revocation is not | warranted. |
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| | 5. Making sales or rentals after revocation. A person whose | registration certificate has been revoked by the assessor who | continues to make sales of meals, rentals of living quarters or | rentals of automobiles for a period of less than one year commits | a Class D crime. Violation of this subsection is a strict | liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection | 4-A. |
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| | If the State Tax Assessor determines it necessary or | advisable, either as a condition for issuance or subsequent to | the issuance of a registration certificate pursuant to this | chapter, the assessor may require from an operator a bond, | written by a surety company qualified to do business in this | State, in an amount and upon conditions determined by the | assessor. In lieu of a bond, the assessor may accept, for | delivery to the custody of the Treasurer of State, a deposit of | money or securities in an amount and of a kind approved by the | assessor. The Treasurer of State shall accept the deposit and | keep it safely, subject to the instructions of the assessor. |
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| §4947. Advertising of payment by operator |
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| | It is unlawful for any operator to advertise or hold out or | state to the public or to any consumer, directly or indirectly, | that the tax imposed by this chapter or any part of it will be | assumed or absorbed by the operator, that it will not be added to | or included in the price of a taxable meal or rental or, if added | or included, that it or any part of it will be refunded. Any | person who violates any part of this section is guilty of a Class | E crime. |
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| §4948. Overpayments; refunds |
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