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ACT <br />f oNz -ner of t e ve:iiLe has �;een crlr..inall� pun lcll_u under G.4. <br />20_50.2(c) with regard to the same failure to list. <br />(i) Collection. -- For purposes of tax collection and foreclosure, <br />the total figure obtained and recorded as provided in subsections (h) <br />c and, (hl). of this section shall be deemed to be a tax for the fiscal <br />year beginning on July 1 of the calendar year in which the property <br />was discovered. The schedule of discounts for prepayment and ir_- <br />terest for. late pad anent applicable to taxes for the fiscal year re- <br />ferred to in the preceding sentence shall apply when the total figure <br />on the single tax receipt is paid. Notwithstanding the time limita- <br />tions contained- in G.S. 105 -3S!, any property owner, who is re- <br />auired to pay taxes on discovered property as herein provided shall <br />Se entitled to a refund of any takes erroneously paid on the same <br />property to other taxing jurisdictions in North Carolina. Claim for <br />refund shall be riled in the county where such tax was erroneously <br />paid as provided by G.S: 105 -381. <br />0) Tax Receipts Charged to Collector. — Tax receipts prepared as <br />required by subsections (h), (hl), and (i) of this section for the taxes <br />and penalties imposed upon discovered property shall be delivered <br />to the tax collector, and he shall be charged with their collection_. <br />Such receipts shall have the same force and effect as if they had <br />been delivered to the collector at the time of the delivery of the <br />regular tax receipts for the current year, and the taxes charged in <br />the receipts shall be a lien upon the property in accordance with the <br />provisions_ of G.S. 105 -355. <br />(k-) Power to Compromise. — After a tax receipt computed and <br />prepared as required by subsections (g), .(h), and Cal) of this section <br />has been delivered and charged to the tax collector as prescribed in <br />subsection 0), above, the board of county commissioners, upon the <br />petition of the taxpayer, may compromise, settle, or adjust the <br />county's claim for taxes arising therefrom. The board of commis- <br />sioners may, by resolution, delegate the authority granted by this <br />subsection to the board of equalization and review, including any <br />board created by resolution pursuant to G.S. 105- 322(a) and any <br />special board established by local act. <br />(1) Except for the provision in subsection (hl) which imposes an <br />additional penalty for false certification of motor - vehicle listing, <br />the provisions of this section shall apply to all cities, towns, and <br />other municipal co -morations having the power to tax property. <br />Such governmental units shall designate an appropriate municipal <br />officer to exercise the powers and duties assigned by this section to <br />the assessor, and the powers and duties assigned to the board of <br />county commissioners shall be exercised by the governing body of <br />the unit. When the assessor discovers property having a taxable <br />Sims in a municipal corporation, he shall send a copy of the notice _ <br />of discovery required by subsection (d) to the governing body of the <br />munlciDallty together with such other information as may be neces- <br />sary to enable the municipality to proceed. The governing board of <br />a mui:dcipahty may, by resolution, delegate the power to compro- <br />mise, settle, or adjust tax claims granted by this subsection and by <br />subsection (k) of this section to the county board of equalization and <br />review, including any board created by resolution pursuant to G.S. <br />105- 322(a) and any'-special board established by local act. (1939, c. <br />310, s. 1109; 1971, c. 806, s. 1; 1973, c..476, s. 193; c. 787; 1-977, C. <br />864;. •9s : :1; 2;'987, c. 45; s. 1;.d. 743, ss. 1; 2; 1989,: c. <br />114 <br />