(1) The Director of the State Department of Energy may impose a civil penalty against a contractor if a contractor certificate is revoked under ORS 469.180. The amount of the penalty shall be equal to the total amount of tax relief estimated to have been provided under ORS 316.116 or 317.115 to the contractor or to purchasers of the system for which a contractor’s certificate has been revoked.
(2) The State Department of Energy may not collect any of the amount of a civil penalty imposed under subsection (1) of this section from a purchaser of the system for which the final certificate has been revoked. However, the Department of Revenue shall proceed under ORS 469.180 (3) to collect taxes not paid by a taxpayer if the tax credit is ordered forfeited because of that taxpayer’s fraud or misrepresentation under ORS 469.180 (1)(a).
(3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
(4) A penalty recovered under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the General Fund and is available for general governmental expenses. [1981 c.894 §8; 1983 c.346 §5; 1989 c.706 §18; 1989 c.880 §13a; 1991 c.734 §38; 1997 c.534 §13]
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