If any person liable for a tax under the provisions of this chapter shall fail, refuse or neglect to obtain the necessary license and pay such tax prior to commencing in business, or if any person liable for such tax shall fail, refuse or neglect to obtain a new or renewal license and pay the required tax as provided under the terms of this chapter, then such person shall be liable for the amount of such tax plus an initial penalty of ten percent (10%), and thereafter a penalty of one percent (1%) per month for each month or part thereof during which the tax remains delinquent. It is hereby made the duty of the tax collectors of the various counties and of the tax collectors of all municipalities to collect all privilege taxes levied and imposed under the provisions hereof. In all cases where any privilege taxes remain delinquent and unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days or more, the tax collector shall have the authority and the power to proceed to collect such tax from any person liable therefor and, for the purpose of making such collection, shall have full and complete power and authority to make any and all assessments that might be required or necessary under the y person liable therefor and, for the purpose of making such collection, shall have full and complete power and authority to make any and all assessments that might be required or necessary under the provisions hereof, to bring any suits or actions in any court of competent jurisdiction, and to do any and all other things which might be necessary for such purpose.Codes, 1942, § 9696-206; Laws, 1944, ch. 137, § 202; Laws, 1950, ch. 535; Laws, 1962, ch. 588, § 22; Laws, 1978, ch. 383, § 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 505, § 8; Laws, 1993, ch. 325, § 1, eff. 7/1/1993.
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