A. Any domestic or any foreign business trust that fails to pay the annual registration fee into the state treasury within the time prescribed in § 13.1-1252 shall incur a penalty of $25, which shall be added to the amount of the annual registration fee due. The penalty prescribed herein shall be in addition to any other penalty or liability imposed by law.
B. The Commission shall mail to each domestic and foreign business trust that fails to pay its annual registration fee within the time prescribed in § 13.1-1252 a notice of assessment of the penalty imposed herein and of the impending cancellation of its existence or certificate of registration, as the case may be.
2002, c. 621; 2003, c. 373; 2004, cc. 274, 601; 2008, c. 101.