70-9-316. Penalties. (1) Any person who willfully fails to render any report or perform other duties required under parts 1 through 3 shall be punished by a fine of $50 for each day such report is withheld, but not more than $1,000.
     (2) Any person who willfully refuses to pay or deliver abandoned property to the department as required under parts 1 through 3 shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
     (3) A person who fails to pay or deliver property within the time prescribed in parts 1 through 3 may be required to pay to the department interest at the rate of 1% a month or fraction thereof on the property or value thereof from the date the property should have been paid or delivered until it is paid or delivered.

     History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 244, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 216, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 391, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 67-2225; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 269, L. 1983.