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Business Taxes Law Guide—Revision 2024
Use Fuel Tax Law
Revenue and Taxation Code
Division 2. Other Taxes
Part 3. Use Fuel Tax
Chapter 4. Determinations.
Article 6. Interest and Penalties
Section 8876
8876. Interest and penalties. (a) Any user who fails to pay any tax, except taxes determined by the board under Article 2 (commencing with Section 8776) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 8801), within the time required shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the tax, together with interest on that tax at the modified adjusted rate per month, or fraction thereof, established pursuant to Section 6591.5, from the date on which the tax became due and payable until the date of payment.
(b) Any user who fails to file a return in accordance with the due date set forth in Section 8751 or the due date established by the board in accordance with Section 8755, shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the tax with respect to the period for which the return is required.
(c) The penalties imposed by this section shall be limited to a maximum of 10 percent of the tax for which the return is required for any one return.
History—Stats. 1953, p. 3598, in effect September 9, 1953, substituted penalty of "10" for "25" percent. Stats. 1975, Ch. 661, operative to interest accruing on or after January 1, 1976, substituted "1 percent" for "one-half of 1 percent." Stats. 1982, Ch. 5, First Extra Session, in effect May 27, 1982, substituted "(commencing … 8801)" for "or 3" after "Article 2" and "adjusted … 19269" for "rate … thereof" before "from." Stats. 1984, Ch. 1020, effective January 1, 1985, operative July 1, 1985, substituted "modified … thereof" for "adjusted annual rate" before "established", substituted "Section 6591.5" for "Section 19269." Stats. 1995, Ch. 555, in effect January 1, 1996, deleted "of this chapter" after "with Section 8801)" and substituted "or fifty dollars … on that tax" for ", in addition to the tax, plus interest" after "of the tax". Stats. 1996, Ch. 1087, in effect January 1, 1997, deleted "or fifty dollars ($50), whichever is greater" after "amount of the tax". Stats. 2000, Ch. 923 (AB 2894), in effect January 1, 2001, added subdivision letter designation (a) before the former sole paragraph, and added subdivisions (b) and (c).