§ 198.37, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 198. ESTATE TAXES
Failure to make return; penalty.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Any person required under this chapter to pay any tax, or required by law or regulations made under authority thereof to make a return, keep any records, or supply any information for the purposes of the computation, assessment, or collection of any tax imposed by this chapter, who willfully fails to pay such tax, make such return, keep such records, or supply such information, at the time or times required by law or regulations, is, in addition to other penalties provided by law, guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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History
s. 27, ch. 16015, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7473(3-a); s. 97, ch. 71-136; s. 62, ch. 87-6; s. 36, ch. 87-101; s. 11, ch. 91-224.
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