§1008. Certain acts declared misdemeanors; penalties; venue
It is unlawful for any person who is required to file a report or pay any tax by this Part or any regulation issued under its authority, or any officer or agent of any such person:
(1) To fail, neglect, or refuse to keep such books of accounts and records as necessary to clearly show the gross receipts on which a tax is levied; or
(2) To fail, neglect, or refuse to file any such report with the collector at the time and in the form required; or
(3) To make any false statement in any said report; or
(4) To make any false representation to the collector as to any public utility as to which a tax is levied by this Part.
Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be fined not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Any corporation violating this Section, in addition to other penalties herein provided for, shall be subject to a penalty, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation, the exact amount of which penalty is to be fixed by the court and recovered for the state at the suit of the district attorney.
The venue of prosecutions and suits under this Section shall be the parish where the report was made or tax computed by the taxpayer, and as to corporations not maintaining their records in this state, such suits shall be brought at the domicile of their agent for service.
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