Section 380.1801 - Neglecting or refusing to make reports or certify taxes; liability; action at law.
THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1976
380.1801 Neglecting or refusing to make reports or certify taxes; liability; action at law.
Sec. 1801.
(1) A township clerk who neglects or refuses to make out and transmit the annual report containing the reports of the several school districts of the township, or other report which the law requires, within the time limited therefor shall be liable to pay the full amount lost by the township or any district or districts by the neglect or refusal, with interest thereon, to be recovered in an action at law.
(2) A township or city clerk who neglects or refuses to certify to the proper tax assessing officer taxes that have been reported as required by this act, and a tax assessing officer who wilfully neglects to assess the tax, shall be liable to the school district for the loss, to be recovered by the treasurer in the name of the district in an action at law.
History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451