Section 19701 Of Chapter 9. Violations From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 9.
19701
. Any person who does any of the following is liable for a
penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000):
(a) With or without intent to evade any requirement of Part 10
(commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section
23001), or this part or any lawful requirement of the Franchise Tax
Board, repeatedly over a period of two years or more, fails to file
any return or to supply any information required, or who, with or
without that intent, makes, renders, signs, or verifies any false or
fraudulent return or statement, or supplies any false or fraudulent
information, resulting in an estimated delinquent tax liability of at
least fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
(b) Aids, abets, advises, encourages, or counsels any person to
evade the tax imposed by Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or
Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) by not filing any return or
supplying any information required under Part 10 (commencing with
Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this
part, or, by making, rendering, signing, or verifying any false or
fraudulent return or statement, or by supplying false or fraudulent
information.
(c) Under this part, is required to pay any estimated tax or tax,
who willfully fails to pay that estimated tax or tax, at the time or
times required by law or regulations.
The penalty shall be recovered in the name of the people in any
court of competent jurisdiction. Counsel for the Franchise Tax Board
may, upon request of the district attorney or other prosecuting
attorney, assist the prosecuting attorney in presenting the law or
facts to recover the penalty at the trial of a criminal proceeding
for violation of this section.
That person is also guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon
conviction be fined not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or
be imprisoned not to exceed one year, or both, at the discretion of
the court, together with costs of investigation and prosecution. The
preceding sentence shall not apply to any person who is mentally
incompetent, or suffers from dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or
similar condition.
(d) For purposes of subdivision (a), the president of a
corporation, or the chief operating officer, is the person presumed
to be responsible for filing any return or supplying information
required from that corporation.