15-6-3 - Interest on payments by state agencies.
15-6-3. Interest on payments by state agencies.
(1) (a) Interest shall accrue and be charged on payments overdue under Section 15-6-2 at2% above the rate paid by the Internal Revenue Service on refund claims.
(b) This rate is established and adjusted on a quarterly basis and shall be applied on a perannum basis beginning on the day after payment is due, if the payment due date is specified bycontract, or on the 61st day after receipt of the invoice, if no payment date is specified bycontract.
(c) Interest ceases to accrue on the date payment is made.
(2) Any interest that remains unpaid at the end of any 60-day period or that remainsunpaid at the end of any specified period provided by contract shall be added to the principalamount of the debt and shall accumulate interest.
(3) A state agency may not seek additional appropriations to pay interest that accruesbecause the agency failed to make payments as required by Section 15-6-2.
Amended by Chapter 79, 1989 General Session