§ 27-902. Willful failure to pay bonds


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  •    (a) Prohibited. -- A county tax collector may not willfully fail to make prompt payments of the interest and principal on bonds issued under this title.

    (b) Penalty. -- A county tax collector who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine and imprisonment.

    (c) Civil liability. -- A county tax collector who violates this section is liable to the board of drainage commissioners or the holder of the bonds in a civil action in an amount equal to all damages which may accrue to the board or bond holder as a result of the violation.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25, § 118; 2013, ch. 119, § 2.